- 4.
I saw their messages once, by accident.
“Mark, you’re the best. Pam’s lucky to have
you.”
“She has the perfect life. Great family,
amazing boyfriend. I wish I had that.”
And Mark fell for it. He had to be her big
brother bringing her lunch and water
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brother, bringing her lunch and water,
whatever she needed.
My best friend heard about the break–up and
said we needed to celebrate. Her bright smile
made me feel good.
“Seriously, I hated that Mark. You haven’t
hung out with me since you got together.
Being love–blind is a disaster. You’re the
perfect example of abandoning your friends
for some guy!” My friend ranted, and I put my
arm around her, agreeing.
“Okay, I messed up. I was blind, I made bad
choices. Are you happy now?”
My friend nodded, then dragged me into
every high–end store she could find.
く
I felt like I’d lost myself since I got with Mark.
I had turned into a woman who lived only for
him.
And with his company struggling, I stopped
coming to these places.
“Wait, isn’t that Mark?” My friend suddenly
gasped.
I looked where she was pointing. There he
was, with Ashley, lugging a suitcase. They
looked like they were up to no good.
I didn’t want anything to do with them, but my
friend was curious and dragged me over.
They went into a used designer bag shop. I
had a guess what was happening.
“Isn’t that the purse I gave you for your
birthday a couple years ago?” My friend said,
pointing to a limited–edition bag.
I frowned. I hadn’t had time to pack
everything when I left, and I was going to
have a moving company bring the rest. But
Mark, for Ashley, was going to sell it behind
my back.
I walked in. Mark looked guilty at first, then
switched to surprised. “Pam? What are you
doing here? Why haven’t you answered my
calls? I… I was going to talk to you about this
later.”
Smack!
I slapped him. Mark looked like he couldn’t
believe it.
Г
Ashley ran over to check his face. “Pam, how
could you hit him? What did I do to deserve
this?”
Smack!
The second one landed on Ashley’s face.
“Hitting you was just a bonus.”
My friend cheered. People in the s
