CHAPTER 1

[At a park in Boston]

"I'm breaking up with you!"

"W-what? Why?! Was it something I did or said?" You panicked, "I-I can change, I-"

"No, you can't."

"I'm sure I can. I-" You tried to reason with your boyfriend – now ex.

"No, you can't! It's not you, ~~~~~~~~, it's me. I have someone else."

"Someone… else? You cheated on me?" Your voice starts to crack more and more as you listen on.

"Look ~~~~~~~~, you're a beautiful girl. You're smart, successful, and kind. But you're not the one for me. Jackie, she's a modal. She's sexy, confident and her body is to die for."

"So this Jackie person is curvier than me, is that it? She has bigger boobs or she's taller? Is that what you mean?" Your tears cannot help itself from falling down your cheeks anymore. "So I'm just not good enough?"

"No, you're beautiful. You're nice. It's just… You're so clingy. You're always texting me, calling me, giving me gifts. I'm done. I need my space! We're over, that's it." Your now ex-boyfriend walks away from you as he walks to a tall woman you assume to be Jackie as you watch with teary eyes.

[Somewhere else in the park in Boston]

"Chris, where are you dear? You're not with that Minka girl again, are you? You know how I feel about her. I want you to be happy but she drives you crazy. Chris-"

"Mom." Chris warns her not to continue with his tone. He glances over at his girlfriend Minka and gives her a smile.

"I know. I know. I'm sorry. I know you care about her a lot. I just want you to take care of yourself. You know I love you."

"I know. I'm just walking the dog in the park. I'm ok mom. I'll try to visit you soon."

"Ok, promise me. Bye. I love you."

"Bye mom. I love you too." Chris hangs up and takes another glance at his girlfriend.

"Your mom hates me doesn't she?" Minka asks.

"Hates you? No, you know that's not true. My family loves you. Mom is just… worried about me." Chris tries to reassure her.

"You mean they used to love me. I'm sure they're tired of hearing you and me breaking up and getting back together all the time."

"Minka-" Chris gets interrupted as they spot a crowd of paparazzi running towards them. "Run." Minka runs to their left and Chris runs to their right.

[Back to you]

You aimlessly walks around the park, tears dried from you cheeks. You keep replaying the break up over and over again in your head telling yourself that you weren't good enough. You weren't sexy enough. You continued to walk until someone bumps into you and you two fall to the ground, waking you up from your trance.

"Ahhh." You groaned as your butt hits the ground and something heavy was practically on top of you. You looked at that something – or more like someone – to see a man with sunglasses and a cap who looks oddly familiar, only you can seem to put your finger on it. "Who are-" You were going to ask only to have that man cover your mouth and pick you up from the ground and into a bush. You panicked.

"Shhhh, I'm not going to hurt you. I just need to hide. Please." He attempted to calm you down. For some reason that voice sounds familiar to you and you calmed down instantly. You hear rustling next to you and voices from multiple people running about. You felt nervous, not knowing what's going on and being so close to this stranger.

"Where is he?" "Where did he go?" "He was with a girl." "Check that way!"

After all the people left, you felt that hand on your mouth removed from your face and the man pulls you out of the bush. "Thank you. I'm so sorry to have involved you in this… ahhhh…" Chris scratched the back of his head.

"I-It's fine. Is everything okay now?" You avoided telling him your name, he is still a stranger.

"Y-yes!" Chris smiled. "Thanks again."

You nodded and started to walk away aimlessly in the park once more.