High School Happiness
Ruby was a huge fan of high school reunions, because she had been to so many. Not only did she like going to her own, but she often would go with her friends. She had developed some very close relationships over the years with friends she made when she was a kid.
When Ruby graduated high school, she attended a community college. She never really knew what she wanted to do, but just kept going to school hoping for some type of inspiration. When Ruby was 20, she met Ruben and moved to Texas. Within a few months, Ruby was married and expecting a baby. Her life was changing so fast. She felt as though it was under control, but being away from her friends and family wasn't the life she anticipated.
Within a few years and 3 children later, Ruby and her husband Ruben moved back to her hometown. Ruby was thrilled, because she wanted to be around not only her family, but her friends from childhood. She was hoping to allow her kids to have the same environment she experienced as a kid. Ruby was so happy, but she wanted to go back to college to get her degree, so that she could help support her family.
Over the next few years it was very hard for Ruby trying to work and maintain her college classes. She had started a state school hoping to get her degree in Accounting. During the time her kids were growing, and her husband Ruben was working at a local health clinic in the x-ray department.
Ruby's marriage was existing at best. Ruby has suspected him to be cheating, because she noticed he was always getting text messages. She wasn't texting him, and he always walked off to answer them. One night Ruby asked Ruben what he had been up to and if he was cheating. Ruben said he was cheating with a girl he worked with. Ruby knew it was time to let Ruben go after several years of a painful marriage.
Family and friends always were Ruby's support system. Ruby had grown up with these people, and they had never let her down. Everyone she knew was happy Ruben was out of the picture.
Getting through the hard divorce was just part of the process. Ruben decided a move back to Texas was his next step. He wanted his kids with him, but knew that Ruby should have them. He and Ruby agreed that summers would be Ruben's time with his three kids. Then Ruby would get her three month break to hang out and visit her friends.
Ruby had planned to attend plenty of high school reunions all over the state. Her friends were from several different cities, so she got invited to everything. Traveling was something Ruby loved to do when her kids her gone. She was able to see many different sites, and also have some alone Ruby time. Ruby was looking forward to each summer, but would always miss her kids while they were gone with Ruben.
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