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Watch My Boyfriend Gave Me Away on Dailymotion (2026).
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00:00To meet my online boyfriend, Chase Whitmore,
00:02I forced myself from a nearly 200-pound fat girl
00:05into the hottest girl on campus.
00:07But the day before we were supposed to meet,
00:09I found a post.
00:10Giving away my online girlfriend.
00:11Been together over a year.
00:13Cute voice, sweet girl, great to talk to.
00:16DM me if you want her.
00:17Someone asked why he was giving up such a great girlfriend.
00:20He replied,
00:21Found her real info online.
00:23She's 200 pounds, not my type.
00:24The comments piled up fast.
00:26Was interested until you said she was 200 pounds.
00:28Who wants a whale? Keep her?
00:32Only one person replied.
00:33DM'd you.
00:34I looked at the poster's profile picture again,
00:36which was the same one my online boyfriend used.
00:39And the post was from three months ago.
00:41I froze.
00:42Then I remembered.
00:43Chase Whitmore had changed a lot three months ago.
00:46He suddenly got cold and even tried to break up with me once.
00:49He said he was bored.
00:51I thought he was just tired of the relationship,
00:53so I begged him not to leave.
00:54Fine.
00:55Eventually, he agreed to stay.
00:57Not long after that,
00:58he told me he was changing accounts.
01:00His old account was too messy.
01:01And with college starting soon,
01:02he wanted a fresh one.
01:03So I added the new account.
01:05He was still distant for a while.
01:07Even his personality felt different.
01:09Later, we slowly got close again.
01:11I thought he had just lost interest for a while
01:13and then changed his mind.
01:14I never thought.
01:15I looked down at my phone.
01:17A message popped up from the account
01:19with the matching cartoon icon.
01:21Baby, your period should be coming soon.
01:22I sent you some ginger tea.
01:24Drink it while it's hot.
01:25I can't wait to finally meet you next month.
01:27I'm actually kind of nervous.
01:28Are you excited?
01:29My fingers stopped over the screen.
01:31So the guy I was about to meet...
01:33Who the hell was he?
01:34My friend Mia found me the next day,
01:36looking unusually awkward.
01:38Did you and Chase break up?
01:40What?
01:40She gave up and handed me her phone.
01:43Go, go, go.
01:44Back when we used to game together,
01:46Mia had gotten pretty close
01:47to one of Chase's gaming friends.
01:49The guy had sent her screenshots
01:50from Chase's private group chat.
01:52Someone had asked Chase.
01:54Bro, how come you don't bring
01:55your girlfriend into games anymore?
01:56We broke up.
01:57Chase replied.
01:58Everyone was surprised.
01:59Weren't you guys doing fine?
02:00Why'd you suddenly break up?
02:02Her voice was cute,
02:03so I always thought she'd be pretty.
02:05Then she sent me a picture once,
02:06and there was a delivery receded
02:07in the background
02:08with her real name on it.
02:09Chase answered.
02:10I already knew what high school she went to,
02:12so I had someone look her up.
02:14It turns out she was almost 200 pounds.
02:18I care about looks, man,
02:19so I ended it right away.
02:20Someone laughed.
02:21So that's why her voice sounded so good.
02:22Guess all that fat was doing wonders
02:23for her vocal cords.
02:24Wasn't she obsessed with you?
02:25Every time we played,
02:26she followed you everywhere.
02:27She actually agreed to break up?
02:29She didn't.
02:30Chase replied.
02:32So I handed her off to someone else.
02:34She doesn't even know my real name anyway.
02:38Then he dropped the post
02:39where he had given away his online girlfriend.
02:41The group went crazy.
02:43No fucking way.
02:44You can do that?
02:45Damn, Chase.
02:46Well, at least she won't bother you anymore.
02:47She was obviously hiding what she looked like.
02:48If this wasn't online,
02:49you never would have dated someone like that
02:50for over a year.
02:52After getting catfished by a whale for a year,
02:55you done with dating now?
02:56Nah.
02:57I've got my eye on someone new.
