The Woman Who Knew Everything by Debbie Viggiano

Author:Debbie Viggiano [Viggiano, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gingersnap Books
Published: 2017-08-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Dee’s Sunday

Dee awoke with a heart so heavy she didn’t think it would be physically possible to get out of bed. The weight in her chest was like a giant boulder pinning her to the mattress. She closed her eyes again, desperately trying to return to the safe womb of sleep. Right now, all she wanted to do was withdraw from the world. If God stepped out of the clouds and offered her one wish, she’d request He let her snooze soporifically from this world to the next one – a place where nothing hurt.

Dee felt a stab of horror at being reduced to wishing her life away. How dare Josh have done this to this! She was young and healthy, for heaven’s sake. She had her whole life before her – a life she needed to get on and live. However, if Him Upstairs could throw a dollop of joy and a spoonful of love her way, then so much the better. Dee silently raged at herself. She would get out of bed and she would be happy. She swung her legs off the mattress. Hauling herself upright, she promptly burst into tears. Small steps, Dee. Small steps. One out of two isn’t bad. Just remember, you’re not alone. Chrissie and Amber are feeling wretched too.

The three young women had spent last night on Skype, shrieking and sobbing together as they exchanged sordid details about how Madam Rosa’s tarot readings had unfortunately been proven true. Chrissie and Amber had been stunned to hear that Josh had swanned off to Tenerife with a mystery woman by the name of Emma. They’d also been indignant on Dee’s behalf regarding Anne Coventry. How dare the woman accuse Dee of being a harpy who’d nagged her precious son into packing a suitcase! Finally, the girls had gasped at Josh’s manipulation of Dee’s sexy morning fry-up, making out to his parents that it had been more like a scene from a Saw movie.

Likewise, Dee had been aghast as she’d listened to Chrissie blubbing her way through the details of discovering Andrew’s sext message from the enigmatic Mandy. A movie director would have a field day turning their lives into a film for the big screen. However, of the three women, Dee thought it would be Amber who would collect all the drama awards: “Best Actress” for The Saga of the Stained Sheets; “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” for Discovery of a Diamond Earring (the winner being Mr Tomkin for portraying raw terror); and finally “Best Actress in a Leading Role” for How to Empty Your Lover’s Wardrobe in Sixty Seconds.

Dee thanked God for small mercies. Whatever she was going through, and no matter how dreadful she felt, she had two besties who totally empathised. It didn’t make her emotional pain any better, but equally it saved her depression from being a whole heap worse.

She stumbled into the bathroom, caught sight of her pale tear-stained face, and determined that, for now, her priorities

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