Deadly Secrets

She was furious! How dare…he! Krista stomped around her room in circles. She muttered to herself, “That good for nothing…that's it!” she screamed as she leaped at the phone. What she would say ran through her mind as she punched in her boyfriend’s phone number. One ring…two rings…three rings, ”Pick up, pick up!” she cried as the phone’s rings suddenly came to a halt and a voice took the …

…managed a weak smile, hoping that he would buy it. “How are you holding up?” he asked, he grimaced as he looked at the candy wrappers, chip and cookie bags, and ice cream cartons spread across Krista’s bed. The radio blared the song “Emotions” by Destiny’s Child, the words “Nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight” stuck in her head and Krista found that thoughts of Nick once again occupied her mind.