Friends Divided

She sat there staring out the screen door until the sun was on its last descent, casting long shadows from the trees onto the front porch, the cicadas’ song gaining volume.

“What am I going to do?” she questioned out loud to her freshly painted walls, walking to the kitchen to find her cell.

As she listened to Maggie’s phone ring, she retrieved a half empty bottle of pink Moscato from the fridge and a jelly glass from the cabinet. She hadn’t gotten around to unpacking her ‘kitchen’ box yet but had found a few old jelly jars she had washed and was using for glasses.

Maggie finally answered just as Dani was preparing the message in her head that she wanted to leave on the voicemail. “Hey, girlfriend! Sorry, I was going over menus with JT and left my phone on the charger. What’s up?”

Dani decided the direct approach was best. “Levi just left here. He kissed me.” Her voice sounded flat to her ears.

“Whaaaaaat?” Maggie shrieked into the phone. “No, don’t say another word. I’m on the way o