and I run an art gallery.”
“Wow, I didn’t know you even liked art.”
Lori gave Missy a furtive glance. “I wasn’t very accepting about myself back then. That’s why I hitched my wagon to your star. I didn’t know how to be myself until art school.”
“I’m glad you did. You seem very happy.”
“For the most part, I am,” she agreed, nodding enthusiastically. Then, she grew quiet until she realized she hadn’t introduced her friend standing next to her.
“I’m such an idiot. Missy, Sara, this is my friend, Grace. Grace, this is Missy and Sara, my best friends from college.”
Grace, a small and unassuming girl, shook our hands but didn’t say a word.
“Are you guys seeing the new Star Trek ?”
“Of course,” I replied. “Do you want to sit with us?” I added before I recalled the earlier tension between Missy and Lori. Oh well, I couldn’t take it back now.
“Sure, if you don’t mind.”
The four of us made our way through the crowd to find four seats together. I took the aisle since I always have to run to the ladies’ room at least once during a flick. Missy sat between me and Lori, and Grace sat on the other side of Lori. I hoped Missy wouldn’t feel too uncomfortable. She still hadn’t said a word, a miracle unto itself.
Halfway through the film, Missy excused herself to use the restroom. A few minutes later, Lori followed. Completely engrossed in the movie, it didn’t occur to me to think their absences were related.
Grace moved over to sit next to me and whispered in my ear. “Do you think we should go find them?”
“I’m sure they’re fine. Why would we need to find them?” I had already missed a few minutes earlier in the film when I ran to the bathroom, and I didn’t want to leave again.
“You know, because of what happened between them.”
“What happened between them?”
“Uh, nothing. Forget I said anything, okay?”
I nodded, as I attempted to guess what secret Missy had been keeping from me all these years. Could Missy and Lori have been lovers? If so, why wouldn’t she have told me about it? She knew I didn’t understand why Lori had grown distant from us all those years ago. What else was she keeping from me?
They returned together after a few more minutes, and I leaned over to fill in Missy on what she’d missed. She didn’t seem to care, even though she kept her eyes on the screen. I could tell she was lost in her thoughts.
When the movie ended, Missy abruptly ran off to use the restroom again. I said my goodbyes to Lori and Grace and exchanged phone numbers with Lori in order to make plans to get a drink and catch up.
By the time Missy returned, Lori and Grace were gone and she pretended as though nothing strange had occurred.
“Great movie, huh?”
I couldn’t keep myself from confronting her, as hard as I tried. I should give her the opportunity to explain, but my curiosity got the better of me.
“What’s going on between you and Lori?”
We got into the car and began to drive toward my condo. Apparently, we were no longer going out for a drink tonight.
“Nothing,” Missy replied, her eyes on the road ahead.
“Grace seemed to think there was something.”
“Grace doesn’t know what she’s talking about.”
I couldn’t believe my best friend, who I trusted with my deepest, darkest secrets, wouldn’t share.
“You’re lying to me. Missy, were you and Lori lovers?”
She stayed silent for a long minute. “No.”
“Do you know why she stopped hanging out with us?”
Missy turned to me. “It was a long time ago, Sara. Just forget about it, okay?” She resumed her focus to the road and turned on the music.
I didn’t want to fight with her. I didn’t even know how to fight with her. In the end, I decided to give her more time to confide in me with her secret before tackling the subject of Lori with her again.
We said goodnight and gave each other our usual hug, but the tension remained. Whether we wanted it to or
“Wow, I didn’t know you even liked art.”
Lori gave Missy a furtive glance. “I wasn’t very accepting about myself back then. That’s why I hitched my wagon to your star. I didn’t know how to be myself until art school.”
“I’m glad you did. You seem very happy.”
“For the most part, I am,” she agreed, nodding enthusiastically. Then, she grew quiet until she realized she hadn’t introduced her friend standing next to her.
“I’m such an idiot. Missy, Sara, this is my friend, Grace. Grace, this is Missy and Sara, my best friends from college.”
Grace, a small and unassuming girl, shook our hands but didn’t say a word.
“Are you guys seeing the new Star Trek ?”
“Of course,” I replied. “Do you want to sit with us?” I added before I recalled the earlier tension between Missy and Lori. Oh well, I couldn’t take it back now.
“Sure, if you don’t mind.”
The four of us made our way through the crowd to find four seats together. I took the aisle since I always have to run to the ladies’ room at least once during a flick. Missy sat between me and Lori, and Grace sat on the other side of Lori. I hoped Missy wouldn’t feel too uncomfortable. She still hadn’t said a word, a miracle unto itself.
Halfway through the film, Missy excused herself to use the restroom. A few minutes later, Lori followed. Completely engrossed in the movie, it didn’t occur to me to think their absences were related.
Grace moved over to sit next to me and whispered in my ear. “Do you think we should go find them?”
“I’m sure they’re fine. Why would we need to find them?” I had already missed a few minutes earlier in the film when I ran to the bathroom, and I didn’t want to leave again.
“You know, because of what happened between them.”
“What happened between them?”
“Uh, nothing. Forget I said anything, okay?”
I nodded, as I attempted to guess what secret Missy had been keeping from me all these years. Could Missy and Lori have been lovers? If so, why wouldn’t she have told me about it? She knew I didn’t understand why Lori had grown distant from us all those years ago. What else was she keeping from me?
They returned together after a few more minutes, and I leaned over to fill in Missy on what she’d missed. She didn’t seem to care, even though she kept her eyes on the screen. I could tell she was lost in her thoughts.
When the movie ended, Missy abruptly ran off to use the restroom again. I said my goodbyes to Lori and Grace and exchanged phone numbers with Lori in order to make plans to get a drink and catch up.
By the time Missy returned, Lori and Grace were gone and she pretended as though nothing strange had occurred.
“Great movie, huh?”
I couldn’t keep myself from confronting her, as hard as I tried. I should give her the opportunity to explain, but my curiosity got the better of me.
“What’s going on between you and Lori?”
We got into the car and began to drive toward my condo. Apparently, we were no longer going out for a drink tonight.
“Nothing,” Missy replied, her eyes on the road ahead.
“Grace seemed to think there was something.”
“Grace doesn’t know what she’s talking about.”
I couldn’t believe my best friend, who I trusted with my deepest, darkest secrets, wouldn’t share.
“You’re lying to me. Missy, were you and Lori lovers?”
She stayed silent for a long minute. “No.”
“Do you know why she stopped hanging out with us?”
Missy turned to me. “It was a long time ago, Sara. Just forget about it, okay?” She resumed her focus to the road and turned on the music.
I didn’t want to fight with her. I didn’t even know how to fight with her. In the end, I decided to give her more time to confide in me with her secret before tackling the subject of Lori with her again.
We said goodnight and gave each other our usual hug, but the tension remained. Whether we wanted it to or
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