Chocolate Reality by Steena Holmes

Author:Steena Holmes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction & Literature
Published: 2011-11-20T05:00:00+00:00

After a server brings our mochachino’s, Heather and I settle in for a girl fest.

I’m feeling a bit leery of where our discussions might lead us. You never know with Heather what journey her thoughts will take you. I figured it might be safer if I was to start the journey before she actually does.

“Okay Heather, fess up. What do you have up your sleeve?” I asked her. With all her dancing, laughing and sly looks, I knew something was up.

“Well, why don’t we just enjoy our chocolate drink, eat some good food, and then go from there?” Heather suggested while she toyed with the glass in her hand.

“I’m game.” I told her. “As long as you promise to fess up later on. I’m not going to let you get out of whatever it is you have to say that easily.”

Heather just laughed at me as our server came to the table with complimentary garlic bread from Mama Rose. She even topped half of it with melted cheese, yum, just the way I like it.

We both decided to order our usual. I had the fettuccini while Heather ordered the special three-cheese lasagna. If we work this right, we will sit here long enough to enjoy our food, chat up a storm with each other, and still leave room for dessert at the end. When Mama Rose makes one of her special cheesecakes, you are just not allowed to pass that up. I am really hoping that she made her special Turtles Cheesecake, or even a Chocolate Chip Cheesecake.

After chatting about normal girl things, from the likes of the new shoes Heather bought this week, to my need for new throw cushions on my couch (thanks to my new pets), Heather decided to drop a bomb on me.

“So Wynne. I got a hold of Rich and found out he is still single.” Boom.

*****

I could hear the whistle of the bomb from the moment Heather began with ‘so Wynne.’ When I heard the word ‘Rich’, I knew it was directly above me, and when she said ‘single’, that was when the bomb exploded. I felt paralyzed for a split second. Complete and utter shock and disbelief. Shock that this came out of nowhere. Disbelief that she would actually go behind my back and get in touch with Rich. I feel myself becoming immersed within those feelings until from the depths of my being I manage to resurface and actually hear what she just said.

“You did what?” came exploding out of my mouth. The disbelief and the beginnings of what I can only describe as outrage could be heard within those three words.

Heather just sat there calmly, nibbling on a breadstick while I felt like I was inside an out of control locomotive.

“I found Rich for you.” She said as she let another bomb drop and explode around me.

I couldn’t believe I actually heard her say that.

“Why?” I asked her in stunned disbelief. “Why would you do that?”

“One day you are going to wake up from your dreams and realize it is all too late.

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