Pia shook her head so hard, she’d swear she felt her brain
shift. Something didn’t seem
right. It wasn’t like Lisa to hold
back information from her. They
had been childhood friends, sharing every milestone in their lives. While Lisa attended law school, Pia
started working. They shared an
apartment, with Pia picking up most of the tab. They were best friends, sisters.
“Start talking, Lisa.
I know you well enough to know you are holding back something from me.”
“I’m not,” Lisa snapped. “You would never understand.”
“Why don’t you try me?
You never had any problem talking to me in the past. Why is it that all of a sudden you are
closed lipped?”
Lisa crossed her arms and paced back and forth from the
living room to the kitchen. Pia
was on the verge of lashing out at her, but instead bit her lip. She knew Lisa well enough that if she
pushed her over the edge, she would shut down. But she had to try.
“Talk to me,” Pia said tapping her foot on the floor. “I want to know the truth. Don’t play with me.”
“If I tell you, I lost your trust.”
“Please, stop talking in circle,” Pia lashed out. “What have you done to make me even
think that? Do you realize that
because of this situation, I more than likely lost Lorenzo?”
“I’ll go to him, tell him the truth, let him you know you
did nothing wrong.” Lisa sat down
on the couch and covered her face with her hands. “I’m so sorry,” she kept saying between tears. “I never expected things to get so out
of hand.”
“What things? You’re
talking in circles again.”
“Lorenzo really loves you. I don’t thing he’s going to leave you.”
“I’m married to that scumbag. He tricked me into marrying him. Lorenzo will never forgive me. I know he doesn’t believe me. The whole story sounds obscure.”
“I promise to talk to him. Make it right.
He has to believe me.”
Pia took a deep breath. Her friend sat nervously on the couch, with her left leg
shaking up and down. Right then,
she knew her best friend, confidant had betrayed her. Now she was bound and determined to find out what she did.
“Spit it out, Lisa.
Tell me what you did. I
need to know.”
“Promise me you won’t hate me.”
“I can’t make a promise I might not be able to keep.”
Pia kept her eyes on Lisa. Her friend was nervous with the look of guilt written all
over her face. She’d patiently
wait to hear exactly what Lisa did to deceive her.
“The whole marriage is a farce,” Lisa dropped here eyes to
her lap. “You were never married
to Larry. It was a con game which
was being played on you all these years.”
“What?” she yelled.
“And what is your involvement in this?”
“Do you remember that grant I receive for law school? The one I didn’t have to pay back.”
“Yes I do. But
what does that have to do with anything?”
“The money came from Larry. I didn’t have to pay it back if I went along with his plan.”
“Which is?”
“Screwing you over.”
OMG!! She betrayed her best friend for money?? Holy cow...~boggle~
ReplyDeleteThat is totally not a good thing but I think it's Pia who is going to have make it right with Lorenzo. Then let him deal with Larry.
ReplyDeleteoh wow .... that'll test the friendship to the very core! Quite a secret.
ReplyDeleteI`m sitting here with my mouth dangling open. Talk about getting a knife in the back!
ReplyDeleteYou know how to 'drop a rock' don't you? I was expecting something big, but not THAT big.
ReplyDeleteHowever is this friendship ever going to survive, and is it worth it for Pia to even bother with it. Friends like that are ones to lose in a hurry.
YIPES!! WOW- what an entry. It's very intriguing and I want to slap that so-called friend. Well done on making the reader not like a person!
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!! That bitch!! With friends like her, who needs enemies? I really didn't see this coming. You caught me completely off guard. Well done. Can't wait to see the next installment.
ReplyDeleteWhat?! How?! Ok, I am speechless. I did not see that one coming? Why would he want to screw her over? Why would Lisa go along with it? Oh, wow - I am hooked to know what happens next!
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