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Chapter 3
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Who gets changed first?
Eric
"He seems like a nice guy."
Marcia nearly jumped off the bench. She had been so focused on her phone that she hadn't noticed the other person sit down next to her on the bench.
"He is," she said without thinking. "He's nice and kind and wonderful and so patient and we've been together for the past five years and it's been amazing until..." Her mind finally caught up with her mouth and she stopped talking. Get a hold of yourself, she thought, you're not the kind of person to blab her whole life story to some stranger on a bench just because of one bad date. She started to stand as she said, "I'm sorry, I should go."
"Until what?" they asked. "I'd like to hear the rest of the story."
Something in their voice made Marcia sit back down. "Until... I realized that this could be it. That I could actually see a future with Eric and I'm not sure if I like it." Jesus, I haven't even told this to my therapist. I don't know if I'd even put it into words for myself. Marcia finally took a breath and looked over at her companion.
They were... nondescript. Jeans and a heavy jacket hid any hint of their figure, and their face looked like someone that she might pass on the street 20 times every day. "And what wouldn't you like about it?"
Again, Marcia's mouth started talking before her brain registered that she'd been asked a question. "It's that he's almost perfect. Life with him would be good. But almost is what gets me. What if there is the perfect man out there? What if I could have the perfect life but settle for this one instead?"
The stranger smiled and leaned in close. Some far corner of Marcia's brain was screaming at her to get up, look away, run, leave, but she leaned in just the same. "What would make him perfect?"
"I wish..."
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Made for Each Other
Becoming their dream partner's dream partner
A couple both make a wish to be the person that their partner wants them to be. But as they change for each other, their wants change and change each other anew.
Updated on Feb 6, 2024
by NoWinSituation
Created on Feb 6, 2024
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