“Did she tell you anything tonight?”
Helen had replied, “About what?”
“Never mind. Just don’t mention our conversation to her.”
I looked up. “What conversation?”
Helen wouldn’t even look at me. “Keep reading.”
So I did. And that’s when I realized this wasn’t one weird text after a party. They had been messaging for weeks. About me.
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“You’ve Been Talking About Me for WEEKS?”
I scrolled higher. A message from Nathan, two weeks earlier, caught my eye.
“Has she said anything to you about next month?”
Helen had replied, “No. Nathan, you need to talk to her.” Then, “You need to tell her before you make a decision like that.”
His answer turned my stomach. “I will. I just need to know how she’s going to react first.”
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