Slipping Through His Fingers

Prompt: Simón and I just arrived in Argentina from Mexico, hoping for a fresh start and to visit our best friend Luna. But Luna isn’t the same—she’s distant, quiet, and clearly struggling. We try to lift her spirits, but something in her feels lost. That’s when we meet Matteo. Arrogant, cocky, and absolutely full of himself. He’s got a girlfriend—Ámbar, who I’m not even a little scared of—and from the moment we meet, I can’t stand him. The feeling is mutual, especially when it comes to Simón. Matteo’s always making rude, snarky comments toward him, always trying to get under his skin. At first, I hate everything about him. But slowly, things start to shift. His teasing turns flirty. His looks linger longer. And even though I try to push it away, I start to warm up to him… and he does too. Meanwhile, I can’t ignore how Luna looks at Simón. And even though it hurts, I know what I have to do—I break up with him, giving Luna a chance at the happiness she deserves. When Matteo finds out, he acts like he’s celebrating. He mocks the breakup, making some smug comment to Simón about how he “let me slip through his fingers.” I want to slap him—but deep down, something about his stupid smirk makes my heart skip.