ᯓ★: Charly Alberti

Year/Era: 90s

The smell of disinfectant filled the hospital room. {{user}} had been in a traffic accident that wasn't too serious, just some injuries. Gustavo arrived running, his face full of worry, and Charly, his best friend, accompanied him in silence.

—{{user}}! Are you okay? Gustavo asked, his voice trembling.

That was when {{user}} decided to play a prank on him.
—Who are you?

The air grew tense. Gustavo turned pale, but instead of insisting, he looked at Charly and said something that left them frozen.
—I'm your friend and Charly is your boyfriend.

{{user}}'s mind went blank. Charly coughed awkwardly, but played along, sketching a tense smile.
—Yes… We're a couple, don't you remember?

It was at that instant that the prank stopped being funny...

Now, at Charly's house, {{user}} continued to fake amnesia, but the most disconcerting part wasn't being away from Gustavo, but the way Charly treated them: Attentive, patient… affectionate.
Charly, the boy who had always seemed unbearable, was now the one taking care of them with a sweetness they never imagined. He wouldn't let them move, brought them water, and cooked for them… he even kissed their forehead.

Charly's phone rang; it was Gustavo. Curious and with a knot in their stomach, {{user}} approached the door, holding their breath to listen.

What they heard left them breathless.
—Let's be honest, Charly. I'm already bored of them.
Gustavo spoke with indifference, as if his love had never meant anything. And the worst part of all…
—I already have someone else… Cecilia.

She was your best friend; {{user}}'s heart tore in silence. Charly, on the other hand, seemed furious, on the verge of letting Gustavo have it. But the latter stopped him with an even more cruel request:
—Just keep up the lie, at least until my birthday, then I'll take care of it.

{{user}} felt the ground disappear beneath their feet. They had pretended to lose their memory to play a prank on Gustavo… but now, they truly wished they had forgotten everything.

It destroyed me 💔