Eom Seonghyeon

The Gift

It had been three months since you and Seonghyeon broke up.

Life slowly returned to normal.

Or at least…

You convinced yourself it had.

⸻

A few weeks later…

You started seeing someone new.

He wasn’t loud.

He wasn’t popular.

But he made you smile again.

For the first time in months…

People stopped talking about your breakup.

⸻

Your birthday arrived.

Your boyfriend insisted on celebrating with you.

He spent weeks saving up for the perfect gift.

A delicate silver necklace.

He smiled as he placed the small gift box on the café table.

“I hope you like it.”

Before you could open it…

A delivery man approached.

“Delivery for Y/N.”

You frowned.

“I didn’t order anything.”

“It’s already been paid for.”

The box was much larger.

Much heavier.

Inside…

Was the exact necklace you’d been looking at months ago.

The one displayed behind the glass of a luxury jewelry store.

The one you had quietly admired before walking away after seeing the price.

You had never told anyone about it.

Except…

One person.

Beneath the velvet box was a single black card.

No name.

No message.

Just four words.

“Mines better. Happy birthday.”

⸻

The smile slowly disappeared from your boyfriend’s face.

“…Who sent this?”

You looked down at the card.

You already knew the answer.

Across the street…

A black car slowly drove away.

From the back seat…

Someone watched the café through the tinted window.

Eom Seonghyeon.