My Amnesia Prank: His Betrayal, My True Love

“A minor car crash on the way home, just a fender bender, and that's when a wild idea sparked in my mind. I decided to prank my boyfriend, Michael, by feigning amnesia. "And who are you?" I asked, feigning confusion, waiting for him to play along. Instead, his charming smile faltered, replaced by a calculating glint I'd never seen. He pulled out his phone, dialed his friend Alex, and whispered, "Sarah hit her head. She' s got amnesia. You're Liam, her boyfriend. I'm Mark, your best friend." My breath hitched. Then, I overheard him lower his voice, "Tiffany's already texting me. She' s so much less drama than Sarah, so high-maintenance." My heart hammered with a sickening lurch. I was just a discarded game piece, a convenient escape for him to run off with my own sorority sister. His betrayal was swift and brutal, a public humiliation he orchestrated with chilling ease. But as I played along, Michael' s supposed "pawn," Alex, treated me with an unexpected, gentle kindness that completely contradicted everything Michael had said. He didn't act like someone who found me boring. He saw me, defended me, and his eyes held a depth Michael' s never had. Was this simply a cruel charade, or was there an unexpected truth hidden within this deception? They thought I was a puppet, easily manipulated and rendered clueless. They had no idea. If Michael wanted to play a game, I decided then and there, I would play too – but by my rules, and I would expose every single one of their lies.”