I was with my boyfriend when a woman came and pressed a sanitary pad into my hand. She said, “You need this.” I wasn’t on my period—I checked in the toilet. Something felt off. When I opened the pad, in shaky red ink and frantic writing, were two words: “Google him.”
At first, I didn’t understand. The only person with me was my boyfriend, someone I had only been dating for two weeks. Still, curiosity got the better of me. I took out my phone and searched his name, not expecting much. What I found left me stunned.
Turns out, my boyfriend is actually famous on TikTok. His videos go viral. He has this “experiment” where he dates or befriends people for a month, then shares his experiences online like some kind of social project.
My world collapsed. I thought I had finally found the one, only to realize I was just content for his next post. I left him there at the airport without saying a word.
I never saw that stranger again, but I thank her with all my heart. She saved me before I fell even deeper.