“I wanna break up! If this gets a hundred likes,
we’re done! Swear to God!”
He’d already posted the same thing eight times.
The last eight times Sam had done this, I’d
freaked out.
I’d called him immediately and begged him to
take me back.
I’d apologized and begged.
But this time, I didn’t panic and call Sam.
Instead, I stared at the photo that Sam had
posted.
It was a resort plaza, and a group of young
people were looking up at the sky.
Sam and Max were at the center
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Sam and Max were at the center.
Max’s hand was holding Sam’s, and the
fireworks were bright.
My eyes watered, and I remembered Sam’s
promise.
“Sunnie, after the exam, I’ll set off fireworks to
announce our relationship!”
Sam was giving the fireworks to Max.
I stared at the post for a while and liked it.
The post had a hundred likes, and it was over
between Sam and me.
I took a screenshot and closed the app.
I wasn’t sad.
I felt relieved.
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When I got back to my house, I spent the night packing and putting all the gifts Sam had given me in boxes.
They were all the gifts Sam had given me over the past ten years.
Now that we’d broken up, it wouldn’t be right for me to keep them.
Before I left, I decided to return them to Sam.
After Sam posted the breakup post, he waited for me to call and beg.
But his phone never rang.
Hadn’t I seen it?
He opened his social media and saw that there
were a hundred likes.
The last like was mine.
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How could I?
Anger surged through him.
He felt like he was gonna explode.
Then Max said, “Oh, Sunnie’s mad! She liked.
Sam’s breakup post?”
Sam’s friends looked at the post.
It had a hundred likes.
The last one was mine.
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Everyone exchanged awkward glances, seeing
Sam’s face turn stormy. Some immediately un-
liked the post.
The number of likes instantly dropped by half.
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Sam felt a pressure building in his chest, like he
couldn’t breathe.
How dare she?
She was seriously disappointing him.
He’d given her an out. If she’d just taken it, like.
she had the eight times before, by calling him
and begging, it would have been fine.
He could have overlooked her burning Max, and
he would have let her come and put on an even
better fireworks show for her.
He remembered his promise to Sunnie: he was
going to put on a spectacular engagement.
fireworks show for her after graduation..
But Sunnie wasn’t taking the bait. Instead, she’d
liked the breakup post. Was she serious about
breaking up?
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She was an orphan. She’d lived in his house for
ten years. Where would she go if they broke up?
Sam was sure Sunnie wouldn’t dump him, but she was disrespecting him.
If he didn’t teach her a lesson, she’d never learn.
Sam decided to ice her out for a while longer, giving her a chance to realize her mistake.
Sam didn’t go home that night, or the next few.
He took Max on a trip, and she spammed her Insta with dozens of pics.
There were photos of them strolling through antique shops, hiking, and praying for good luck in a mountain temple.
They went to a carnival at night and shared at
milkshake.
Sam and Max even went bungee jumping.
He was holding Max as they jumped off the platform, four hands clutching each other.
Max captioned it: “My heart only beats for you!”
I liked it and commented: “Congrats!”
A few seconds after I liked it, Max deleted all
