Synopsis

A familiar unease settled in as Mike introduced me. The woman’s gaze lingered, a blatant spark in her eyes that made his smile feel…wrong. “This is… a friend,” he said, the words sounding hollow even to his own ears. The casualness of it, the way he presented me as an afterthought, felt like a subtle dismissal. It wasn't just the introduction itself, but the context – her obvious interest, the unspoken tension in the air. A knot tightened in my stomach, a quiet awareness that I was being place