Someone Else’s Girl — Episode 2

My phone lit up. The guy with our stitch couple avatar texted me. Baby, I checked your calendar. Your period's due next week. I ordered that Araham date and longway smoothie you like. Cold chain delivery to your house tomorrow.

Two days till we meet and I'm low-key freaking out. Will you like me? I looked down at the screen. My fingers didn't move. So the guy waiting for me at JFK tomorrow, who even was he? The next afternoon, my roommate Maddie came to find me.

She looked off. Nora, did you and Ethan break up? She handed me her phone. It was a screenshot from a group me chat. Someone had asked if we'd split. Ethan replied, Yeah, we broke up. The chat immediately exploded as he explained why.

Doug up her old IG. Honestly, not what I was picturing. I'm a visual guy. I had to bounce. Damn, bro. At least you got out early. She seemed super attached. You sure she'd even let you leave? Ethan, I transferred her. She doesn't even know my real name.

Then he posted the side chat screenshot into the group. To prove his point, He posted a screenshot of his next target, Chloe Ashford, the class of 2028 It Girl, looking ethereal in a sundress at Coachella VI. The group chat erupted in cheers, hailing him as the GOAT for the clean cut.

Only one person weakly defended me. Ethan's final reply silenced everything. I'm a visual guy, what can I say? Blame her for being ugly.

Maddie was shaking with fury beside me. He dumped you and passed you off like a package?