Girlfriend.

  “What exactly do you want to talk about?” Patricia asked, sensing something wasn’t quite right.

  “Let’s just meet up tomorrow for lunch and have a good chat, it’s been a while since we’ve talked.” Laura spoke softly without blame or sarcasm.

   “Yeah… it has. I’m really sorry how things turned out….”

   “Come on, that was years ago, besides it wasn’t your fault. Anyways that’s all in the past, let's focus on here and now. So, meet you at our old bistro downtown at noon tomorrow?”

   “Sure, sounds good.” Patricia sighed loudly as the call disconnected. ‘Yet another sacrifice I blindly made for that man, now I’m just some lonely old woman with no friends my own age that can’t even be free to file for a divorce.’ She contemplated inwardly the mess her life was in all because she chose to hold onto the hope of finding a heart in the chest of Thomas