An Accusation

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I opened the back door and shook the small rug. Puffs of dirt rose like clouds. It was sticky-hot outside. I stepped back so as to avoid the settling dust. My heart wasn't in the task, instead it was on my sister's unsettling comment about Darren yesterday.
The conversation came up from nowhere while we drank tea on her screened porch at her cottage.

"I think Darren's cheating on me, Jess," she said it in a low voice. Her head was turned toward the yard where my niece played with her Jack Russell terrier. Lilly, age ten, threw a yellow baseball a few yards and laughed as Rondo tore off through the grass like a jet propelled race car yapping with high, excited barks. My eyes followed the dog's path. I turned back to look at Sadie. I studied her face. Her face appeared oddly dispassionate considering the explosive topic she had just introduced.

"Sadie, I don't know what to even say. I'm sure something has happened to make you suspect his loyalty, but you've been together since highschool. Have you broached the topic with him yet?"

"No." she said, it seemed like a subject closed statement, not a desire to continue the conversation.

"Before we change the topic," I said, "I just want you to know that I support you and I love you, Darren and Lilly."

Sadie looked directly at me after an uncomfortable silence. Her eyes turned strangely cold. "So you said before," she said then Sadie stood and collected the empty tea cups and walked slowly into the house leaving me staring at her back.
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Wait a minute .. the suspense is killing me.. Where is Darren going to sleep tonight?

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That is a good question. Maybe Sadie does know. :)

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