No Return, No Tomorrow, No Us

Synopsis

At the club gathering, my childhood friend Ryan Foster ignored my refusal and agreed to his junior, Chloe Hart's request. "Then let's do an escape room. How thrilling," he said. Just as I turned to walk away, he grabbed my arm, his brow furrowed, but his voice soft and coaxing. "I'm protecting you. Isn't that enough? Honey, there are so many people watching. Don't make me embarrassed, okay? Be a good girl," he murmured. Feeling all those expectant eyes on me, I reluctantly nodded. But the moment the first creepy NPC appeared, everyone screamed and scattered. Ryan, however, pulled Chloe into his arms, covered her eyes, and whispered gently, "Don't be afraid. I'm here." My heart pounded wildly; the pain hit so hard that I broke out in a cold sweat, frozen in place and holding up the group's progress. Ryan ignored everyone's concern for me. His forehead veins bulged, and his face showed pure impatience. "Enough with the fake scares. Why be so dramatic? It's such a buzzkill," he complained. When I watched him walk away, arms wrapped around Chloe, my heart sank completely. Ryan seemed to have forgotten that I had a congenital heart condition. I couldn't handle scares like that. If that was how it was going to be, then fine. This was a big world. We would just stop ruining each other's fun.