03:00There's a really pretty girl
03:01in the freshman group chat.
03:02Super innocent looking.
03:04Chase came from money
03:06and was always buying everyone drinks
03:07or covering things for the group.
03:09So naturally,
03:10everyone loved kissing his ass.
03:11Damn, that's our guy.
03:13Only a girl that hot deserves Chase.
03:14Got a picture?
03:15Chase sent one.
03:16The girl wore a fitted cheer uniform
03:18with a pleated skirt
03:19and smiled at the camera.
03:20I recognized her right away.
03:22Ava Collins.
03:23She had posted a selfie
03:24in the incoming freshman group
03:25a few days ago.
03:26The second she did,
03:27half the guys in the chat
03:28started calling her
03:29the prettiest girl in the class.
03:31Mia looked furious.
03:33You dated Chase for over a year
03:35and he dumped you
03:36the second he found out you were fat?
03:38Then he literally handed you off
03:39to someone else?
03:40What an asshole.
03:41And Ava isn't even prettier than you.
03:43Nina, post a picture in the group.
03:45He'll regret everything.
03:46I looked back down at the screenshots.
03:48Only one person had defended me.
03:50Hey, but that girl really liked you.
03:52I remember every time
03:53you got jumped in games,
03:54she was always the first one
03:55to come save you.
03:56Doing this to her
03:57is kind of fucked up.
03:58A few minutes later,
03:59Chase replied,
04:00What can I say?
04:01I care about looks.
04:02Knowing I dated someone
04:03that huge for over a year
04:04makes me sick.
04:05Then he added,
04:06Guess she should have been prettier.
04:07That evening,
04:08another guy asked for my number
04:10on the way home.
04:10I turned him down
04:11and kept walking alone.
04:13Then I caught my reflection
04:14in a store window.
04:15A slim waist,
04:16long legs,
04:17and curves
04:17in all the right places.
04:19I knew I was pretty now.
04:20Guys had paid for my drinks
04:21and meals more than once.
04:23And even a talent scout
04:24had approached me once.
04:25But before I met Chase,
04:26none of that ever happened.
04:28I had been fat
04:28since I was little.
04:29By high school,
04:30I was almost 200 pounds.
04:32Fatty.
04:32Whale.
04:34I had heard it all.
04:35So I grew up insecure.
04:37The bigger I got,
04:38the less I wanted to dress up.
04:40And the less I tried,
04:41the worse I looked.
04:42I had crushes too.
04:43But whenever a guy
04:44found out I liked him,
04:45he acted as if
04:46I had insulted him.
04:47Every time I tried
04:48to lose weight,
04:49my parents told me
04:50not to bother.
04:51They said I was cute
04:52the way I was.
04:52They were both heavy too.
04:54So they never thought
04:54my weight was a big deal.
04:55I spent most of my teenage years
04:57getting laughed at.
04:58Then I met Chase in a game.
05:01He liked my voice
05:02and insisted on adding me.
05:04We played together
05:04a few more times
05:05and slowly got close.
05:07After a while,
05:07Chase confessed.
05:08I knew he came from money.
05:09He had bought me tons
05:10of skins in game
05:11and tried to send me
05:12expensive gifts.
05:13But I always refused them.
05:14He never posted clear
05:15pictures of his face.
05:16But his profile was full
05:17of vacation photos
05:18from all over the world.
05:19Sometimes he was in the background.
05:21He was tall
05:21and in great shape.
05:22If he saw how fat I was,
05:24there was no way
05:24he'd like me in real life.
05:26Still,
05:26I really liked him.
05:27Chase was outgoing
05:28and fun.
05:29Whenever I was upset,
05:30he stayed up talking to me.
05:31Sometimes he would even
05:32drop gifts in the game chat
05:33and get everyone online
05:34to cheer me up.
05:35In the end,
05:35I said yes.
05:36I hid my weight
05:37and everything about myself
05:38because I was terrified
05:39he would look me up.
05:40I tested him once too.
05:41What if I'm not pretty?
05:43With a voice like yours?
05:44No way you're ugly.
