Once I'm finished with my tale, I actually shed some tears, and Aurora just hands me a tissue to wipe them all off.
"Now then…" Leigh segues, "it's also time for me to state my side of the story that united Fred and I."
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Losing Tara back then indeed became the start of my downward spiral.
Meeting Flavio after that actually turned this woman who has lost her innocence into a woman who actually didn't care about the world she was in.
I was still in high school, and I skipped classes from time to time, discovering the wonders of alcohol.
And with alcohol, came the discovery of having on-and-off boyfriends.
Yes, you've heard it right, Fred.
I've had a boyfriend every other week.
And he and I would always date whenever we were drunk.
But even with that kind of relationship, I told him that I would really beat him to a pulp if ever he took my virginity.