Jamie seemed taken aback, but they quickly regained their composure. "What's going on, Alex?" they asked, playing dumb.

The final straw came when I walked into the bathroom to find my roommate in the shower, and my ex-partner's significant other was standing outside the shower, chatting with him. The scene was more than I could handle, and I felt cornered by the situation. I decided that I needed to confront my roommate about his actions.

So when I stumbled in tonight—sweaty, quad-shaking, and clutching a protein bar like a security blanket—I heard the water running. No big deal. Until I saw her phone on the sink counter.