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72 years ago
Tina went into town the next day hoping to see Carmelo again. After they talked and almost kissed, she hoped he would come find her, but it was like he disappeared.
Unfortunately, her parents doubled down on their efforts to marry her off. Her father brought up friends that he wanted her to meet, and her mother told her she needed to listen to her father. She hated every minute of it, but she suffered through it.
Her father invited another friend over that night with his wife and son. Tina knew Mark from school. He’d been a year older than her and was a jerk. He made fun of her friend because her boobs weren’t big enough. Tina had no interest in him, but she pasted on a smile and spent the night telling him how funny he was while secretly wishing she could stab him in t