05:45Baby, stop messing with me.
05:46When are we finally meeting?
05:47I miss you.
05:48Let's go to same college.
05:49Then I can see you every day.
05:50I stared at those messages
05:51for a long time.
05:53Then I finally decided
05:54to lose weight.
05:55I changed my eating habits
05:56and began training consistently.
05:57It was difficult,
05:58but I refused to give up.
06:00Over the next year,
06:01I became healthier
06:01and stronger.
06:02By the end of that year,
06:03I was down to around 110 pounds.
06:06I started learning skin care,
06:07makeup, hair,
06:08and how to dress.
06:09During that year,
06:10Chase tried to come see me
06:11several times.
06:12I always found an excuse
06:13to stop him.
06:14I never felt pretty enough yet.
06:15Then the boys in my class
06:16started looking at me differently.
06:18Love notes started showing up.
06:19Strangers began asking
06:20for my number.
06:21Some of them blushed
06:22while telling me
06:23I was beautiful.
06:23That was when I finally realized it.
06:25Maybe I really was pretty now.
06:27For the first time,
06:27I felt brave enough
06:28to meet Chase.
06:29I chose the same university he did.
06:31We agreed to meet
06:32when school started,
06:32but apparently to him,
06:34none of it had ever
06:35been that serious.
06:36I thought all those sweet
06:37things he said were real.
06:38Now that I thought about it,
06:39he had never even told me
06:40his real name.
06:41I only knew the name
06:41Chase Whitmore
06:42because Mia's friend
06:43knew someone in his circle.
06:45From the beginning,
06:45he had never really liked me.
06:47Ava posted another picture
06:49in the freshman group chat.
06:50She was at the beach
06:51in a blue halter top
06:52and denim shorts,
06:53her hair tied in a loose ponytail.
06:54The guy beside her
06:55had his face covered,
06:56but I recognized the watch
06:57on his wrist right away.
06:59Chase had worn the same one
07:00in his pictures before.
07:01Mia had just told me
07:02that Chase started chasing Ava
07:04right after she posted
07:05her first selfie in the group.
07:06Apparently,
07:07he had even flown to her city,
07:09bought her a bunch of gifts,
07:10and arranged fireworks for her.
07:11Looks like they were
07:12officially together now.
07:14Chase dropped a message
07:15in the chat.
07:17Everybody say hi
07:17to my girlfriend.
07:18Damn, Chase,
07:19you two look good together.
07:20Bro actually got
07:21the prettiest girl
07:22in the group.
07:23Okay,
07:23I believe in love again.
07:25Only Ava is hot enough
07:26for Chase.
07:27Then someone brought me up.
07:29You guys don't know this,
07:30but Chase got catfished
07:31by some huge girl
07:32for over a year.
07:33Poor guy was traumatized.
07:35At least he finally
07:36found someone hot.
07:37Ava replied,
07:39What huge girl?
07:40Someone quickly told her
07:40the whole story.
07:41Then everyone started
07:42laughing at me.
07:43No way some whale
07:44really thought
07:45she had a shot with Chase.
07:46Girls like that
07:46can only catfick people online.
07:48I heard she was planning
07:48to go to the same college
07:49as him too.
07:51She might even be
07:52in this freshman class.
07:53Imagine seeing
07:54what she actually looks like.
07:57Ava finally replied,
07:58She was probably insecure.
08:00Being ugly
08:01isn't really her fault,
08:02but lying to someone
08:03about it is still wrong.
08:05Forget her.
08:06Thinking about it
08:06still makes me sick.
08:07Good thing I met you.
08:09What Chase didn't know
08:10was that I had joined
08:11the group with a second account.
08:13I had watched
08:13their entire little
08:14love story happen.
08:16Chase,
08:16what was that girl's name again?
08:17Maybe we'll run into her
08:18when school starts.
08:20Nina Grant.
08:22Even the name
08:23sounds basic.
08:24The next second,
08:25I joined the group
08:25with my real account.
08:27Then I changed
08:27my display name to
08:28Nina Grant.
