The Battle

“But you have battling for so long… I can’t believe this is happening again.” I had a hard time looking at Amanda because I didn’t want to see her cry. I had had enough heartbreak in my life to where I didn’t know if I could handle any more tragedy. If she cried, I would cry and I didn’t think I had enough tears left. 

I wanted to believe her. I wanted to work as hard as she did so I could help. Help her get better. But there were too many inconsistencies for her story to make sense. Amanda’s newest story was that she had been fired from her job for sexual harassment. An accusation that didn’t surprise me. Amanda was always on the lookout for a new partner and once she got fixated on a particular person (man or woman) she was hard pressed to let go until she had won. She wouldn’t take no for an answer and wouldn’t listen to anyone’s warnings. Hearing her talk about it, Amanda had done nothing wrong and all of her love had been returned. Returned and amplified enough to where she thought she was getting married within the month. 

I knew this was not the first time Amanda had been fired from a job for inappropriate behavior, but I knew I had to distance myself from her. If I had known she was sinister enough to target me next, I would never have pulled back as quickly as I did.