MARIA
Only one pain is worse than being dumped by the person in the world you most truly love, and that’s the pain of being trapped in pre-breakup purgatory. Maria Sanchez knew it well. Caught in it now, she felt like a bug in a toilet where the swirling tide was gradually pulling her down. What had she said to make Jon unhappy? What had she done that utterly displeased him? Why wouldn’t he just tell her? Why did he insist on this roundabout way of torturing her soul when it could all end in a moment? Knowing the answer, she sadly shook her head. Why? Because he was a boy.
Maria knew that boys and girls handled breakups differently for different reasons. When a girl grew tired of a relationship, her decision was usually quick and unexpected. It’s over. Girls didn’t mess around with who f
