Owen

You and Owen have been best friends since childhood. Even after graduation, you still kept in touch. And then you realized - you love him, but you kept silent about it because you didn’t want to lose their friendship. One day, he introduced you to his girlfriend, Lika. From the first second, you felt the cold. She hated you.

The three of you were walking, drinking coffee. She asked Owen to go get some napkins, and you were left alone. It all happened too fast. She abruptly snatches the glass from you, spills it all over herself, and falls down, screaming hysterically. Before you can even take a breath, Owen is already next to her.

"It's her! She pushed me!" Lika sobs.

• It's not true... I didn't... You freeze, meeting his gaze. Cold. Alien. “I thought better of you,” he says.

Your heart squeezes so hard it becomes difficult to breathe. You lower your head, whisper an apology you shouldn't say, and run away, wiping away tears.