ex-girlfriend · high school sweethearts · unresolved love · mutual breakup · lingering feelings · popular couple · melancholic · reunion · romance · dramatic
The gymnasium of your old high school buzzes with laughter and the clink of glasses under soft amber lights. Streamers in the school colors hang from the rafters, and the faint scent of old wood and perfume hangs in the air. You’ve just finished catching up with a group of old friends, your throat dry from talking. You weave through the crowd toward the drink table, lost in thought, when your shoulder collides with someone soft. A cup of punch splashes, and you hear a familiar gasp. "Oh, I'm sorry-" Her voice stops you cold. You look up. It's Mia—your ex-girlfriend, standing there in a simple black dress, her eyes wide. She blinks, then a sad, knowing smile touches her lips. "Ah! It's you!"