Grafted into Deceit by Sherri Wilson Johnson

Author:Sherri Wilson Johnson [Johnson, Sherri Wilson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-23T23:00:00+00:00

Marina folded her laundry in her bedroom with the windows cracked open to let in the fall breeze. Even though she’d hoped busying her hands and listening to the birds would distract her, it didn’t. How could Iris have threatened her like that? Was Steven right? If Iris was involved in a drug trafficking ring, then her company was involved with it. Marina could lose everything she’d worked for.

There had to be a way to get answers. What if she misjudged Iris and convicted her of a crime she hadn’t committed? Still everything implied her guilt. Since Iris refused to talk about it, guilt hovered over her. What could’ve gone wrong in Iris’s life that would have made her take that money from their company? Mack had a decent job and worked for them only part-time. If Marina could live off her income, why couldn’t Iris with the help of a spouse?

Marina’s phone buzzed on the bed, and Iris’s face stared up at her. She should ignore her, but maybe Iris would apologize—or better, explain.

Plopping on the bed, she answered the phone. Before she could say hello, Iris was already talking.

“Marina, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have blown up at you. I shouldn’t have threatened you.”

Marina’s neck stiffened, and she started matching socks while she waited for Iris’s explanation. “You’re right. You shouldn’t have. What’s going on, Iris?”

“Will you promise you won’t be mad at me?”

Marina scoffed, “I’m already mad. I need the truth.” Her anger toward Iris unsettled her, so unloving. But theft deserved anger until an explanation was given. Didn’t it?

“Okay, but keep in mind if not for the money, you’d probably laugh at what I’m about to say.”

“Maybe.” Marina couldn’t imagine anything about this scenario that would cause her to laugh.

“I have a shopping addiction.”

Marina rolled over onto her side and picked at a snagged thread on her floral duvet. “Huh?”

“I know, it’s crazy. But I do. I buy stuff all the time, and I give everything away to the thrift store a week later. I can’t stay out of stores. That’s why you don’t see me in the same outfit twice often.”

Marina squeezed her eyes shut and pursed her lips. This conversation would drain her of any emotional energy she had left after this weekend’s happenings. While Iris was right about her outfits, a shopping addiction was a stretch. “Iris, there’s no way you’ve spent $150,000 on a shopping addiction. Be honest with me. I’m not stupid. What’s really going on?”

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