“I hope everything is okay.”
“No other choice. I told Stephanie I could help with gathering information on Jimmy, so I’ll be making some rounds, during lunch.”
“Yes. I know Stanley’s routine for the most part, so we’ll see.”
Marla and Angie got out of the vehicle. At the same time, Tina was walking into the building. When Marla and Angie entered the building, they saw Tina standing against the wall. Tina had on more makeup than usual and a new two piece, red business dress. As they got closer and closer toward Tina, she just stared at them.
“Good morning, Tracey”, said Marla as she held out her hand.
“Tina.”
“Please, forgive me. No good morning shake?”
“How rude of me?”
Tina shook Marla’s hand and turned toward Angie, putting all of her attention on her.
“You needed a ride this morning?”
“Tina, what are you talking about?”
“I see you rode in with her.”
“Tina, don’t start this today.”
“I’ll leave you two be. I need to start my day anyway. Maybe we can catch up later, Tina?”
Tina ignored Marla, waiting to hear what Angie had to say.
“I don’t have a problem with it. I’m just saying, you’ve known me longer. I could’ve given you a ride.”
“Tina, I drove myself. We were talking. Go to your job.”
Angie watched as Tina walked away, not knowing that Betty had walked into the building. Betty is a 65-year old, ailing mail assistant. With a pale, white complexion and streaks of grey and white hair, she could easily pass for anyone’s grandmother. With her slow and quiet pace, she approached Angie. “Good morning.” Angie was startled. She turned around and looked down to see Betty.
“Mrs. Betty?”
“Yes. The doctor let me come back a little early.”
“That’s great. So, you feeling better?”
“I don’t have a choice. Plus, I can’t be a help to anyone sitting at home.”
“Well as long as you’re okay. That’s my concern.”
They smiled and hugged each other and proceeded to go to their floor. Angie took Betty over to Marla’s office. Marla was busy organizing her area as they both approached her desk.
“Marla?”
“Yes?”
“I want you to meet Mrs. Betty.”
“Oh, hi. I’ve heard so much about you”, says Marla as she came around her desk to greet Betty.
“You’ve heard how old I am?”
“Only good things.”
“Well, I look forward to our time together.”
Betty and Marla shook each other’s hand and Betty slowly walked away to her area.
“Angie, I was looking around and couldn’t find Tony anywhere.”
“Well, Tony won’t be in today.”
“Is everything alright?”
“Let’s just say we all have different ways of dealing with our problems.”
###
Tony lied across Angie’s bed, on his stomach in pain from the beating he received last night. Unable to sit down, he was forced to lay down on his stomach as he watched TV in the bedroom. “I can’t believe that broad. Who do she think she is? Now, I can’t even sit down.” Tony scanned the bedroom, trying to see what other crazy things Angie might have in her possession. Every so often, he struggled to get out of bed and use the bathroom. Angie decided to call and check on Tony. Very upset, Tony didn’t have much to say. Angie tried to make a joke of last night’s situation, but Tony hung up on her. “Wow. It seems like
“No other choice. I told Stephanie I could help with gathering information on Jimmy, so I’ll be making some rounds, during lunch.”
“Yes. I know Stanley’s routine for the most part, so we’ll see.”
Marla and Angie got out of the vehicle. At the same time, Tina was walking into the building. When Marla and Angie entered the building, they saw Tina standing against the wall. Tina had on more makeup than usual and a new two piece, red business dress. As they got closer and closer toward Tina, she just stared at them.
“Good morning, Tracey”, said Marla as she held out her hand.
“Tina.”
“Please, forgive me. No good morning shake?”
“How rude of me?”
Tina shook Marla’s hand and turned toward Angie, putting all of her attention on her.
“You needed a ride this morning?”
“Tina, what are you talking about?”
“I see you rode in with her.”
“Tina, don’t start this today.”
“I’ll leave you two be. I need to start my day anyway. Maybe we can catch up later, Tina?”
Tina ignored Marla, waiting to hear what Angie had to say.
“I don’t have a problem with it. I’m just saying, you’ve known me longer. I could’ve given you a ride.”
“Tina, I drove myself. We were talking. Go to your job.”
Angie watched as Tina walked away, not knowing that Betty had walked into the building. Betty is a 65-year old, ailing mail assistant. With a pale, white complexion and streaks of grey and white hair, she could easily pass for anyone’s grandmother. With her slow and quiet pace, she approached Angie. “Good morning.” Angie was startled. She turned around and looked down to see Betty.
“Mrs. Betty?”
“Yes. The doctor let me come back a little early.”
“That’s great. So, you feeling better?”
“I don’t have a choice. Plus, I can’t be a help to anyone sitting at home.”
“Well as long as you’re okay. That’s my concern.”
They smiled and hugged each other and proceeded to go to their floor. Angie took Betty over to Marla’s office. Marla was busy organizing her area as they both approached her desk.
“Marla?”
“Yes?”
“I want you to meet Mrs. Betty.”
“Oh, hi. I’ve heard so much about you”, says Marla as she came around her desk to greet Betty.
“You’ve heard how old I am?”
“Only good things.”
“Well, I look forward to our time together.”
Betty and Marla shook each other’s hand and Betty slowly walked away to her area.
“Angie, I was looking around and couldn’t find Tony anywhere.”
“Well, Tony won’t be in today.”
“Is everything alright?”
“Let’s just say we all have different ways of dealing with our problems.”
###
Tony lied across Angie’s bed, on his stomach in pain from the beating he received last night. Unable to sit down, he was forced to lay down on his stomach as he watched TV in the bedroom. “I can’t believe that broad. Who do she think she is? Now, I can’t even sit down.” Tony scanned the bedroom, trying to see what other crazy things Angie might have in her possession. Every so often, he struggled to get out of bed and use the bathroom. Angie decided to call and check on Tony. Very upset, Tony didn’t have much to say. Angie tried to make a joke of last night’s situation, but Tony hung up on her. “Wow. It seems like
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