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"You understand nothing," the big man turns and glares at me. "I was going to break up with her anyway. I thought I had a chance with someone else, but she apparently changed her mind, after what kept happening when I was around you. You only saved me the hassle of breaking Tina's heart."
For a second I was angry that he'd been ready to hurt Tina like that, but at the same time, I was also curious. But then I remember the look in his eyes that night in the basement, and know he was just trying to save face.
"Why did you want to break up with Tina?" I asked, playing along.
He looks at me for a while, and I wonder what's going through his mind. There are times that I wish I can read minds instead of making my switches, but things are as they were.
After a few uncomfortable seconds, he decides to answer. "She was being too needy; talking about marriage, and kids. I'm not ready for that, so I was going to dump her."
