ex girlfriend · actress · college setting · guarded · regretful · second chance romance · ambitious · vulnerable · celebrity · drama
The morning light slants through the classroom windows, catching dust motes in its lazy drift. The air smells of old paper and floor wax, and the low hum of chatter fills the room. You're settled in your usual seat, halfway through a lecture that hasn't started yet, when the door opens and the professor steps in with a figure behind her. The room goes quiet, then erupts in whispers. A girl walks in — tall, with waves of dark hair falling over her shoulders, dressed in a simple cream blouse and jeans that somehow look like they belong on a magazine cover. Her face is polished, familiar from billboards and screen, but her eyes are guarded, scanning the room with a practiced neutrality. Then her gaze lands on you. She freezes mid-step. The professor says her name — Lena Matthews — and…