08:30The chat went dead silent,
08:32but I knew everyone
08:33was staring at the screen.
08:34A few minutes later,
08:36Ava sent two messages.
08:38Welcome, Nina.
08:39By the way,
08:39we're having a freshman dinner
08:41on the 3rd.
08:41Are you coming?
08:42I knew exactly
08:43why she was asking.
08:44She wanted to see me
08:45embarrass myself.
08:46I gave a small smile
08:47and typed one word.
08:49Yeah.
08:50I was about to go to sleep
08:52when Definitely Not Cookie
08:53sent me a picture.
08:54Baby,
08:55do you like this bag?
08:56I saw it in Italy
08:57and thought it would
08:57look perfect on you.
08:59I'll give it to you
08:59when we meet.
09:00Then another message came in.
09:01Baby,
09:02why are you ignoring me?
09:03Did you fall asleep, baby?
09:04I frowned.
09:05This guy had bought
09:05Chase's account
09:06and really committed
09:07to the role.
09:08He was generous, too.
09:09Last month,
09:10he sent me a necklace
09:10and an expensive
09:11skincare set.
09:12He also sent me money
09:13on Valentine's Day
09:14and random gifts
09:16all the time.
09:17He knew I was fat.
09:18So what did he even want
09:19from me?
09:20Was this some weird fetish?
09:22I sent him an old picture
09:23of myself.
09:23Almost 200 pounds,
09:25round face,
09:26eyes nearly hidden
09:27by my cheek.
09:27This is what I look like.
09:29If you can't accept it,
09:30we should break up.
09:31I don't want to waste
09:32your time.
09:33Well,
09:34no way he could keep
09:35pretending after seeing that.
09:36He replied almost immediately.
09:38Baby,
09:39you're cute.
09:39Then he sent
09:40a puppy sticker.
09:42What?
09:42Was he insane?
09:43I typed back fast.
09:44Look again.
09:44I'm almost 200 pounds.
09:47I know.
09:48I still think you're cute,
09:49but you should take care
09:50of your health,
09:51okay?
09:51and my brows pulled together.
09:53Or was this guy
09:54just a fraud?
09:55What do you look like?
09:57I asked.
09:57I've never seen your picture.
09:58Definitely not Cookie
09:59replied with three photos,
10:01different angles,
10:02full body,
10:03and somehow,
10:04even an ab shot.
10:05I took one look
10:06and laughed.
10:06Broad shoulders,
10:07narrow waist,
10:08defined abs.
10:10He had to be
10:10at least 6'2",
10:12and his face
10:12was even more ridiculous.
10:14Messy dark hair,
10:15light brown eyes,
10:16and a smile
10:17that looked way too good
10:18to be real.
10:19So he was using
10:20stolen pictures, too.
10:23Baby,
10:23I didn't really get ready
10:24before taking these.
10:26You're not disappointed, right?
10:27Sure.
10:28We were meeting soon, anyway.
10:29I'd expose him then.
10:30I smirked and typed back.
10:31No, baby.
10:31You're really handsome.
10:32Is that actually you?
10:34Can't wait to meet you.
10:35His reply came right away.
10:37Good.
10:39Actually,
10:40there's something
10:41I need to tell you
10:42when we meet.
10:42I smiled.
10:44What else could it be?
10:45Probably that the pictures
10:46were fake.
10:49Okay.
10:50The second my plane landed,
10:52my phone started blowing up.
10:54Baby,
10:54where are you?
10:55I'm waiting at arrival.
10:56Then he sent me a picture
10:57of a huge bouquet of roses.
11:00Baby,
11:01I'm so nervous.
11:02What if you see me
11:02and don't like me?
11:04There was no person
11:05in the picture,
11:06just the flowers.
11:07For a guy using fake photos,
11:09he was weirdly romantic.
11:10My heart softened a little.
11:11Maybe I should just let it go.
11:12Once we met,
11:13we could talk things out.
11:14Even if we only stayed friends,
11:15that was fine.
11:16These past three months,
11:17he really had treated me well.
11:19If I couldn't sleep,
11:19he would stay on the phone with me
11:20until he was barely awake.
