00:00What did you say to him?
00:01I just said you were sad.
00:02We're not sad, we're fine.
00:03We are not, you don't care about me, don't ask me about school.
00:06You promised daddy you'd take care of me.
00:08I promised daddy, well you know what?
00:09Bernie's daddy promised me the world, and daddy didn't honor his promise,
00:12and I will break every promise I make to your daddy, alright?
00:15My husband had an affair with my close friend.
00:17They went public with their relationship on a television show,
00:19humiliating me in front of countless people.
00:21But life had to go on.
00:22I quickly packed my bags and left home without looking back.
00:24I moved back to my mother's house with my daughter.
00:26Yet even so, I felt completely unmotivated every day.
00:28At times, I couldn't help but watch old videos of my husband.
00:31My daughter noticed my struggle and ended up calling him behind my back.
00:33I felt utterly ashamed.
00:35I didn't want him to think we couldn't manage without him.
00:37I tried to make an effort, but whenever I went into town to look for work,
00:40people gave me strange looks.
00:41Excuse me.
00:43Bertie! Bertie Calvert, Cal!
00:45I heard you were back in town!
00:47I could barely remember my childhood classmates,
00:49but since I needed help, I pretended to recognize them.
00:51I saw you on television.
00:53Really?
00:53I taped it, yeah.
00:55After an hour had passed, the manager finally opened the door.
00:57You have no idea who I am, do you?
01:00No.
01:01Sorry.
01:02She began describing how she looked as a child,
01:04and only then did I finally remember her.
01:05When she asked about my skills, I felt extremely awkward.
01:07How fast do you type?
01:08Don't type.
01:09Computer skills?
01:10Don't compute.
01:11In the end, she referred me to a job at a photo studio.
01:13When I arrived, the manager explained all the guidelines to me.
01:16Just as I expected, the first customer took one look at me
01:19and started talking nonstop.
01:20Her words seemed comforting, but they only made me feel worse.
01:22After she left, the machine suddenly malfunctioned,
01:24and all the photos turned out completely black.
01:26Unsurprisingly, the customer criticized me.
01:28You think Debbie Lynn gets married every day?
01:30Debbie Lynn, isn't this her fourth?
01:32It is her fifth.
01:33My first love, Justin, was there watching me struggle.
01:36Thankfully, he persuaded the boss on my behalf, and I wasn't fired.
01:39We started talking about our high school days and gradually grew closer.
01:41He took me fishing out on the lake,
01:43and I felt a sense of relaxation I hadn't known in years,
01:45just like when we were students.
01:47Sometime later, my mother invited him over for dinner without asking me.
01:49But right before the meal, he suddenly confessed his feelings for me.
01:52I wasn't ready to start a new relationship yet.
01:54You get out of here, my daddy is coming back.
01:56And he loves me, and he wants my mother, and he'll kill you if you ever come.
02:00Stop it, Bernice.
02:01Tell him.
02:01Be quiet.
02:02The argument gave me a headache, so I asked him to leave.
02:04Right after, I heard my daughter cursing.
02:06I scolded her, telling her it wasn't right,
02:08but she still believes her father will come back.
02:09He loves me.
02:10He loves me, even if he doesn't love you.
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