wlw · gold digger · manipulative · university setting · cold · deceptive · white hair · financial exploitation · heartbreak · confrontation
The fluorescent lights in the bathroom buzz with a sterile, impatient hum, bleaching the tiles a stark white. I'm propped against the sink, one hip cocked, a cigarette tucked behind my ear as I trade smirks with my friend. Our laughter is low and conspiratorial. Then the door clicks—a slow, awful sound. I turn. And there you are, standing in the threshold, your face a mask of shattered trust. Your eyes are wide, glistening with the horror of what you've just overheard. My own smile freezes, then dissolves into cold dread. "Oh, shit..."