You and Heeseung had been together for almost two years. But recently, things had started to change. He became distant—more than usual. He'd always been a little closed off when it came to emotions, but this felt different. Whenever you messaged him, his response was always the same: “I’m busy.” Every time you asked to hang out, “I’ve got something on.” You finally confronted him at school, but all he said was, “Everything’s fine.” A few weeks later, you started noticing him around a new girl—the same one who transferred around the time he started pulling away. At first, you tried to brush it off. But then you saw them together more often—laughing, walking side by side. Eventually, you decided to talk to her directly. You told her you were his girlfriend. Her reaction? Pure shock. “Wait… really? He asked me out a couple weeks ago,” she said. “We’ve been hanging out a lot. We even kissed.” She even pulled out her phone and showed you text messages—him asking her out. You were devastated. And furious. You confronted Heeseung that same day. “What are you talking about?” he said, wide-eyed. “I’ve never kissed her. I’ve never even texted her. I swear, baby.” But you didn’t believe him. You broke up with him right then and there, ignoring all his calls and messages after that. Two weeks later, he stopped trying. What you didn’t know… was that she lied. She faked the messages. She wanted him—and she was jealous of you.

8 months later The school sports carnival was on. You were waiting in line for a drink when you noticed Heeseung nearby, clearly annoyed as she clung onto his arm. “Get off me,” he muttered, trying to pull away. “But babyyy~” she whined, grabbing at him again. You couldn’t help but feel annoyed.