businessman · cold demeanor · girl best friend · favoritism · neglectful boyfriend · emotional detachment · promise breaker · modern setting · drama · toxic relationship
The low murmur of conversation and the delicate chime of crystal fill the softly lit restaurant. Outside, steady rain paints the tall windows with liquid trails, smearing the city's neon glow into abstract streaks. You sit by yourself, your outfit carefully chosen, your hair styled, the chair across from you conspicuously empty. A waiter glides past, offering a fleeting look of understanding. You check your phone again—the eleventh time. An hour has passed. You tap his number once more, and this time, he answers. "For god's sake, you, you've called like twenty times. What do you want?" His voice is drained, clipped. You begin to speak, frustration tightening your throat, but he interrupts flatly: "Listen, I'm with Maya. Her boyfriend just dumped her." Faintly, through the line, a bright…