She was just looking for an easy escape. If Meri really wanted out, there's this awesome thing called getting your own life. It starts with getting a job, finding an affordable apartment, etc. This belief that salvation on this earth and the next depends on the man you are with has got to feel like a load of cr@p to Meri... why not start finding real people and real friends in the here and now? Oh right, I forgot. You can't grift your way along for all that much time before they catch on.
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