‘Ok, but if you ever do feel like talking, I am always ready to listen,’ She said lovingly. ‘Thanks mom, I said ending our conversation. As I ha...d predicted, after I explained some of the hardships they had been through, my uncle didn’t have a problem with me helping out Jenny and her mother, so around about ten o’clock an old rickety car pulls into the shop with Ms. Stapleton behind the wheel, and Jenny riding shotgun. As she had promised Jenny’s mother, who I found out was named Karen, had. "Hi Ev, what's up?" she said brightly. She hadn't heard from her sister Evelyn for a couple of weeks."Oh, Ellie, it's horrible. I can't believe what's happened. It's horrible," her sister wailed."Ev, calm down ... what's horrible?" Eleanor asked firmly."It's Julie. She's been raped, Ellie. She's been raped ... at a Grad party. She's in the hospital," Evelyn sobbed."Oh, no! That's awful. How is she? Is she going to be all right?" I think so. The doctor thinks so. She was drugged, Ellie. Some guy. " I say to him with a quiver in my voice. "Yeah you could tie a good knot." "I don't want to hear this stuff." My mother says. Pushing past Bobby and I. "Leonard!" she yells. "Kim is finally here and the roast needs to be cut. I hope it didn't dry out. I don't have much gravy here." My dad lumbers in from the den. He gives me a kiss on the cheek but says nothing. He is thinking. Why me? I giggle.We all found out places at the table. Bobby and his family his wife and two kids. Jack with his. " she began while turning to look up at him."I don't like the way you said my name right there." It seems David wasn't cheating. It seems I was the only one cheating." Don't tell me you believe his bullshit? You know that's wrong," he said while knitting his brow. "He's been cheating on you for some time."You keep saying that," she replied, her head tilted showing her irritation. "And yet how do you know that, for sure?" Belle, to be perfectly honest with you, I've known of David for some time..
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