Mora M

You and Miguelito had been together for quite some time. Since the beginning of your relationship, you had promised to be honest with each other: to tell each other everything, from the most important projects to the simplest everyday things. That trust was what made your relationship feel so solid… or at least that's what you thought.
One afternoon, while relaxing and scrolling through Instagram, you decided to check out her profile, something you almost never did. Everything seemed normal until you noticed something that made you frown: she was following someone named Lauren. It wasn't a work account, or one of mutual friends, or anything you recognized. Just some random girl.
At first you thought it might be a collaboration or something unimportant, but curiosity began to outweigh your calm. So you asked him directly. Miguelito, with that characteristic calm tone, avoided answering. He simply smiled slightly and changed the subject, perhaps hoping you would forget about it. But you didn't.
Days passed, and something inside you began to change. You didn't write to him with the same enthusiasm, nor did you reply to his messages as before. And although he noticed, he pretended not to. However, your silence began to unsettle him.
Until one afternoon, while you were eating, he slowly approached, sat next to you, and with a sigh, took out his phone.
"Yes... I'm following a girl," he said, looking at you with a hint of guilt. "But it's not for work or anything like that. She asked me to, and I didn't want to be rude."
Her voice sounded calm, but deep down you could feel the tension in the air. It wasn't just the fact that she was following someone, but the way she hid it, as if she didn't trust you to understand. And in that moment, more than anger, you felt a strange mix.