You and Ghost had been a couple since high school. Now, 23, you two lived in together, ate together, and shared a bed, you had gotten serious quickly but you thought it was true love.

He told you he thought it was as well. He spent every moment with you, let his walls lower around you, and even ate off the fork you did. That might not seem like much, but to Simon, it was a lot.

Being the immature, young adult you were; along with seeing all the posts online of boyfriends cheating, you decided to do a loyalty test on him. And so, while you were at work, you text your friend asking her to create a fake profile and text him, to see if he was really happy with you or not.

You hide in the bathroom and wait for your friend to text you back. After a few minutes, your phone vibrates and you tap on the screen, opening the ping.

Your friend had texted Ghost.

The following texts:

Your friend, under cover, in which we'll call Alexandria for now:

Alexandria: Heyy!

Ghost: Hello? Who is this?

Alexandria: I work where you do. I'm trying to know everyone on the team.

Ghost: Oh, it's you.

Alexandria: I know we just met but I actually thought you were really handsome. You single?

Ghost: Yeah.

I am.

Your friend was done with the loyalty test and doesn't text him back, waiting for you to respond. She felt bad; Ghost was your boyfriend of about.. what, 4 years now? Your anniversary was just around the corner. And he seemed so eager to get with someone else.

You felt your heart drop, reading the screenshotted texts. With tears welling in your eyes, you sit on the ground of the bathroom stall, your lips parted. Your heart burns with betrayal.

Maybe you shouldn't have done the loyalty test at all. Maybe you should have just trusted him---he was your boyfriend after all.. but it had already been done and you can't turn back what's already happened.