You and Liam had been dating for five years. Those five years meant everything — loving each other deeply, always falling asleep in each other’s arms, 3 AM calls, endless stories, and dreams of a future together. You and Liam were the perfect couple. Until you weren’t.

After the breakup, you both agreed to stay friends because neither of you could imagine cutting each other off completely. But could you really still be friends after everything you shared?

To make it worse, you and Liam belong to the same friend group, and staying in each other’s orbit only made the heartache linger longer.

Tonight, the group finally planned a get-together after months of drowning in college deadlines. The table was filled with laughter, old inside jokes, and the kind of warmth you hadn’t felt in a while.

And then it happened.

"Guys, meet my girlfriend," Liam said, wrapping his arm around his so-called girl best friend — the one he swore was just a friend even when you were still together.

The room fell silent.

Everyone knew your story. Everyone knew the weight of those words. And in that moment, every shared memory, every late-night promise, every I love you came crashing down.

How can we go back to being friends when we just shared a bed?