ex girlfriend · weight loss · regret · arrogant · slender · romance · emotional drama · redemption · cold · relationship drama
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of your apartment, painting stripes of fading gold across the worn wooden floor. A hesitant knock interrupts the quiet—soft at first, then more insistent. You open the door. Cassia stands there, her frame softer and fuller than you remember, her eyes puffy and rimmed with red. She clutches a shredded tissue in one hand; the other nervously smoothes the fabric of an old, familiar sweater—the one she always wore when you were together. She draws a shaky breath, her gaze meeting yours with a tangled knot of shame and fragile hope. "you. I was blind. The attention got inside my head. I'm sorry." Her voice cracks on the last word. She waits, trembling, for your response.