Mark Bowman never lacked confidence. Even in his youth, Mark tackled every task willingly but not without the proper preparation which always took months. In high school, Mark fell in love with a classmate named Misty. By senior year, they were inseparable until winter break when Misty broke up with Mark.
Mark was devastated and made it his goal in life to win back Misty then dump her so she would feel as bad as he did. She was everything to him. They had talked about having kids together, growing old together and having a happy life. Meanwhile, Misty was a free spirit and went about her days content that she had made the right decision to leave Mark. She was only being honest in that she didn’t feel the same way about Mark as he did her and besides, she wanted to date other guys. The problem with Mark was that the only feelings he would admit to were fatigue and hunger and Misty wanted someone more well-rounded.
To everyone’s surprise, Mark and Misty got back together before graduation. Mark was super-nice to Misty and Misty just couldn’t find anyone else worth dating and decided to give Mark another try. They lasted only a few months together for Mark grew paranoid about Misty.
Mark was devastated and made it his goal in life to win back Misty then dump her so she would feel as bad as he did. She was everything to him. They had talked about having kids together, growing old together and having a happy life. Meanwhile, Misty was a free spirit and went about her days content that she had made the right decision to leave Mark. She was only being honest in that she didn’t feel the same way about Mark as he did her and besides, she wanted to date other guys. The problem with Mark was that the only feelings he would admit to were fatigue and hunger and Misty wanted someone more well-rounded.
To everyone’s surprise, Mark and Misty got back together before graduation. Mark was super-nice to Misty and Misty just couldn’t find anyone else worth dating and decided to give Mark another try. They lasted only a few months together for Mark grew paranoid about Misty.
The rest of the story can be found in Life Happens: The Short Story Collection available on Amazon.com and Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=r+jozwiakowski
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