Sharon’s parents were still living outside of Sharpville. Mr. and Mrs. Sering had not been told the details of Jed and Sharon’s breakup. Sharon just told them she changed her mind. Shortly after the breakup, Sharon hooked up with a traveling salesman and left town with him. She stayed with him until she managed to get to a larger town and find someone with more money. She managed to have several relationships since then.
Sharon called her mother regularly. She wanted to keep communication open with her in case she needed money. Her mother would send her a little along to help her out.
When Sharon called her mother this time, her mother mentioned Jed was seeing someone seriously. Sharon was startled. She was fine with Jed being alone. She was sure she could go back and hook up with him wh
