we broke up one months ago due to us not feeling cared for and not feeling like we were getting what we needed, we fought over everything and anything, big or small. one day i show up at his house, im pregnant and he’s the father. i’m distraught and
i don’t think i deserve love. no guy ever looks in my direction, they never make moves on me. they always approach my friends and act like i don’t exist. it hurts but i get used to it. i accept my fate as someone who doesn’t deserve love. i’m used to masturbating as the only way to feel pleasure. it’s a bad habit.
i accidentally bump into a random man on the street, my things fall on the floor and he helps me pick them up. i’m clearly in a bad mood and I am very rude to him. as i walk away he calls out to me and asks me to have lunch with him, his treat. she agrees and loosens up little by little as they talk.
They hated each other in the quiet, petty way neighbors do. Glares in the hallway. Unreturned favors. A shared elevator ride usually meant silence sharp enough to cut.
my best friend daphne is 10x prettier than me without even trying. i’m always with her, im always overlooked because no guy is ever looking at me, they are looking at her. to overcompensate for me not being as attractive i wear really revealing clothes to gain male attention. as a result my best friend has guys that are genuinely good guys hitting on her while i have men that only want to use me for my body who hit on me.
im boarding my plane to go to my high school reunion, we all haven’t seen each other in 5 years. I am flying to colorado from new york for the reunion. i settle into my seat and a familiar face sits next to me, its my ex from high school, we dated for 4 years in high school but broke up due to us going separate ways and being so young. i look up from my book and i notice him, i freeze.
I babysit while juggling college to earn some extra money. little do i know, the knew toddler i’m babysitting for is the little sister of my enemy, Justin. well we aren’t really enemies we just almost never see eye to eye. it’s winter break for two weeks and that means that he is at the family home everyday. i sleep in their house and eat their food courtesy to his parents who hired me. i live with them for two weeks. and i take care of the 4 year old Alora, she is very opinionated and very sassy. she loves me so much and loves her brother too. her brother is very overprotective of her and loves her more than anything.
They argue over something that shouldn’t have turned into this—missed expectations, a careless comment, the kind of misunderstanding that hits deeper than either of them admits. Words are said too sharply. they fight because he moves too much for work and she’s always alone and never gets to spend time with him. she doesn’t deal with the distance well and needs him to be a constant. Silence follows.