11:22Every holiday,
11:22and sometimes for no reason at all,
11:24he found an excuse
11:25to send me gifts.
11:26He remembered everything I liked.
11:28Even when my period was coming,
11:29he was a good person.
11:30So what if he was ugly?
11:31I could live with that.
12:00I dragged my suitcase
12:02looked better.
12:03So definitely not Cookie
12:04wasn't a catfish?
12:05A few girls nearby
12:06were already whispering
12:07and looking at him.
12:08I walked over,
12:09still staring.
12:10I expected him to recognize me.
12:12Instead, he frowned.
12:13Can I help you?
12:13I tilted my head
12:14and pulled out my phone.
12:15What are you waiting for?
12:15Want my number?
12:16His frown deepened.
12:17I'm waiting for my girlfriend.
12:18No.
12:19I stared at him.
12:20Ever say says I lost weight.
12:21No guy had ever rejected me that fast.
12:24Definitely not Cookie.
12:25Was he actually only into big booty girls?
12:28When I still didn't leave,
12:29he looked even more annoyed.
12:30Can you move?
12:31My girlfriend's coming.
12:32I sighed.
12:34Cookie, it's me.
12:36Pumpkin.
12:37What?
12:37Cookie, pumpkin?
12:38He suddenly stopped.
12:39His eyes moved over me
12:40from head to toe.
12:41Pumpkin?
12:42No way.
12:44You don't look like this.
12:45Weren't you?
12:45Fatty?
12:46I finished for him.
12:47I lost weight.
12:47Then I looked at him.
12:49Or what?
12:50Do you only like the picture?
12:51The guy who had been annoyed with me
12:52two seconds ago
12:53turned bright red.
12:55No.
12:56That's not what I meant.
12:57He started stumbling over his words.
12:59I just...
13:00You were cute before too.
13:02You weren't ugly.
13:03I just...
13:06So I'm only cute now?
13:08No.
13:09He looked even more flustered.
13:10You're cute now too.
13:11And really pretty.
13:12I just didn't expect this.
13:14They were heavier than I expected
13:16and I stumbled back half a step.
13:17Sorry.
13:18Sorry.
13:22Didn't you say you were taking me out
13:23for something good when we met?
13:25Come on, let's go.
13:31Cookie was pretty much the same in person
13:33as he was online.
13:35For someone that good looking,
13:36he had none of the attitude I expected.
13:38He was gentle the whole time
13:40and took care of everything
13:41without making a big deal out of it.
13:42That was also when I finally learned
13:44his real name,
13:45Ethan Bennett.
13:47He was a freshman too.
13:48Different major,
13:49same campus.
13:50He took me to a nice restaurant for lunch,
13:53pulled out my chair for me,
13:54cut my steak,
13:55and barely looked me in the eye
13:56without turning red.
13:58After that,
13:58we spent the whole afternoon together.
14:03by the time he dropped me off
14:04at the restaurant
14:05for the freshman dinner,
14:06text me when you're done,
14:07I'll come get you.
14:08Okay.
14:08He still looked reluctant to leave.
14:10The restaurant was crowded.
14:11As I reached the private room,
14:13I heard voices coming from inside.
14:15Is everyone here?
14:16Not yet.
14:16Nina still hasn't showed up.
14:18Nina?
14:18You mean the whale
14:19who cat-ficked Chase?
14:20She probably got scared and bailed.
14:22Yeah.
14:23Imagine showing up
14:24and sitting next to Ava.
14:25She'd die of embarrassment.
14:28Don't be mean.
14:29It's not her fault.
14:30She's huge.
14:31I was about to walk in
14:32when a heavy girl
14:33stepped into the room before me.
14:35The whole table went quiet for a second.
14:37Then people immediately
14:38started trading looks.
14:39So you're Nina?
14:40Damn,
14:41you really made everyone wait.
14:42Do we need to move
14:43two chairs together for you?
14:44The room exploded.
14:46Chase had one arm
14:48around Ava's shoulders.
