My Life After Now

by Jessica Verdi

[layawaydragon]

Lucy was really, really stupid at times. I get that she's the naive and sheltered type but hooking up with her ex with a condom and then shying away from the new dude because "they didn't want to risk it and go there"? Ugh. And it's not like she learned her lesson about fucking Ty without telling him and felt bad about. She just felt stupid because he's a douchebag and she was stupid to fuck him again. (even without being HIV+ that was a dumb move.)

And fuck the mom blaming. That shit is so weak. You don't need a druggie mom who was never there in order to make dumb decisions like getting drunk, having a one night stand and not using it condom. It doesn't take that circumstance to go into denial and not want to deal with your diagnosis. But noooo, Lucy couldn't stop blaming herself, which was self-destructive so let's blame the mom! That's healthy. Such a fucking cop out.

I did like how she handled the principal and the play idea at the end.

The last line is so cheesy, I fucking hate it. Why would you do that? Ugh. It reminds me of South Park's HIV episode where Cartman says he's "positive" about everything after being diagnosed.