“You got a call,” John continued. “I could tell from your face, whatever it was you weren’t happy.”
I remembered the call. It was from a collection agency, about money Joan owed for a job. She had told me it had been taken care of. I had given her the money to pay the bill. Apparently she hadn’t paid it.
“You got off the phone and said something to Joan. I didn’t know what you were saying, but I could tell you were angry.”
I had asked her about the bill, if she had paid it. She claimed she had, it must have been an accounting mistake on the company’s part. I accused her of lying.
“Joan started waving her arms, banging the table.”
Joan had gotten angry and loud. She started hurling accusations against me and said the most hurtful things. She was near hysterical. I went from ang
