Chapter 60!
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Martha sighed.
Everyone looked at her.
"Micheal left the following week."
_Flashback_
Martha and Micheal's family are at a military base.
Martha gives him a hug and was in tears.
"I'll miss you," Martha said.
"You too," Micheal said, with tears in his eyes.
Martha stepped aside as he hugged his parents.
She watched as he waved to all of them as he walks away.
_Interrupt Flashback_
"He was suppose to be away for only a year," Martha said.
"Only a year," Akiza said suspiciously.
"Yes, but...they called a couple months later. He was going to be extended for another year."
"So, he was going to be there for two years instead of one?" Leo asked.
Martha nodded.
"And that drastically affected my life," she said, "I had some serious talks with Zora."
"Who's Zora?" Yusei asked.
"I never told any of you about her?" Martha asked, "I thought I did."
They all shook their heads.
Martha got up and took a picture from the box.
She wipes off the dust.
"This is Zora," she said.
They pass around the picture and Martha sits back down.
"She lives in New Domino now. I've been friends with her since I was in High School. I could take you all over to her sometime."
"Really?" Leo asked excitedly.
She nods.
"Anyways, Zora and I had many talks about what to do about my relationship with Micheal."
_Flashback_
Martha is sitting with a younger looking Zora in a living room.
Zora had brown hair that went to her shoulders.
She had round glasses on.
They were both wearing tank-tops and jeans.
"So, what are you going to do now that Micheal's gone for two years?" Zora asked.
"I don't know," Martha said sadly.
"Do you want to head out and try to see if you can get someone?"
"What?" Martha asked in a confused tone, "But I have Micheal."
Zora went up to her.
"I know," Zora said, "But how many men have you dated?"
"One."
"How many has Micheal dated?"
"One. What is your point?"
"My point is...that you and Micheal haven't really gone out and dated other people."
"But...I love him."
Zora sighed.
"You don't know that he's the one," she said annoyingly.
"I know," Martha said.
She looked down at her legs.
"Besides, this is your prime dating age. If you and him split, you wasted 2 years worth of dating."
Martha continued to look down.
"But still..." Martha said.
"What if he comes back and isn't the same?" Zora continued.
"What happens when girls see him in his uniform? Women love men in uniform."
Martha sighed.
"I know. He did look nice in that uniform," Martha admitted.
Zora put a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm just saying that you should keep your options open. You can always get back together, if you meet someone while he's away."
Martha nodded.
"Besides," Zora said, "I don't think Micheal would want you sitting inside and worrying about him all the time. C'mon. Let's go."
_Interrupt Flashback_
"So what did you do?" Leo asked.
"Well, I talked to some other men. I even met Dr. Schmidt."
"Who?" Luna asked.
"He's a doctor that works here in the Satellite," Yusei said.
"Anyways," Martha continued, "I didn't repeatedly date anyone, but I did, at least, make some male friends. I told them my situation and they understood."
"Finally, Micheal came home two years later."
"I met him, with his family, at the military base. Micheal now had a beard."
"I just thought that it was due to him being in combat for a couple of years and figured that was a "military thing."
Micheal and I then walked home.
_Continue Flashback_
Martha and Micheal walk down the sidewalk.
Micheal is in his uniform and Martha clings onto Micheal's arm.
Martha really enjoyed seeing Micheal in his uniform.
As they walk, Martha and Micheal notice many girls giving Micheal looks.
Some wink at him.
Others raise their eyebrows.
Some girls smile at him.
Micheal just gives them a smile back, but doesn't say anything.
"Zora was right," Martha thought, "Girls do like seeing men in uniform."
When they got home, Martha and Micheal sat down on the couch.
"You want to go to the beach in a few days?" Micheal asked.
"All right," Martha said.
A few days later, they went to the beach.
Once they put on their swimsuits, Martha noticed that Micheal didn't look as fit as he use to be.
Martha smiled and gave him a hug anyways.
She thought it was due to his metabolism not being like it use to be.
They splashed and had fun, just like the last time.
When they sat back down Martha had a few questions for him.
"So, are you going to keep that beard?"
"Probably not."
"Are you going to get in the shape, like you were before?" Marta asked suggestively.
"I'll try as best as I can," he said.
By a few weeks later, Micheal was in better shape and had shaved off his beard.
Micheal continued to wear his uniform, especially since Martha encouraged him to.
On a sunny afternoon, Martha was laying down on her bed.
Micheal was coming over to take her out for lunch.
"It feels weird, but I feel even more attracted to Micheal now," Martha thought, "He's in shape and doesn't have a beard, just like before. He also has that attractive uniform."
"However, something's still bothering me."
Micheal came over, with his uniform on as usual.
They walk to the cafe.
Just like when he came home, girls gave Micheal looks.
When they got to the cafe, they got a table, ordered, and ate.
The waitress gave Micheal a wink, after they paid.
Martha sighed.
"Was Zora right? Should we test the waters with someone else?" she thought.
"So what do you think of getting all this attention?" Martha asked.
"I don't know," he said, "I've never gotten this much attention from girls before. It's really different."
Martha firmed up her face.
"Do you like it?"
Micheal looked down.
"Can I be honest?"
Martha nodded.
"I do," he said, "I kind of enjoy it."
Martha smiled.
"Well then, I think we should break up."
Micheal sat stunned.
_End Flashback_
"What?" Leo, Luna, Yusei, and Akiza screamed.
"But why?" Akiza asked.
"I thought that Micheal needed to get to see what other girls were like. Besides, I told him we could get back together later on."
"It was due to him getting attention from girls," Yusei said in an upset tone.
"Yusei, calm down. I told him that I don't blame him for feeling like that," Martha said, "Besides, when he was in combat, I realized something."
"What was it?" Akiza asked.
"The first person you date isn't necessarily the best and only person out there."
"Oh, so there's another man that you met?" Luna asked.
"Yeah," Martha said in dreamy tone.
Everyone leaned in close.
"But that's for another day," Martha said.
Everyone groaned.
"So what happened to Micheal?" Akiza asked.
"He dated a few people, but realized that he like being single," Martha said, "He lives in New Domino now."
"Have you contacted him recently?" Leo asked.
"No, but I should get on that," Martha said.
She walked out of the room.
Everyone stayed on the bed for a few minutes.
"That was unexpected," Leo said.
"Yeah," Luna added.
"Hey Yusei..." Akiza said.
"What?" Yusei responded.
"Don't get a military uniform to get girls to hit on you," Akiza said.
Everyone laughed.
A/N: That last joke IS NOT trying to be making fun of the military.
I respect people that serve.
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Anyways, sorry if the ending was bad.
I wanted Martha to make the split and this was the best I could do.