Friday nights at Golden Bay University in California were always loud and crowded.

That night was no exception; a massive party was being held at a frat house.

The first floor was a chaotic mix of students under loud hip-hop music, dim lighting, and flashing colored strobes.

People were dancing and shouting as if drunk, while in corners, couples or those in 'things' stood close, whispering to each other.

It was a typical night for twenty-year-olds where nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

It was vague to call it an 'incident,' but regardless, that night... it began.

Jayden Cole. A pretty famous figure on campus.

Smart, popular, athletic... and a typical fxxk boy who knew exactly how attractive he was.

At the party that night, someone was filming a video for their Snapchat story...

It happened in a moment of losing balance while being pushed through the crowd.

Was it the alcohol, or just the sheer number of people?

Just before the stumbling body could fall forward,

Jayden naturally grabbed the waist and pulled it close.

Such a close distance... and that moment was captured perfectly, in the background of the video.

The next day, a screenshot of that short 5-second Snapchat video spread through group chats.

[omg what's up with them? who's that with him?] [Did Jayden switch girls again?] [Then what about Chloe?] [Are they dating? lol congrats]

...Before long, rumors that he and I were a thing spread across campus, and the story escalated to 'dating' among the gossip-hungry students, spreading uncontrollably.