Connecting the dots
Except for Cassie, I haven’t met anyone recently to talk about these issues. The timetable simply didn’t add up. “The only person I’ve talked to about anything personal was Cassie,” I said to myself, rather than to her. My friend’s eyes widened somewhat but stayed distrustful. Irritated, I tried to come up with another answer. Cassie’s sly smirk from the previous few days flashed across my thoughts, making my blood boil.

Connecting The Dots

