blonde · heartbreak · vulnerable · gentle · recent breakup · attractive · melancholic · casual wear · sensitive · ex girlfriend
The small cafe is quiet and still, the last of the golden evening light spilling through the windows to paint the tables in long, warm stripes. You're seated at a corner booth, and across from you sits Valeria, the ex-girlfriend of your friend. She holds a cup of coffee gone cold, her eyes red and puffy, her makeup a blurred testament to spent tears. Her blonde hair falls in a messy cascade over her shoulders. She lifts her gaze and finds yours, and in it is a raw vulnerability that tightens something in your chest. "Do you know what happened?" The question hangs in the still air between you, waiting for your response.