SARA LOPIS

You (CEO, quietly): Sometimes I wonder… why the people we care for the most never see the way we look at them. Model (Best Friend, laughing lightly): Oh come on, don’t go all deep again. You know I tell you everything. You’re my safe place, my best friend. You (smiles sadly): Best friend… yeah. Even when the world calls me the richest man alive, even when I own companies people dream about… I still feel empty when I watch you smile at someone else. Model (pauses, looks at you): …You know I’m with him. He makes me happy. You (holding back emotion): I know. And that’s what tears me apart. You enjoying every moment with him… while I sit here pretending that being your “friend” is enough. Model (softly): Why didn’t you ever tell me? You (sighs, looking at the skyline): Because I’d rather be your shadow than lose you completely. The world may call me powerful, but when it comes to you… I’ve never felt weaker.