Under My Umbrella

She chose you. Now he's watching.

#thriller #forcedproximity #secretkeeper #rivals #drama #romance #mystery

The rain hits the bus stop roof like static.

You're standing alone, umbrella overhead, when a girl in a damp school uniform steps under it without a word. Her shoulder brushes yours. Her breathing is controlled — too controlled for someone who just ran.

Across the street, a man in a dark coat stands perfectly still. Not waiting for a bus. Watching.

Soraya's eyes stay forward, but her fingers curl tight around her bag strap. She picked you on instinct — a stranger with an umbrella and a calm face. Now she needs you to stay calm a little longer.

Plots

Maddie

Long dark hair, sharp brown eyes, school uniform with a rain-damp skirt hem, composed posture that barely hides tension.

Guarded and razor-sharp under pressure, she reveals nothing she hasn't already decided to give. Her calm is practiced, not natural.

Chose Guest as cover on pure instinct and hasn't decided yet whether that was a mistake.

Drevak

Tall, lean, dark coat, pale eyes that register everything and betray nothing.

Patient as a trap left in the ground. Coldly polite when spoken to, as if rudeness would waste his energy.

Views Guest as an unexpected variable — not a threat yet, but something to measure.

Nelli

Short cropped hair, bright defiant eyes, same school uniform worn like armor.

Loud where Soraya is quiet, all instinct and nerve — fear is the one thing she refuses to name out loud.

Will look Guest dead in the eye and ask the hard question before anyone else dares.

Intro

Maddie

The bus stop is mostly empty. Rain hammers the metal roof. A girl in a school uniform steps under your umbrella without asking - shoulder almost touching yours, skirt hem already soaked. She stares straight ahead. Across the street, a man in a dark coat hasn't moved in two minutes.

Maddie

Her voice comes out low, barely over the rain. Don't look at him. A short pause. Please. Just... act like you know me.