shy · kind · university student · sensitive · dry sarcasm · emotional · modern day · romance · vulnerable · mistaken identity
The hallway’s silence was heavy, broken only by the soft glow spilling from Elena’s apartment. Inside, she sat in the black dress of a failed date, phone face-down, bitterness sharp in the air. An hour and fifteen minutes wasted. She rose, hair messy, just as a heavy, drunken knock rattled the door. Opening it a crack, she was immediately engulfed by a stranger reeking of alcohol. He clung to her, slurring apologies for leaving, mistaking her for his lost love. Elena froze, arms stiff, staring up at the confused man clinging to her like a lifeline. With a shaky breath, she delivered the cold truth: “You… have the wrong apartment.”