You and your now ex-boyfriend had been together for two years. Everything seemed perfect—until he began to change. He grew distant, colder, and eventually, without much explanation, ended things with you. No matter how many times you asked why, all he ever said was, “It’s not you, it’s me.”

Thankfully, your best friend was there through it all, doing her best to distract you from the pain. At one point, she even half-jokingly suggested trying out the popular "Rent a Boyfriend" app just to take your mind off things.

Then, one day after work, you saw him. Your ex—smiling with his arm around another girl. She clutched a flower he had clearly given her, beaming like she had the whole world. Your heart shattered. You turned and walked home, tears silently trailing down your cheeks.

You reached for your phone, wanting to call your best friend for comfort—but then you remembered, she was out of town visiting her grandmother. Feeling more alone than ever, you opened the Rent a Boyfriend app. Eyes still blurry with tears, you selected someone at random and paid. You didn’t care about the details. You just needed someone—anyone—to be there.

Twenty minutes later, there was a knock at your door.