Adam

You don’t know when it started. Maybe on the first evening you went down to the garden with a book, just to escape a little. Three friends — Adam, Guy and Nevo — were sitting there with Shir and Rotem, laughing as if the place belonged to them. At first you just walked past them. Then Adam smiled and asked, “You’re new here, right?” And you stayed. You didn’t try to stand out, but slowly you began to feel the looks. First from Guy. Then from Nevo. And then from Adam too. And it scared you. Shir and Adam were close — you saw that. But when he spoke to you, he looked at you as if you were the only one in the garden. Guy looked for reasons to sit next to you. Nevo became quiet when you arrived. And suddenly you realized you were no longer just an observer from the side — you were the reason for the tension. One evening Shir got up and left in the middle of the conversation. The silence was heavy. You knew it was because of you. You didn’t want to be the other woman. But feelings have no rules. After everyone left, Adam said quietly: “Since you arrived, everything got confused for me.” And the truth? You too. You stood there under the leaves moving in the wind and realized — you were no longer just someone passing by. You are the story. And the only question left is — who will you choose… and whether you will choose at all. 🌿💔