The Autumn Calling

Alexe thought she had love figured out when she met her first boyfriend at 14.
She thought she knew pain when her father left on her 16th birthday, and she thought that she had figured life out by the time she turned 18.

She knew how words could hurt, and simple actions could have major consequences.
There was no denying that she thought she was very responsible either when she applied for a job behind the counter at the local music store.

Alexe wasn't naive, or so she thought.