I knew the ending from the very beginning.
Her preoccupation with her ex- lover.
I ignored my instinct against my better judgment. I did my best to distract her and that I did for a-bit. My friends held their tongues patiently as I fell head over heels.
Her ex- lover came back and they played house (again). Even the neighbor said “Don’t get too close as you know she will go in the end”.