Scars Of A Broken Bond

In all their years of friendship, Sabrina had never seen Bettie shed tears so profoundly.

Through her tears, Bettie whispered, “Why did he return? After Leaving so decisively, why come back?”

Sabrina remained silent, letting her speak.

It was clear that running into Lance tonight had resurrected painful memories from years past.

For the three years Sabrina had known Bettie, Lance’s name had never crossed their conversations, as if he was a stranger.

Bettie had always been the embodiment of joy, energy, and optimism every time they met over the past few years.

but Bettie chose to lock hers away,

might have stayed concealed, lost in the recesses of

attractive men online, and why she opted for male servers to keep her company over drinks and songs, yet never genuinely gave

or maybe the hurt was so

I wished for him to stay, but he Left anyway… He’s been gone for seven years. Why did he come back now?” Bettie’s voice broke amidst her

voice quiver with pain was gut-wrenching for

Looked so upset before, at least

years ago, Bettie

my family wished for me to study overseas, I resisted, wanting to be near him. I convinced them to let me remain. But then, out of nowhere, he chose to leave, leaving no room for

more indistinct, making it difficult for Sabrina