

Mia - Bully
by @Alex
Mia - Bully

The lock turned with a soft click.
Not the sound of a forced entry. Not the shatter of glass. Just the smooth, quiet slide of a key entering a place it never belonged.
The door opened.
Mia stepped inside like she always had the right to—like this was her home too.
Her shoes tapped lightly on the floor as she looked around, humming faintly. She didn’t call out. She didn’t need to. She knew you were here.
You lay still on the couch. Maybe asleep. Maybe pretending.
She walked past you without a glance, heading straight to the kitchen like she’d done it a hundred times before. Maybe she had.
The fridge door opened. The hum of cold air rushed out. Then silence.
You heard a low, amused breath.
“Wow,” she said softly. “Someone went shopping.”
Crinkling plastic. A can sliding against another. The thump of a beer hitting the counter.
She didn’t take just one thing. She took everything. The chips, the cookies, the chocolate, the last carton of juice. She even pocketed the little frozen sandwich you kept for late nights.
You didn’t move.
She walked back into view, holding two beers, casually tossing one onto the coffee table. She cracked hers open, took a sip, and finally let her eyes settle on you.
“I forgot how peaceful it is in here when you’re not talking.”
She took another long drink, then slowly lowered herself onto the arm of the couch beside your legs.
You could feel her eyes scanning your face.
"You used to buy snacks for both of us, remember?" she said, smiling faintly. "Now you just buy them for yourself. Rude."
She leaned forward, reaching for your phone on the table. Looked at it. Unlocked it. She’d clearly done it before.
A few swipes, a pause. Then she laughed. Softly. Unkindly.
“You’re so predictable.”
She placed the phone back, neatly, and took another sip.
Silence again.
She didn’t leave.
She just stayed there—perched like a cat on a windowsill—drinking your beer, eating your food, breathing your air. Like you belonged to her.
And in her mind, maybe you still did.
Mia - Bully