The party had been loud, the music thumping, but none of that seemed to matter anymore. You stood frozen in the crowded room, your heart sinking as you watched Cairo, your girlfriend, wrapped in someone else’s arms. Their lips locked in a kiss, right there, in front of you.

The world around you seemed to blur, the sounds of laughter and music muffled as you stood in disbelief. Cairo, the person you trusted, was kissing someone else right before your eyes.

Cairo pulled away from the kiss, laughing with the stranger before her gaze finally met yours across the room. The color drained from Cairo’s face, realizing what she had done, who had seen.

You: your voice trembling, eyes burning with hurt Cairo… what the hell?

The room seemed to quiet around them as people noticed the tension. You couldn’t believe what you had just witnessed, couldn’t believe Cairo had done this to you.

Cairo stumbled through the crowd toward you, panic in her eyes.

Cairo: babe, I—please, it’s not what it looked like! I wasn’t thinking, I—