Theme Piece 2, Week 14

                She wandered aimlessly around TJ Maxx, disappointed there was nothing to buy. Shopping was the one thing she could always count on to make her feel better but it wasn’t working today. She knew she was in trouble.

                She knew it would be hard when he left, thought she was prepared for it. It was what she wanted, no question, so the pain she was feeling was unexpected. Now she wasn’t sure if she’d done the right, if she even knew what she wanted at all.

                “It hadn’t been that bad,” she thought as she sifted through the clearance rack displaying the fashion rejects of spring. Disproportioned stripes in loud oranges and blues hadn’t been as popular as designers had hoped. Neither had the sailor themed shirts with sexy cutouts in the back. Cute, but every girl must have thought the same thing she had. How would you wear a bra? She couldn’t believe now that she could go shopping whenever she wanted without getting a lecture about saving money, there wasn’t anything to buy. The universe hated her.

                She saw a black, flowing top with a low-cut draped back. “He would love that on me,” she thought and tears welled up in her eyes. Why was this so hard?? They fought every day; he came home late every night. Didn’t remember the last time he took her out to dinner and most of the time she felt like his maid, not his girlfriend. He cheated on her, lied to her, embarrassed her. She put the shirt back on the rack and went to look at the shoes. They were the one thing she knew she could count on.