Shirley had never expected that Mrs. Johnson would suddenly say such a thing to her. She took her fork and stammered, "Charlie, he doesn't lack girlfriends, does he? I saw it on Facebook..."
Mrs. Johnson suddenly interrupted her and said, "Right, Charlie. I don't know what upset him recently, but he keeps making a fuss every day. He didn't use to be like this... Shirley, if you have time, talk to him and ask him what's going on. Please."
"Okay." Shirley vaguely agreed. How could Mrs. Johnson know that her relationship with Charlie recently was cold and distanced?
Charlie didn't even want to look at her. She had no chance to talk to him.
That night, Shirley lay in bed, tossing and turning, but she couldn't fall asleep. She had stayed up the whole night the day before yesterday, and she
