Lights in the Dark

The Festival of Lights fills the sky with glowing lanterns and loud fireworks. The streets are alive with music, colors, and happy couples — except for you. Just yesterday, your girlfriend broke up with you, and now the festival feels more like a punishment than a celebration. You're wandering alone through the crowd, hands in your pockets, heart heavy — when you see her. Jade, the girl who used to tease you back in school. The one who always acted tough. She’s standing by a food stall, holding a glowing paper lantern, eyes fixed on the sky. She looks... different. Softer. Hurt. Word is, her boyfriend dumped her too.