“Who could resist a sweet declaration
of love?”
ALLISON
I’m
unable to forget what happened in the following weeks, but I find some comfort
by drowning in work. Amy, Zoe, Melissa, and Emily keep telling me I shouldn’t
give up.
I
get a surprising phone call from Margo one day, who asks me to have coffee with
her. My curiosity takes over, and I accept.
Margo
is tall with a beautiful face, and she’s wearing a colorful outfit as if she’s
still on her island honeymoon. Her inscrutable face doesn’t fit with her
cheerful look.
“Thank
you for complicating my life,” she complains when she sits down. “Do you
remember my notes about how I love to go to work? Well, that’s not the case
anymore, and it’s because of you.”
“I
don’t understand,” I stammer, surprised by her attack.
“You
