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faith in men so many times, that she felt she was destined to be alone. It was a horrible feeling, knowing that you had so much to offer a man and you just couldn’t meet the one that valued you. Her ex-boyfriend had left the country and her parents had lived and worked overseas and now her sister had left her too. It was like everyone she cared about had gone their separate ways.
    She changed into a pair of black, wet look jeans and a black frilly blouse. She wasn’t accustomed to wearing all black, but she was in a dark mood and she didn’t feel like wearing anything bright. She picked up her gold clutch and her car keys and closed the door behind her. Then turned up the volume on the radio and drove to the city, where the bustling crowds of people, made her feel so much better.

Chapter Three
    J ackie stayed in touch with her sister in the past few weeks by phone, as they had both been too busy to catch up in person. Jackie worked full-time and by the time she got home she had to make something to eat and go to bed. Her sister had dropped by quickly, one Saturday afternoon to pick up her belongings, before going back to be with her fiancé. It wasn’t an easy adjustment for Jackie, but she had to grin and bear it, until she met the man of her dreams too. She always believed that there was someone for everyone, the only problem was that she hadn’t met him yet.
    When Sunday came around, there was a cool breeze blowing outside and a gentle speck of sunlight. Jackie went for a twenty minute stroll by the lake, to get some fresh air to relieve some anxiety. It felt good to breathe in the fresh air, as she was so accustomed to being indoors due to her work. Although she enjoyed going for short walks on Sunday afternoons, there was one thing that always made her feel uneasy.
    She would always see couples walking together holding hands and chatting to each other blissfully and sometimes she would see them kissing and that would always hurt. In her heart of hearts, she knew she could offer the right man all her love and make him happy. She believed relationships were significant and were worth all the work, to grow and prosper into something beautiful. She longed to be married someday and live a long and happy life, filled with lots of love and laughter with the right man, who would cherish her.
    Going home that afternoon to an empty house gave her a cold feeling, she hated not having someone around, she was so used to her sister being there, that she sometimes didn’t know how to cope. She wanted to call her most nights, that’s when she felt the void more, but she didn’t want to impose on her new life with Liam. She knew what couples in love got up to in the evenings and she didn’t want to interfere, it had only been a few weeks, since they had moved in together.
    She was overjoyed with her sister’s happiness and although she felt sorry for herself, she was determined to remain optimistic about her love life. She had learnt from past relationships, that you can’t force someone to be with you, they are either into you or they are not. That’s what she found so fascinating about Carrie’s relationship with Liam, that they were so in sync with each other. He was so supportive, even when she had lost her job, Carrie had told her, that Liam had joked but embraced her newly unemployed status, saying how he didn’t care if she worked ever again, he would always provide for her, in good times and in bad. That was a real man, one who loved you unconditionally, this was not just love, in Jackie’s eyes, it was pure love!
    She knew Liam was truly the right man for her sister, because if someone loves you when you are down and out, they always will. She always believed true love was unconditional, it never set rules on you, nor did it try to make you do something you didn’t feel comfortable with. The real men, the good men of this world loved you unconditionally, not for your bank balance. Jackie knew her sister Carrie