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The Chapter I Skipped — A Writing Challenge
I did something crazy during a breakup, and it worked
We are reeling from the shock of the news.
A family friend’s son drove his truck into a massive tree — on purpose.
He had been drinking.
The story that came out was that his girlfriend had broken up with him. He had been about to propose.
After she told him they were over, he blew up her phone with messages begging her to come back until she blocked him.
That was perhaps the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Looking from the outside, you see a tall, blond, good-looking young man who works for the city’s public transit. You think the world is his oyster.
So, why would he do something like this?
It’s easy for us to judge.
Some of us do crazy things after a breakup. Some do cringe things.
I recall what I did. I’d write heart-rending essays via text (I’m a blogger after all). I’d get angry, sad, frustrated, and mad when I realized I was being ignored.
In my defense, I believed I was fighting for the love I believed in.
