NEW DEVELOPMENT
Alicia spent the entire Friday night and Saturday morning thinking about her boss. There was something off about him; something strange, something scary. She was so absorbed thinking about him she forgot to send a reply to Rebecca. She had tried taking information about Ken from Flora, who claimed to know the whole town by the back of her hand, but she also came blank about him. She dared not push her much to avoid raising her suspicion.
Harry was Flora’s favorite and, long ago, she had prophesized that he was the one to bring light in Alicia’s life. She was dejected when Alicia and Harry finally parted ways. She kept muttering for days that Alicia was making a grave mistake. Bad omen, very bad omen, was her favorite speech opening those days. No wonder she was rejoicing
