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just stop, it’s not going to happen” he said
sternly “You’re so f’n stubborn” I spit back, Marc
walked away with Lucy in his arms.
    I inhaled and rang the
doorbell. After a few seconds of screaming kids, a dog barking and some cursing
from my dear friend, the door opens. My first impression of her was
astonishment. She gained at least over forty pounds, she was always thin, and
when we were younger we were able to wear each other’s clothes and no one would
be the wiser. Her wavy dirty blond hair was messy and straggly, with no shine to
it, and her eyes were dark and tired. “Hi Pam!” I said offering her a big
smile, she was not happy. “What are you doing here Alex” she said, her voice
tired and annoyed. “I came to see you honey, it’s been months, but I’m holidays
for the next week” I said but she just looked at me stolid. “Can I come in?” I
asked my voice breaking, she was mad at me, maybe even furious. She raised her
eyebrows and opened the door wider, I came in and hugged her but she did not
hug me back. “I’m sorry Pam, I know it’s been a long time” I whispered. “Uh hu ” she replied. Just then Marc walked in the house “You
ladies ok?” he asked smiling back at me, I looked back at Pam “Listen, Robert
is gone for the rest of the week, I don’t have to go home just yet, why don’t I
order us some dinner and we can sit down and talk, what do you say?” I asked
looking at both of them. “What exactly do you want to talk about Alex?” said
Pam her voice volatile. “Pam, you need a night off, let me do this for you,
please” I replied. “Fuck you” she said and walked away back to the kitchen.
I looked at Marc and given the expression on his face, I knew this was the
extent of my visit. He was as shocked as I was by her reaction. Pam was not
someone that would swear, she was raised in the same crappy neighborhood I was
but she was prim and proper, swearing was out of character for her.
“Alright, I guess I’ll go then” I spoke softly and walked myself out, put my
sunglasses back on hiding the tears creeping out of my eyes and Philip opened
my door.
As we drove away, my heart broke into a million pieces and I began to cry. Pam
and I had been friends since the third grade, both of us raised by single
mothers. She had three other siblings, and her father would come and go as he
pleased, until one day he stopped coming around. We had a tough youth, we were
both poor and bullied by the rich girls in our school and we cried together
when things got bad.
When we turned 12 we made a pact that we would be sisters for life and no
matter what life threw at us we would always be there for each other.  I
couldn’t help feeling guilty of breaking that promise and I wasn’t sure she
would ever forgive me.
When I finally got home, I checked my voicemails, there were only two messages,
one from Toronto Life magazine wanting to do a piece on me, and the other was
from Robert, saying good bye from the airport.  This brought a smile to my
face.
I was exhausted so I laid down and fell asleep.

 
     
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER
TWO
     
     
    I woke up a few hours later to
my cell phone buzzing and I realized I was still wearing my suit and shoes.
I kicked them off and checked my text messages, and found five messages from
Marc.
Marc: “We need to talk”
Marc: “I’m coming to your place”
Marc: “I’m on my way”
Marc: “Have you had dinner?”
Marc: “u there?”
Me: “Are you almost here?”
Marc: “1 minute”
Me “I was asleep. Sorry” I replied as I made my way downstairs to open the door
as his car was just pulling in. He drove an old red Mazda which next to my
black Audi SUV, looked decrepit and sad like it did not belong here. Marc
turned the engine off and came out of his car wearing a pair of dark blue jeans
and white t-shirt looking impossibly sexy, it was already night time, I checked
my watch and sure enough it was 10pm.
“How are you doing Alex?” he said and