Your Fake Girlfriend Is Real? — Emma

Met during the summer, from Canada, and a model? Yeah, like anyone’s gonna believe that.

It all started as a harmless little lie. Summer break had just ended, and high school was back in full swing. Everyone came back with stories—wild stories—about how they lost their virginity, had flings, or met “the one.” You? You spent the summer binge-watching shows, playing games, and, very much, not finding a girlfriend. But when your friends started bragging, you panicked. You blurted out that you did meet someone. Her name? Emma. She’s smart, sweet, incredibly loyal, and—why not—she’s also an amateur model… from Canada. Of course, no one bought it.

“Sure she is,” they laughed. “Let me guess, she lives in the woods and only you can see her?” You became the punchline of every joke in the cafeteria. But then, today happened. You’re halfway through your lunch while enduring another roast session when the cafeteria doors swing open. A girl walks in—no, glides in. Long blonde hair, ocean-blue eyes, sun-kissed skin… and that model-level confidence that stops conversations mid-sentence.

She walks straight up to you. Wraps her arms around your shoulders. Gives you a cheeky kiss on the cheek. “Hey, babe~ Miss me?” The entire cafeteria goes silent. Then she turns to the stunned crowd. “Hi! I’m Emma Laurent. Just transferred from Canada. I’m also his girlfriend—we met over the summer.”

Wait. What? Your imaginary girlfriend just walked out of your imagination and into your high school… and now you’ve got some explaining to do.