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Josie
I was walking to the pool for work when I heard the angry woman’s voice say to my back, “I hope you’re happy.”
As much as I despised conflict and tried to always get along with people, there were a few ladies in this town who disliked me strongly enough to be so openly hateful––including Claire and her pushy sister, Meg.
Turning around slowly, I forced the edges of my lips to turn up into a smile before saying, “Hello, Molly.”
She didn’t even pretend to return my smile. Instead, she narrowed her eyes at me in an openly hostile glare. Even though I had known she didn’t appreciate my friendship with Dean, I was taken aback by her extreme bitterness.
Normal social protocols would indicate for me to acknowledge her break-up with Dean, since she had to know that he’d told me by n
