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Becky.”
Abby heard her let out a long breath. It sounded serious. “I dropped out of my master’s program.”
“What? When?”
“Last spring. And actually, to be more precise, I was kicked out. I couldn’t handle the demands of the program. I think I was homesick too. I ended up failing two of the required courses, and that was it…”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I was… embarrassed, I guess. I still am. Mom and Dad still don’t know.”
“What?” I shouted through the phone. “Don’t you think they’d want to know?”
“I thought I could find a decent job out here first, you know? Soften the blow. I have my college degree. I know I can find something.”
“So what have you been doing since last Spring?”
“Waitressing,” she managed to get out in a soft voice. “Four nights a week covers my expenses. I wanted to keep my days free to keep interviewing for policy jobs. There’s just so few of them right now. And they all want experience or a Master’s degree, or for me to do a free internship. It’s been pretty depressing…”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I don’t know. I wanted to, but I didn’t know how. At first, I didn’t want you to worry. You had enough on your plate with your studies and clinicals. After a while, I was ashamed to call. Things have been going so well for you, and I’m really proud of you, Abby. Maybe I was a little jealous too.”
“I’m sorry you went through that alone, Becky. You know I would have done anything I could, to be there for you.”
“Yeah. I know.”
“I wish you had told me. You…you were my strength when mom died. I couldn’t have gotten through it without you and Dad.”
Abby heard Rebecca crying softly on the other end. “Awww, honey. I’m so sorry.”
The crying turned to full blown sobs. “I don’t know what I’m gonna do…” she bawled.
Abby waited and listened. It was hard to help her with the distance between them, but she was sure listening and being there for her was better than letting her face it alone. Eventually, Rebecca’s sobs dissipated to soft whimpers.
“I’m afraid to go home, Abby. I can’t face Mom and Dad.”
“Does Rob know?”
“Yes. I made him swear he wouldn’t tell a soul. You know he’s a vault.”
“Yeah, I remember. So how can I help?”
“I don’t know…”
“Maybe I can come home when you’re ready to tell your parents. I think they’ll be a lot more understanding than you think.”
“I don’t know about them being understanding, but I appreciate your offer to be there for me.”
“Think about it. I can drive home over spring break, if you want. Or any weekend after March. I can’t risk driving during a blizzard again.”
“I’d bet. That must have been awful.”
“Yes…There was only one silver lining.”
“What’s that?”
It was Abby’s turn to break down crying. She cried and cried, and sobbed before she recovered enough to tell Rebecca everything about what had happened with Andrew.
“I feel like such a fool,” Abby said softly. “I thought it was real. I thought he meant everything he said to me.”
“I’m sorry, hun. And now I feel horrible for sending you those articles. I was out of line. I hope they didn’t make things worse between you.”
“It’s okay. They didn’t. I told you. I haven’t read any of them.”
“Why not?”
“I wanted him to tell me. In his own words, you know? The media isn’t always factual or objective.”
“You haven’t changed a bit, Abby. I’m still sorry.”
“I miss him,” Abby said, and a new flood of tears came from out of nowhere. “I can’t get his smile out of my head. Or his touch. Or how he held me. Oh God, I feel so broken now, like I won’t be okay for a really long time.”
“It’ll be okay, hun. Maybe he’ll call.”
“I don’t think so.”
“Men are weird. Sometimes it takes them a while to smarten up.”
Rebecca was back to her old self again. She apologized again
Abby heard her let out a long breath. It sounded serious. “I dropped out of my master’s program.”
“What? When?”
“Last spring. And actually, to be more precise, I was kicked out. I couldn’t handle the demands of the program. I think I was homesick too. I ended up failing two of the required courses, and that was it…”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I was… embarrassed, I guess. I still am. Mom and Dad still don’t know.”
“What?” I shouted through the phone. “Don’t you think they’d want to know?”
“I thought I could find a decent job out here first, you know? Soften the blow. I have my college degree. I know I can find something.”
“So what have you been doing since last Spring?”
“Waitressing,” she managed to get out in a soft voice. “Four nights a week covers my expenses. I wanted to keep my days free to keep interviewing for policy jobs. There’s just so few of them right now. And they all want experience or a Master’s degree, or for me to do a free internship. It’s been pretty depressing…”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I don’t know. I wanted to, but I didn’t know how. At first, I didn’t want you to worry. You had enough on your plate with your studies and clinicals. After a while, I was ashamed to call. Things have been going so well for you, and I’m really proud of you, Abby. Maybe I was a little jealous too.”
“I’m sorry you went through that alone, Becky. You know I would have done anything I could, to be there for you.”
“Yeah. I know.”
“I wish you had told me. You…you were my strength when mom died. I couldn’t have gotten through it without you and Dad.”
Abby heard Rebecca crying softly on the other end. “Awww, honey. I’m so sorry.”
The crying turned to full blown sobs. “I don’t know what I’m gonna do…” she bawled.
Abby waited and listened. It was hard to help her with the distance between them, but she was sure listening and being there for her was better than letting her face it alone. Eventually, Rebecca’s sobs dissipated to soft whimpers.
“I’m afraid to go home, Abby. I can’t face Mom and Dad.”
“Does Rob know?”
“Yes. I made him swear he wouldn’t tell a soul. You know he’s a vault.”
“Yeah, I remember. So how can I help?”
“I don’t know…”
“Maybe I can come home when you’re ready to tell your parents. I think they’ll be a lot more understanding than you think.”
“I don’t know about them being understanding, but I appreciate your offer to be there for me.”
“Think about it. I can drive home over spring break, if you want. Or any weekend after March. I can’t risk driving during a blizzard again.”
“I’d bet. That must have been awful.”
“Yes…There was only one silver lining.”
“What’s that?”
It was Abby’s turn to break down crying. She cried and cried, and sobbed before she recovered enough to tell Rebecca everything about what had happened with Andrew.
“I feel like such a fool,” Abby said softly. “I thought it was real. I thought he meant everything he said to me.”
“I’m sorry, hun. And now I feel horrible for sending you those articles. I was out of line. I hope they didn’t make things worse between you.”
“It’s okay. They didn’t. I told you. I haven’t read any of them.”
“Why not?”
“I wanted him to tell me. In his own words, you know? The media isn’t always factual or objective.”
“You haven’t changed a bit, Abby. I’m still sorry.”
“I miss him,” Abby said, and a new flood of tears came from out of nowhere. “I can’t get his smile out of my head. Or his touch. Or how he held me. Oh God, I feel so broken now, like I won’t be okay for a really long time.”
“It’ll be okay, hun. Maybe he’ll call.”
“I don’t think so.”
“Men are weird. Sometimes it takes them a while to smarten up.”
Rebecca was back to her old self again. She apologized again
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