14:49He looked at the girl
14:50and gave a mocking smile.
14:51She stared at them
14:52like they were insane.
14:53Then she turned around,
14:54grabbed two plates
14:55from the service cart outside
14:57and started setting food on the table.
14:59The laughter died instantly.
15:02Everyone looked awkward.
15:03That was when I pushed the door open
15:05and walked in.
15:06Hi, I'm Nina.
15:09Every pair of eyes landed on me.
15:12One guy froze with his beer
15:13halfway to his mouth.
15:14Some spilled over the rim
15:15and dripped onto his pants
15:17before he finally noticed
15:18and started wiping at it.
15:20The girl across from him,
15:21who had been laughing the loudest,
15:22just stared at me
15:23with her mouth open.
15:24Ava had been leaning
15:25against Chase.
15:26The second she saw me,
15:27she sat up straight.
15:28Her smile disappeared.
15:30Then she quickly touched her hair.
15:32Chase did not move at all.
15:33He just stared.
15:35Holy shit.
15:36A guy finally came back to life.
15:38Are you in the wrong room?
15:39This is the freshman dinner.
15:41It's fine if she is.
15:42She looks like a freshman, too.
15:45She can stay.
15:46The guy who had been making
15:47the worst jokes
15:48spoke up immediately.
15:49I smiled.
15:50Hi, I'm Nina Grant.
15:51The room blew up.
15:54The guy stared at me.
15:55You're Nina?
15:57No fucking way.
15:58Chase said you were...
15:59Said I was what?
16:00I smiled at him.
16:01Then I looked at Chase.
16:02He looked pretty much
16:03how I expected.
16:04Good looking, definitely.
16:06Blonde hair,
16:07expensive clothes,
16:08and the kind of face
16:09that always looked
16:10like he was flirting.
16:11Classic rich playboy.
16:13Who's Chase?
16:13I tilted my head.
16:15I don't think I know him.
16:16Chase went stiff.
16:17His throat moved once.
16:19Then he slowly took his arm
16:20off Ava's shoulders.
16:21Ava pressed her lips together.
16:23I almost laughed.
16:24I knew that look
16:25on Chase's face.
16:26I had seen it plenty of times
16:27over the last few months.
16:29That stunned look guys got
16:30when they thought I was pretty.
16:32But on Chase,
16:33there was something else, too.
16:34Nina?
16:35He finally said.
16:36His voice sounded rough.
16:38I ignored him
16:38and found an empty seat.
16:40The guy beside me
16:41immediately turned red
16:42and handed me
16:42a clean set of silverware.
16:44Another guy poured me water.
16:45Funny how helpful men
16:47could be when they wanted to.
16:48After staring at me,
16:49everyone started looking at Chase.
16:51Some looked confused.
16:52Some looked like
16:53they were trying not to laugh.
16:54I heard someone whisper.
16:56Chase gave her away
16:56looking like that?
16:57What the hell was he thinking?
16:59Ava's pretty,
17:00but Nina's on another level.
17:04Chase has to be dying inside.
17:06Chase heard them, too.
17:07His hand tightened
17:08around his glass.
17:08Hey, Nina.
17:10Why didn't you ever
17:11post a picture in the group?
17:13You would have been
17:14the prettiest girl there.
17:15Besides Chase,
17:16Ava tightened her grip
17:18on her cup.
17:18I just don't like
17:19posting pictures.
17:20A girl looked at me curiously.
17:22Have you always looked like this?
17:24I mean,
17:26sorry,
17:26I didn't mean
17:28it's fine.
17:30I took a sip of water.
17:31No,
17:31I used to be really heavy.
17:33I lost the weight
17:34because I was supposed
17:35to meet my online boyfriend.
17:37Chase's face changed immediately.
17:39Then a girl sitting beside Ava
17:41suddenly spoke.
17:42There's no way
17:42someone just looks like that naturally.
17:44She looked me up and down.
17:45How much work did you get on?
17:47Ava's actually natural.
17:48Not everyone needs surgery
17:50to look good.
17:50Ava's mouth curved slightly.
