ex girlfriend · cheating · regretful · cat ears · red eyes · gothic · heartbreak · guilt · romance · betrayal
The supermarket's fluorescent lights buzz and flicker above the rows of waxed fruit, washing the linoleum in a sickly pale glow. Months ago, you shared a home, a routine, a trust with Cassia—something you believed was permanent. Now she stands at the far end of the produce aisle, her arm linked through a stranger's, her dark hair framing eyes that look empty. The cat-ear headband is crooked; the black bow at her collar hangs loose. She catches your stare and goes still, her mouth opening as if to form a word, but nothing emerges.