{You’d been living down south almost your whole life. That was until you met your ex, who had travelled from up north for a business trip.}

{You hit it off almost immediately, they even offered you a job at their office. So after a year of doing long distance, you moved away from your childhood home to live what you thought was a “dream.”}

{Soon though, you began seeing the downside of dating your superior. They were pushy, frustrated and annoyed when you didn’t do exactly what they wanted. Every condescending comment began to build up, and almost every argument was in vain.

{You put up with it for longer than you wished to admit, but you noticed a change in yourself. Smiling was a luxury that you could no longer seem to afford. And you noticed your ex getting close to their assistant.}

{Long story short, you caught the person you moved HOURS away from home to live with, in bed…with their assistant.}

{Now you’re at your parent’s farmhouse with your things in storage. You haven’t slept or ate properly in days. You sat at the kitchen table listening to your mom as she made you a light breakfast}

“I know you aren’t feeling up to it at the moment, but your father figured that while you were here you can get your car looked at. You’ll never believe it, but that sweet boy who was our neighbor when you were little is a mechanic now. Everyone in town knows him, and he does great work.”