Stories

She stayed with the man who beat her for three years, because of "the story". They met in the science fiction section of a bookstore. They argued heatedly over whether there were any talented female writers and three hours later they were making love in his apartment. It was a romantic story to her. Something that would make a great movie. A story she could tell at parties.

She stayed with the man who loved his mother more than her for two years, because of "the story". They met at a coffee shop, though she didn't remember the meeting. Months later they met on her first day at a new job. Two months later they moved in together. It was a story full of fate to her. Something that would envied by her friends. A story to tell her children and grandchildren.

She stayed with the man who loved her but she didn't love back for a year, because of "the story". They met at a dinner party. It was love at first sight, for him. He pursued her and wooed her, until she finally said yes. It was a sweet story. Something that proved her worth. A story she could tell friends and family.

She thinks she's given up on "the story". She's with a man who she met through a friend and she grew to love quickly. But she's reconnected with old friends, and re-met an old flame. And what a great story that would make. To fall in love again with your first love. Such a great romantic story. Something that would envied by everyone. A story she could tell friends and family.