and it was time for Rhonda to return to her job. Rhonda was unable to find anything, but she did notice one unusual thing. Stephanie told her the type of vehicle Reggie drove and that it should be in the driveway, but there was never a vehicle sitting in the driveway the entire time Rhonda was there. Rhonda made note of her observation and headed back to work.
[Marla: I’ll be a little late getting home.]
[Michael: Everything alright?]
[Marla: Yes. Have to make a few stops]
[Michael: Ok]
Marla pulled into the parking lot of a Starbucks, nearby. Diane was already sitting inside, waiting for Marla. Marla quickly dropped her smartphone into her purse and headed into the Starbucks. Inside were mainly high school and college kids, talking, surfing the internet, and having coffee. Marla scanned the area and finally saw Diane. Diane was off in her own world and had not noticed Marla walking in. Marla quickly walked over to Diane and noticed the distraught look on her face. She walked right up to her and Diane still didn’t budge.
“Diane?”
“Oh my goodness. Hey, Marla.”
“Is something wrong”, asked Marla as she sat across from her.
“I’m done.”
“Done with what?”
“With this. This snooping around and invading people’s privacy. I want nothing to do with it.”
“Diane, you can’t stop. We have to find out what’s going on. We have to find out who this note belongs to.”
“Who cares?! Maybe we weren’t meant to know whose it is.”
“Diane, what happen?”
Diane went on to tell Marla the re-enactment of everything she saw and how Michael may have spotted her. As she told the story, she was still disturbed by what she had been through. Marla listened in disbelief. She was upset and heartbroken, expecting the worst. Thoughts started running in her head again of whether this was payback for what she had done in the past. Once Diane finished, Marla hesitated to tell what she saw. She was too busy thinking about the health of her marriage and what was to come. “Marla? Why aren’t you saying anything?” Marla realized she had to tell what she saw, but worried about how Diane would take it. Marla decided to tell her small pieces at a time, giving her the “long version”. Once Diane heard all she needed to hear, she put her head down and quietly cried to herself. Marla quickly got out of her seat, sat beside Diane, and placed her arm around her.
“What is this, Marla?”
“This is reality.”
“How do I go home? How do I face this?”
“Well, you have to remember that we both have heard some things that leave us to question our husbands, so right now we can’t point fingers. We still have to determine who it belongs to. We still don’t know what the others have discovered.”
“This is what I feared.”
“Yes. No one wants it, but we can’t live in a lie. We have to know the truth. We have a reason, Diane. We’re not looking for trouble. We found something that has to be addressed.”
###
Angie walked into her living room with a bottle of wine. Rhonda and Stephanie were sitting beside one another on the loveseat. Both were still in amazement. They had went through a bottle of wine already. Although Rhonda and Stephanie had reason to worry, Stephanie’s situation was a lot lighter, because Rhonda didn’t actually witness anything. Rhonda, on the other hand was fired up about Angie’s report. Especially since Angie was making it seem worse than what it was. “Girl, he might as well laid his head on her breasts, how close she had them up on him. I seriously believe he could’ve kissed them. ….It was getting so hot in that lobby, I had to get up and leave.” Being intoxicated, Rhonda was ready to leave and attack Jimmy. Stephanie
[Marla: I’ll be a little late getting home.]
[Michael: Everything alright?]
[Marla: Yes. Have to make a few stops]
[Michael: Ok]
Marla pulled into the parking lot of a Starbucks, nearby. Diane was already sitting inside, waiting for Marla. Marla quickly dropped her smartphone into her purse and headed into the Starbucks. Inside were mainly high school and college kids, talking, surfing the internet, and having coffee. Marla scanned the area and finally saw Diane. Diane was off in her own world and had not noticed Marla walking in. Marla quickly walked over to Diane and noticed the distraught look on her face. She walked right up to her and Diane still didn’t budge.
“Diane?”
“Oh my goodness. Hey, Marla.”
“Is something wrong”, asked Marla as she sat across from her.
“I’m done.”
“Done with what?”
“With this. This snooping around and invading people’s privacy. I want nothing to do with it.”
“Diane, you can’t stop. We have to find out what’s going on. We have to find out who this note belongs to.”
“Who cares?! Maybe we weren’t meant to know whose it is.”
“Diane, what happen?”
Diane went on to tell Marla the re-enactment of everything she saw and how Michael may have spotted her. As she told the story, she was still disturbed by what she had been through. Marla listened in disbelief. She was upset and heartbroken, expecting the worst. Thoughts started running in her head again of whether this was payback for what she had done in the past. Once Diane finished, Marla hesitated to tell what she saw. She was too busy thinking about the health of her marriage and what was to come. “Marla? Why aren’t you saying anything?” Marla realized she had to tell what she saw, but worried about how Diane would take it. Marla decided to tell her small pieces at a time, giving her the “long version”. Once Diane heard all she needed to hear, she put her head down and quietly cried to herself. Marla quickly got out of her seat, sat beside Diane, and placed her arm around her.
“What is this, Marla?”
“This is reality.”
“How do I go home? How do I face this?”
“Well, you have to remember that we both have heard some things that leave us to question our husbands, so right now we can’t point fingers. We still have to determine who it belongs to. We still don’t know what the others have discovered.”
“This is what I feared.”
“Yes. No one wants it, but we can’t live in a lie. We have to know the truth. We have a reason, Diane. We’re not looking for trouble. We found something that has to be addressed.”
###
Angie walked into her living room with a bottle of wine. Rhonda and Stephanie were sitting beside one another on the loveseat. Both were still in amazement. They had went through a bottle of wine already. Although Rhonda and Stephanie had reason to worry, Stephanie’s situation was a lot lighter, because Rhonda didn’t actually witness anything. Rhonda, on the other hand was fired up about Angie’s report. Especially since Angie was making it seem worse than what it was. “Girl, he might as well laid his head on her breasts, how close she had them up on him. I seriously believe he could’ve kissed them. ….It was getting so hot in that lobby, I had to get up and leave.” Being intoxicated, Rhonda was ready to leave and attack Jimmy. Stephanie
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