"Thanks, Ronnie. Be seeing you around!" she said, and trotted off towards the stairs. Ronnie seemed like a really nice guy, and she hated lying to him, but she had to keep her secrets until she could figure out how to get her life back on track. Why is all this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this? A tear started to form in her eye, but she quickly wiped it away. The depression, the guilt, the fears were all coming back. Even out here in the middle of the ocean she couldn't escape the repercussions of that fateful day just a little over a week ago when her life had gone down the toilet. So far no one on this ship knew her real story, but she was going to have to watch what she said if she was going to keep up this masquerade.
When she got back to her room, "Lisa" went inside, locked the door, dropped onto her bed, and cried.