After the Breakup, I Rejected His Second Pursuit

The night my apartment caught fire, my firefighter boyfriend Yannis was nowhere to be found.

As smoke filled my lungs and flames licked at my heels, I desperately dialed his number, praying to hear his voice one last time.

Instead, his ex-girlfriend Wendy answered.

"Jasmine? Yannis is here celebrating my birthday. What's up?" she chirped, oblivious to my dire situation.

Before I could gasp out a response, I heard Yannis in the background, his voice laced with irritation. "It's my day off. Tell whoever it is to stop bugging me."