17:52I laughed.
17:54You seem pretty familiar
17:55with plastic surgery.
17:56Her smile disappeared.
17:57Though judging by that eyeliner
17:58and those uneven lids,
18:00maybe you should ask for a refund.
18:01Her face went red.
18:02I've never had anything done.
18:05But I can help you
18:06find someone better
18:06if you want.
18:07The girl's face
18:08went from red to pale.
18:09Then she snapped.
18:11You think being pretty
18:11makes you special?
18:12For all we know,
18:13you're probably easy too.
18:15Before I could answer,
18:16another girl cut in.
18:17That makes no sense.
18:19Nina hasn't done anything to you.
18:21Yeah.
18:22You just sound jealous.
18:23A few more people agreed.
18:25The girl finally shut up.
18:26Dinner went on,
18:27but nobody was really focused
18:28on the food.
18:29Chase kept trying to talk to me.
18:30Nina, where are you from?
18:32That online boyfriend of yours?
18:34Do you actually know him?
18:35There are a lot of weird people online.
18:36You should be careful.
18:38You're new here too, right?
18:40I drove.
18:41I can show you around later.
18:42Then he peeled the shrimp
18:43and dropped it onto my plate.
18:46That was finally enough for Ava.
18:48Chase.
18:48She kept her voice low,
18:49but everyone heard it.
18:50Chase turned like
18:51he had almost forgotten
18:52she was there.
18:52Ava pointed at the shrimp.
18:53I want one too.
18:54Chase frowned.
18:55Then peel one.
18:55Ava stared at him.
18:56I picked up the shrimp
18:57from my plate
18:58and held it toward her.
19:00You can have mine.
19:02Then I smiled.
19:02I don't eat food
19:03other people peel for me.
19:04That did it.
19:05Ava shoved her chair back,
19:07eyes red,
19:07and stormed out.
19:08At that point,
19:09the whole thing
19:09had stopped being entertaining.
19:11I dropped the shrimp
19:12into the trash
19:13and stood up.
19:13I've got something to do.
19:14I'm leaving.
19:15Then I walked out.
19:16I had barely reached
19:17the entrance
19:18when someone called after me.
19:20I turned.
19:20Chase had followed me
19:21instead of Ava.
19:22How are you getting back?
19:23He asked.
19:24I can drive you.
19:25Then he clicked his key.
19:26A white car flashed at the curb.
19:28I was about to say no
19:29when a black car
19:30pulled up fast
19:31and stopped beside us.
19:32Ethan leaned over
19:33with a bright smile.
19:33Baby, I'm here.
19:34Get in.
19:35I looked at Chase.
19:36My boyfriend's here,
19:36so I'm good, thanks.
19:38Boyfriend?
19:38The guy you met online?
19:39I smiled.
19:40Yeah.
19:40Then I walked
19:41right past Chase
19:42and got into Ethan's car.
19:47Who was that guy?
19:48Ethan finally asked
19:48after a long silence.
19:49Just some classmate.
19:50I said.
19:51Why?
19:51His face relaxed a little.
19:52Oh, nothing.
19:52Then he nodded
19:53toward the back seat.
19:54By the way,
19:55the bag I told you about
19:55is back there.
19:56Take a look.
19:57I turned around
19:57and saw a gift box.
19:59Inside was a luxury bag.
20:01I froze.
20:01It was beautiful
20:02and obviously expensive.
20:05This is way too much.
20:06I can't take this.
20:07Boyfriends buy
20:08their girlfriend's bags.
20:09Then his expression
20:09suddenly changed.
20:10Wait.
20:12Did our first meeting
20:13go that badly?
20:15Are you about
20:15to break up with me?
20:16He immediately
20:17looked stressed.
20:18I knew I shouldn't
20:19have used that
20:19stylus today.
20:21My hair looks bad,
20:22doesn't it?
20:22I started working out
20:23and taking care
20:24of my skin months ago
20:25because I wanted
20:25to look good
20:26when we met.
20:27If there's something
20:28you don't like,
20:28just tell me.
20:29I can fix it.
