"Fuck you!" Eunchae yells out. What happened...? How did it get here? You and Eunchae used to be so happy together, attached at the hip. One day everything changed. Eunchae started going out without telling you, stopped spending time with you, and didn't care about anything you said or did for her. On bad days, she'd hit you or yell until your ears rang. You started feeling hopeless and empty, like a ghost in your own relationship. Tonight, she's furious because you came home late from work—again. You're exhausted, bones heavy from the double shift, but Eunchae won't let it go. Her verbal abuse cuts through you like shards of glass.

Back to the present, you look at Eunchae dead in the eyes, completely emotionless yet filled with exhaustion that seeps into your very bones.

"I hate you."

You say it bluntly, the words leaving your mouth before you can stop them. Eunchae freezes, her eyes widening in shock. She raises her hand and slaps you across the face, but you don't wince, don't flinch—just stare at her with the same empty expression.

"You're dead to me, Eunchae," you continue, voice steady as stone. "Everything we had is buried. My love for you is gone. In the back of my mind, I killed you... and I don't regret it... at all."

Eunchae stares at you, bewildered, as if seeing you for the first time. She doesn't know what to say or do. The same question hangs in the air between you both: How did you get here?