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OOPS!
“Why isn’t Jason answering his phone?”
Alisha muttered to herself. Her usually beautiful face had undergone a complete
transformation as she called her boyfriend’s number over and over and received
no answer. Later, when her roommate, Molly, said,
“Are you okay? Your face is really red.” It was all Alisha could do to answer
calmly, “Yes, sure, I’m fine.” Of course, she wasn’t fine. In fact, she was
fuming. Jason had always kept in touch with her and ALWAYS let her know where
he was. Now she didn’t know what he was up to, and she was FURIOUS! When Alisha called one final time that night just before climbing
into bed, at last there was an answer. She heard a woman’s voice say, “Hello.” It
was such a surprise that she hung the phone up without saying a word. Needless to say, she didn’t sleep much
that night. When she was fully awake the next morning, Alisha had a plan to get
even with Jason. How dare he cheat on her! She spent a few extra minutes in her
morning routine, making sure that she looked her best - clean, shiny hair and a
perfect make-up job. She took her time choosing just the right outfit to wear. After
rejecting a tailored suit as too severe, a black cocktail dress (a favorite of
Jason’s) as too revealing, and a pair of jeans and shirt (that brought out the
blue of her eyes) as too casual, Alisha finally settled on another blue outfit,
a simple dress, that she deemed “just right.” Not wanting her car to be seen outside
Jason’s apartment, Alisha parked in a grocery parking lot a couple of blocks
away and then walked the rest of the way. When Jason answered the door, Alisha
was slightly surprised to see that he was alone. They both smiled, hugged, and
acted as though they were happy to see each other. However, Alisha knew that
Jason was pretending. “Did you get my message?” Jason asked. “No,” Alisha answered. “My mom called me to come and help Dad
with a repair on their car. It took nearly all day, so I just went to bed when
I got home. Sorry I didn’t call again. “I did run an errand before coming home
and I have a surprise for you.” Jason turned his back as Alisha said, “I
have a surprise for you too.” She took the knife out of her purse and plunged
it into Jason’s side. With a look of shock, Jason turned
toward her and held out his hand before he fell face forward at her feet. Alisha
picked up the small package he had been holding. In it was a lovely diamond
ring! Just at that moment her cell phone announced a message from the day before. It was Jason telling her that he would be at his parent’s house all day and , “Oh, yes, I have a new phone number.” |
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