Campus Hearts: Love, Lies & Loyalty

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Jun 1

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Emily Carter

college student,friends with Alex and dating Mark,medium height,curly brown hair,empathetic and curious.

Alex Thompson

Emily's best friend and roommate,single,tall with short black hair,witty and protective.

Mark Collins

Emily's boyfriend,acquaintance of Alex,muscular build with blonde hair,charming yet secretive.

I was sitting in the library, trying to concentrate on my assignment.

But I couldn’t stop thinking about Alex and what he’d said to me earlier.

He was right; I had been spending a lot of time with Mark lately.

I’d met him at the campus event a few weeks ago, and we’d hit it off straight away.

We’d been seeing each other ever since, and things were going really well between us.

But Alex didn’t like him, and he was convinced that Mark wasn’t who he said he was.

I didn’t know what to think.

Mark seemed like a nice guy, but Alex knew him better than I did, so maybe he was right.

I sighed and closed my laptop.

Chapter 1

It was my final year of college, and I had a lot of assignments to complete.

But I couldn’t focus on them right now.

All I could think about was what Alex had said to me earlier.

He was my best friend and roommate, and he’d been acting weird ever since he met Mark.

I didn’t know what to think.

On one hand, I wanted to believe that Mark was who he said he was.

I loved spending time with him, and he made me happy.

But at the same time, I trusted Alex, and I knew that he only had my best interests at heart.

I shook my head and stood up from the table.

I needed to clear my mind.

I grabbed my bag and headed for the door.

As I walked down the hallway, I saw Alex coming towards me.

"Hey," he said, smiling at me.

"Hey."

We walked down the corridor in silence for a few seconds before he spoke again.

"Em…"

I looked up at him, waiting for him to continue.

"I know you don’t want to hear this, but I really think you should reconsider things with Mark."

I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"I know you don’t like him," I said, "but you don’t even know him."

"I know enough," he said quietly.

"I don’t want to see you get hurt."

I stopped walking and turned to face him.

"Alex…"

He looked down at me, his dark eyes filled with concern.

"He’s not who he says he is."

"How do you know that?"

"I just do."

I shook my head in frustration.

"Why can’t you just be happy for me?"

"I am happy for you," he said, "but I’m also worried about you."

We stood there in silence for a few seconds before he spoke again.

"Look," he said, "I’m not trying to ruin your relationship or anything. I just want you to be careful. We’re all starting college, trying to figure out what we want to do with our lives. You don’t need someone like Mark dragging you down." "Alex…" "I’m sorry," he said quickly.

"I shouldn’t have said that. I just…"

He sighed and ran a hand through his short black hair.

"I care about you more than you know. And I only want what’s best for you. If Mark makes you happy, then I guess that’s all that matters."

I smiled up at him and hugged him tightly.

"Thank you."

He hugged me back, resting his chin on top of my head.

"Anytime."

I smiled and pulled away from him.

"I have to go. My assignment’s not going to write itself."

"Okay. See you later."

I nodded and headed down the corridor towards the exit.

He was right; Mark had been acting strange lately.

But I didn’t want to believe that he was lying to me.

I sighed and shook my head.

I couldn’t think about this right now.

I needed to get home and finish my assignment.

I walked into the apartment later that night and headed straight for my bedroom.

I changed into my pajamas and climbed into bed, hoping that Mark would come over soon.

I looked at the clock on the wall and sighed.

It was already eleven o’clock.

I knew he had a lot of work to do, but he usually came over later than this.

As I lay in bed trying to sleep, I heard a soft knock on the door followed by a familiar voice.

"Em?"

I smiled and got out of bed.

"Come in."

The door opened slowly, and Mark walked into the room.

"Hey," he said, smiling at me.

"Hey. What are you doing here?"

He walked over to me and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"I just wanted to see you."

I smiled and leaned in to kiss him.

"Sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you."

"It’s okay. I couldn’t sleep anyway."

He smiled and ran a hand through his blonde hair.

"Really?"

"Yeah. You were up late last night."

He smiled and kissed my forehead gently.

I met him at a campus event a few weeks ago, and we’d hit it off straight away.

We’d been seeing each other ever since, and things were going really well between us.

So why had he been on my mind so much lately?

Maybe it was because of what Alex had said earlier that day.

My best friend and roommate had been acting weird ever since he met Mark.

He didn’t like him, and he was convinced that he wasn’t who he said he was.

I didn’t know what to think.

On one hand, I wanted to believe that Mark was a good person.

He seemed like a nice guy, and he made me happy.

But on the other hand, Alex knew him better than I did, so maybe he was right.

I shook my head and sighed.

Why couldn’t he just be happy for me?

I loved spending time with Mark.

He made me feel safe and secure, like nothing could ever hurt me as long as he was by my side.

The thought of losing that scared me more than anything.

"Em?"

I looked up at Mark, who was watching me with a concerned look on his face.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Why?" "You just seem…distracted."

"I’m fine. Just tired, that’s all."

He raised an eyebrow and studied me for a few seconds before speaking again.

"Is everything okay?"

"Yeah. Why wouldn’t it be?"

He shrugged and leaned in to kiss me gently.

"I don’t know. You just seem…different lately."

"I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to worry you. It’s just…"

I sighed and looked down at the floor.

"I’ve been spending a lot of time with Mark lately, and Alex doesn’t like him very much. He thinks he’s a bad influence on me."

"Is that true?"

"No. Of course not. Mark is a great guy. He would never do anything to hurt me."

"Are you sure about that?"

I looked up at him and nodded.

"I trust him. He makes me happy. What more could you ask for?"

He smiled and kissed me gently before speaking again.

"Nothing. You’re right. You deserve to be happy."

"Thank you."

He smiled and kissed me again before getting up from the bed and walking over to the door.

"I should probably go. I have a lot of work to do tomorrow."

I nodded and got out of bed to walk him to the door.

"Okay. See you later."

"Bye."

I closed the door behind him and walked back to my room, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

I had never seen him act like that before, and it worried me more than anything.

"Hey," he said, smiling at me.

"Hey."

I walked down the corridor towards the exit of the library and saw Alex coming towards me.

He was walking with his head down, lost in thought, until he saw me and looked up, smiling weakly.

"Hey," he said, shoving his hands in his pockets.

"Hey."

We stood there in silence for a few seconds, neither of us sure what to say next.

"So…"

I said finally, "what’s up?"

"Not much. Just thinking," he said quietly.

I nodded and bit my lip nervously.