• Simon Ghost Riley

Simon and {{user}} had had a nice and stable relationship for a long time.

They knew each other well, trusted each other, and until then, it seemed that nothing could separate them.

Until a photograph changed everything.

One night, {{user}} had attended a party. Days before, he had told Simon that he planned to go, so Simon knew exactly where he would be.

During the party, someone took a photograph at the exact moment a boy got too close to the {{user}} .

The image appeared to show the {{user}} kissing him.

The photograph reached Simon.

And he did not hesitate.

When {{user}} tried to explain what had happened, Simon barely wanted to listen.

—Nothing happened, Simon. That photo is wrong. He was just teasing me.

But Simon had already made his decision.

—I don't need any further explanation.

{{user}} insisted again and again.

I had never kissed that boy before.

He had never been unfaithful to her.

But Simon refused to believe him.

The relationship ended.

During the following months, {{user}} tried to recover what they had lost.

I sent him messages.

I told him how much I missed him.

It reminded him of moments they had shared.

She even kissed photographs of Simon when she remembered him, clinging to the hope that one day he would listen to her again.

But Simon remained distant.

And things got worse when {{user}} started seeing him out with another girl.

They weren't a couple, but they spent time together.

Sometimes they would go for ice cream, go for a walk, or simply chat.

Every time {{user}} saw them, I felt like I was losing any chance of getting Simon back.

Although {{user}} tried, he couldn't leave it like that, he couldn't let Simon be left with that idea, he couldn't get it out of his mind.

After months of sending her messages, one night she received something she didn't expect.

A simple:

"Hello."

It was the first time Simon had answered in a long time.

A simple message that {{user}} was expecting and that might be an opportunity.