Fifteen days. That was how long Claudia had been without a boyfriend when she decided that pain deserved a dramatic gesture.
So she ran toward the nearest pool, gathered momentum, and jumped, ready for the water to wash away her sorrow. Except the pool was completely empty. Not a drop, not a puddle, nothing to cushion the fall or the blow to her pride. One of her friends had quick enough reflexes to record everything on a cellphone, and that video ended up circulating everywhere.
What started as a heartbreak ritual became the joke of the week on social media. Users couldn’t stop commenting on the scene, some with tenderness, most dying of laughter. Because sometimes a broken heart doesn’t warn you to check before you jump.