-1There was only one word to describe her best when it came to love, PREJUDICE. Love was not Faye Valentine’s favorite subject. To her it was just a four letter word, a fantasy that only exists in utopia. “I don’t need a man to be happy,” that was her philosophy, what she lived by.

“So Faye excited about tonight.” said Lea.

“Why should I be.” said Faye.

“Why shouldn’t you be, this is the biggest party since, I don’t even no when,” said Lea franticly.

“Its only a party, nothing special,” said Faye.

“Your so pessimistic,”

“And your to optimistic,” replied Faye.

“No seriously Faye, you need to lighten up, and you no the best way to do that,” said Lea. “Do I really want to know,” said Faye uninterested.

“A boyfriend, that’s what you need,” said Lea.

“No, what I need is some ice cream, your all out,” said Faye showing off the empty ice cream container.

“I’ll get some later, now put on you dress, your uncle will be here soon,” said Lea.

Faye walked into Lea’s room and got ready. She really didn’t want to go to the party, which by the way was to celebrate her homecoming.

“Why do I need a homecoming party anyway,” said Faye.

“Why not, you’ve been gone for like five, six years,” said Lea coming in the room.

“Six in a half, so it doesn’t mean I need a homecoming party,” she said.

“Why are you really upset,” asked Lea.

“You know every time there is a party my mother tries to get me to talk to all the single guys,” answered Faye.

“That’s why you don’t want to go,”

“Duh, that’s what this whole party is about, to find me a husband,”

“A husband,”

“Yea she’s beyond boyfriend she wants to find me a husband,”

“Sucks to be you,”

“You have no idea,”

The Party

“Faye you look beautiful,”

“Stop sucking up Spike,” said Faye. She wore a long white gown, no sleeves, that showed her backside.

“I say a compliment and she says I’m sucking up, how rude.” he replied.

“Thank you, now excuse me,” she said.

She walked away from him to the other side of the ballroom where Lea was sitting. If it was one person Faye didn’t like conversating with it was Spike. It was his fault she gave up on love. Years ago they had been in a relationship. After two years Faye believed Spike was finally going to propose. He took her out one night to dinner after coming back from a one month business trip. She thought he was going to ask her to marry him but instead he told her he wanted to break up, that he had found someone new. Her name was Julia, he met her while he was in Mars doing business for the syndicate. He admitted cheating on her with Julia and told her that he was in love with her. After that they never saw each other again.

“I saw you talking with Spike, what he say,” said Lea.

“He just said I looked beautiful, I left before he could say anything else.”

She looked over to where Spike was, Julia was standing next to him chatting. That same day when Spike told Faye he wanted to break up she met Julia. Julia politely smiled and said hi but Faye didn’t answer back. She just ran. Ran out of the restaurant, out of Spike’s life. He didn’t even come after her. The next time she saw him was when he came to get his stuff, Julia waited outside by the car. “Take care of yourself,” he told her. She nodded and he kissed her cheek then left.

“There still together,” said Lea.

“I don’t care, I’m finally over Spike,”

“But you still have hard feelings,”

“Well of course, I can’t forgive that he cheated on me and embarrassed me by saying it in public. I mean who does that, who takes their girlfriend to a nice restaurant to tell her he cheated and wants to break up.” said Faye.

“Yea, that’s just stupid,” said Lea.

Someone taps Faye’s shoulder lightly. Faye looks over her shoulder and sees Julia. She standing and faces her.

“Hi,” says Julia. Faye just looks at her. ’Why is she talking to me.’

“I’m Julia,” she says extended her hand.

“I know,” says Faye. Julia puts her hand down.

“I just wanted to say hi, and sorry about Spike an all,”

“what’s done is done, I’m over it, really,” says Faye. Julia nodded and walked off.

“You have no idea now much she gets on my nerves with her little sweet and polite attitude of hers. Its sickening.” said Lea taking a sip of her wine.