Mary wondered what John was doing all day long. Even when she tried not to think about him, she couldn't. In her dreams, he would be there holding her close. She just couldn't accept that John had moved on, forgot all about her and her crazy antics. But Mary was persistent -- she often called him from private numbers trying to figure out where he was. She even drove past his house to see if his car was there, it made her calm to see it parked in the driveway. John thought about Mary occasionally, but deep down he knew that she didn't change. She would always be the same, dull and narcissistic. Mary wondered how she could get John back, tried to make him jealous by bringing new guys around in hopes he would spot them with her. But he never did. Mary didn't get the chance to see John again (except for in her dreams). She often cried to her father wishing she could be with John. But her father never liked John anyway and always felt she was better than he was. Mary was very vain, all she cared about was the thoughts of friends and never about what John liked.
John reached out to Mary to say he was sorry for hurting her, but Mary's pride got the best of her and she couldn't accept his apology. Now, she wished that she did. She couldn't accept this was the end of their relationship. "Where was he working?" "What did he do for fun now?" "Did he have a new girlfriend?" All these questions raced through her mind and it drove her to places it never had been before. She started to take drastic measures to find John (although he surely didn't want to be found). She sent out her friends and family to follow him and "run" into him while he was out.
John finally felt free, he didn't have to worry about Mary anymore. Her problems didn't belong to him, he could finally breathe. He started a new job and was making a substantial amount of money. He spent most of his free time fixing his new car, a Dodge Charger. It was black as the dark sky and he loved it. He even named it Black Beauty.
Mary stayed home day after day, her mind consumed by a love that would never return. She couldn't hold a job and her friends used her when no one else was around. Her real best friend was her father, they did almost everything together. He taught her about cars and he would even go shopping with her (even though he hated it).
The years went by and Mary kept living with that phony smile on her face. She pretended she was happy and everyone believed her. But deep down she was sad, she made a big mistake and knew she couldn't take it back. Her main comfort was food and that was what truly made her happy. Pot pies and pizza were some of her favorites. Everything reminded her of John, even foods that she knew he loved too.
Mary realized she gained a lot of weight when John left her. She was disgusted by her reflection in the mirror. She knew if John saw her now, he would be disgusted too. She had enough and decided to enroll in a gym. It was a new day and Mary decided it was going to be a new her. She got ready in the early morning and went straight to the gym. As soon as she walked in, she noticed a guy walking out. Their eyes met and she couldn't believe it. John was standing right in front of her! The moment she once yearned for turned into a total nightmare. Of all days, this was the last she wanted him to see her. "Hi," John said. Mary looked down embarrassed and said "Hi John!" That was it, he was gone in the blink of an eye. Mary started to wonder if he was even there at all or if she was imagining him. Shockingly, he was there. She looked back as he walked to his car. He was in the best shape of his life and smelt really good. Now Mary felt discouraged, John looked so great and she was a walking disaster.
When Mary got home all she did was cry. She was too upset to even tell her father what had happened. John felt bad that he was so cold to Mary, but he knew it had to be this way.
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