It did seem unfair to her, and she looked up, completely ready to spit out that it hadn't much felt like he was there for her.

Except that she didn't. Couldn't. The stinging in her eyes got worse, and she just ended up biting down on her lower lip, unable to stop herself from looking briefly pained before she looked down again.

So, her family was falling apart, and now her boyfriend was walking away from her because she was too angry and proud and stupid to ask him to stay. Oh yeah, her life was just fantastic.