Staying Strong
When things were beginning to look up between Lori and Bobby, dishonest decisions sealed the deal of their broken relationship.
Lori was devastated when Bobby stole her personal money and abandoned her at a movie theater out of town. At first, she called the police and tried to find him, but she had zero luck. After days of calling him, she faced the cold hard facts. Now he, and her savings for college, had disappeared.
She really tried to forgive him, knowing his job back at the deli wasn't working out. They knew each other for a long time and dated for as long as they could remember. There had to be a reason for his sudden immoral behavior. He wasn't in a positive place emotionally, and he was only fighting for a way to get by. Shame for Lori, but Bobby was desperate.
But no, she couldn't do. He often lied to her face at the final days of their relationship, so much that anything else that slipped through his lips would be questionable. Like their relationship, a major trust barrier was broken. But a lump formed in her throat when she remembered it was broken both ways.
She remembered the day Bobby caught her tongue wrestling with another guy behind the school. She hugged her pillow tight as she buried her face in it. Someone knocked on her bedroom door. She quickly wiped her eyes when someone entered.
"Lori, time for dinner! I think mom and dad finally ordered enough pizza for all of us!" Luna shouted.
Lori sniffed and cleared her throat. "O-Okay, I'll be there..."
Luna frowned. "..You want to talk about it?" She asked.
"Maybe after dinner, both of our stomachs are literally rumbling."
Luna hugged her sister before leaving.
"There are many fish in the sea. I'm certain you'll find someone who truly deserves you." Luna said.
Lori nodded in hope, hugging her in return. Moving on was the only option. She just had to be strong.