20:34What?
20:34I stared at you.
20:35No, I'm not
20:35breaking up with you.
20:36Then why won't
20:37you take the bag?
20:38I spent forever
20:39picking it out.
20:39Before I could answer,
20:40he kept...
20:40Send me your
20:40class schedule
20:41when you get it.
20:42I'll try to take
20:42some of the same classes.
20:43What do you want
20:43for breakfast tomorrow?
20:44I can bring it over.
20:45Then he pointed
20:45at the bag.
20:46Keep that.
20:46I bought it for you.
20:48If you don't want it,
20:48I'll just throw it away.
20:49I looked at him for a second.
20:51Then I laughed
20:51helplessly.
20:52Fine.
20:54Dinner hadn't felt
20:54nearly as satisfying
20:55as I thought it would.
20:56I used to hate Chase
20:57for what he did.
20:58He could have just
20:58broken up with me.
20:59Instead,
20:59he came up with
21:00this whole stupid plan
21:01to hand me off
21:01to someone else.
21:02I wasn't happy
21:03that Ethan had lied
21:03to me either.
21:04But Ethan,
21:04he actually seemed
21:05pretty good.
21:06Maybe I could keep
21:06seeing him
21:07and figure things out.
21:09I never expected
21:10Chase to start
21:11following me around
21:11after that.
21:12Anytime Ethan
21:13wasn't with me,
21:14Chase somehow showed up.
21:16During class,
21:17he would walk
21:18straight over
21:18and sit beside me.
21:19Nina,
21:20anyone sitting here?
21:21I looked up.
21:21We're not that close.
21:23Don't call me Nina
21:24like that.
21:24And I don't want
21:25to sit with you.
21:26Then,
21:26I picked up my books
21:27and moved.
21:27Chase didn't seem embarrassed.
21:29He just tried again
21:29the next day.
21:30Breakfast one morning,
21:31coffee the next.
21:32Then,
21:32snacks from my entire dorm.
21:34Meanwhile,
21:34he started treating Ava
21:35like she barely existed.
21:37Once,
21:37I saw her bring him
21:38breakfast she had made herself.
21:39Take it back.
21:40Chase barely looked at him.
21:41Ava said something quickly.
21:42He looked annoyed
21:42and tossed the container
21:43into the trash.
21:44Once he lost interest
21:45in Ava,
21:45he went all in on me.
21:47Flowers showed up
21:48almost every day.
21:49So did expensive cakes.
21:50Then,
21:50one afternoon,
21:51Chase brought me
21:51a luxury bag.
21:52He sat beside me.
21:53Look.
21:54Resting his chin
21:54on one hand.
21:55You like it?
21:56If not,
21:57I'll get you something else.
21:57I finally lost my patience.
21:59I don't want it.
22:00Stop sending me things.
22:02But I bought it for you.
22:03He gave a small shrug.
22:04If you don't want it,
22:05I'll just throw it away.
22:06Almost the exact same thing
22:07Ethan had said.
22:08I laughed coldly.
22:09Then I picked up
22:10the bag and the cake
22:11and dropped both
22:12into the trash.
22:14Not my money.
22:15Why should I care?
22:16For the first time,
22:16Chase's expression changed.
22:19Nina,
22:20be honest.
22:21Am I really not
22:22good enough to you?
22:24My boyfriend
22:25is good to me too.
22:26If I want something,
22:27I'll ask him.
22:27I don't need anything from you.
22:29Ethan Bennett, right?
22:31I know who he is.
22:32But I'm not worse than him.
22:34Anything he can give you,
22:35I can give you too.
22:35At first,
22:36watching Chase regret everything
22:38had been satisfying.
22:39Now it was just annoying.
22:40I had liked him once.
22:41I had liked the guy
22:42who stayed on the phone
22:43with me all night.
22:44The guy who told me
22:45he was there when I cried.
22:46The guy who got
22:47an entire game lobby
22:48to cheer me up
22:49when I was upset.
22:49But I couldn't connect
22:50that person
22:51to the man standing
22:52in front of me.