The Games They Played

The first one introduced me to the other two among new friends before he moved away.

The second pretended to like me long enough to dislodge me so that another girl could go after the first, who it turned out no longer wanted me.

Later, after the third saw how the second treated me over time, third made a bid for my company.

I loved him for his excellent qualities, his witty intelligence, and his heart for standing up for me.

I thought he was my man and fought for him for so many years – way beyond his initial chivalry.