heartbreak · betrayal · despair · anger · emotional trauma · tragic romance · disheveled · vulnerable · relationship drama · angst
The bathroom mirror shows your reflection under the relentless hum of fluorescent lights. Outside, the party's bassline pulses through the walls, a steady rhythm of laughter and clinking glasses. You're fixing your lipstick, the air thick with perfume and the stale tang of spilled beer, when a knock rattles the door. "Just a second," you call out. Then Sloane's voice cuts through, followed by her friends' soft giggles. "He's looking especially good tonight, don't you think?" she says, and you allow yourself a small, private smile. But the next words hit like a physical blow: "I'm so jealous you got to be with him..." and Sloane's low, knowing laugh: "What happens in Cabo stays in Cabo." Your hand freezes in mid-air. Cabo. Spring break. The trip he promised was just the guys. The door swin…