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She dialed her mother's number several times on her way to the house. She began to panic as no one was taking the call. Her mother always picked up at the second ring.

She received a text from Ruby, asking her if she was still going to make it for the party.

She tried to calm herself down but it wasn't working. She took her Zoloft pills. One thing she had in common with Ruby was anxiety. Doris had once joked that if they checked the meal that had the most, it had to be their Zoloft pills.

Mark had gotten her and Ruby invited for Taylor’s all white yacht party.

As the celebrity chef, he was allowed to bring a few guests. Roberta had thought of how dramatic it was going to be, having Ruby and Taylor and the same boat.

She imagined one of them was going to end up being pushed into the pool.

"Dear God" she began.

She was taught to pray and attended mass as a child but she wasn't deeply rooted, she saw the whole church thing as an opportunity for the rich to oppress the poor.