15 The Plan Backfired
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DEAR DIARY,
When I got home from work tonight, I could hear Lucas and Candy speaking softly in the kitchen. As soon as I entered the house, their voices fell silent. I knew something bad had happened. I could feel it in the air. Had Lucas walked in on his girlfriend getting busy with my ex? That would explain the tension I felt.
I decided to act like everything was normal, and I called out, “I'm home! Work was exhausting. Tim agreed to unload a bunch of units that got delivered, but then he just left them on the floor when he went for his meal break, so I ended up having to unload them all by myself and, man, were those things heavy!”
I took my time removing my hat and mitts and coat and boots. I could hear someone getting up from a kitchen chair
