The ball gown

Valerie sat heavily on the couch with her forehead cupped in her palm. She had tried contacting Nicole, but he was out of town. She would never want to inconvenience him with her issues. Furthermore, she was still lost in thoughts when her cell phone beeped.

Grabbing the cell phone, she read the message on the screen. “Val, I'm sorry I haven't been taking your calls. I've been so busy. What's up? Why are you calling?”

The message was from Nicole. “I shouldn't disturb Nicole with my affairs. He came back to take over the family business”.

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Susan widened her eyes in shock as her jaw dropped. “What? Why did you have to tell that crazy sister of yours that you have a man when you don't?”

“Susan, you should have seen the way she said it to me. She was obviously mocking me, I'm making it look like I'm a loser. I couldn't stand it, that was why I lied to them” Valerie cried out.

Susan walked to her, and sat beside her, hugging her tight. “What do you want to do now? I mean, you can't possib