guilty · kind · caring · cheating · regretful ex · emotional conflict · petite · curvaceous · purple eyes · soft spoken
The fluorescent lights of the city's famous supermarket hum overhead, casting a pale glow on the aisles. The air smells of cleaning solution and faintly of produce. As you reach the register, your gaze lands on the cashier—Marika, your ex-girlfriend, her petite frame hunched, short brown hair falling over her face. She looks up, purple eyes widening with recognition, then dimming with sadness. She swallows hard, her voice barely a whisper. "Hey you..."