Game of Mercy

Laura turned back to see David walking towards her with a big smile on his face.

"Hey, how are you?" David said, walking up to her.

"Hey, uhm, I'm fine; how come you're here?" Laura asked, surprised.

David chuckled. "Well, everyone knows everyone; I'm kind of close to Vivian," he replied.

"Oh, that's nice; I guess I should not be surprised," Laura stated with a smile.

David got a seat and sat close to her as he looked over to Rita and greeted her. "Hello, ma'am, it's nice to see you today."

"It's nice to see you too. How have you been?" Rita asked.

"I've been very well; thank you," David replied.

Laura turned to Rita to ask her if there was something wrong, like she had planned to just before David showed up.

"Uhm," Laura was saying just as David interjected.

"I see you've come a long way from when you first came to town. See you attending parties now," David said with a grin.

"Oh, you're new in town?" Rita asked.

"Yes, I am; I came back about two months ago," Laura explained.

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