/* Please read Teacher teaches well Ch. 1 to get the whole picture */
The next day, Cynthia drove her children to her mom’s house and phoned Joey through her mobile phone and instructed him to go to her house at around noontime. By noontime Cynthia was already at her house making some coffee and waiting patiently for Joey to come. After she finished her coffee the doorbell rang so she excitedly went out of the kitchen and then ran to the door. When she opened it she was disappointed to see that it was not Joey but her neighbor Alita.
“What brings you here this time of day Litz?” Cynthia greeted her trying to conceal her disappointment in seeing her instead of Joey.
“Well Cynth I just needed to talk someone! Why? Is this a bad time to come?”Alita told her, her face looked gloomy.
Cynthia saw the sadness in Alita’s face, so she escorted her inside and the two of them went to the kitchen. When they reached the kitchen Cynthia sat her on a stool and then made coffee for her.
“What’s your problem Litz?” Cynthia asked her as she poured some coffee on a mug.
“Well nothing really Cynth, It’s such that I’ve been hearing these rumors about John.” Alita answered her friend as she took the mug of coffee from her.
“What rumors?”
“Rumors coming from men, home from their tour of duty.” Alita was having second thoughts about telling her best friend.
“What kind of rumors Litz?” Cynthia asked her again this time her voice had a hint of being irritated.
“Well rumors about him having ladies at every port. You know...” Alita’s voice trailed off.
“Ah, those rumors about girls they pick up on every port they dock? I’ve heard rumors like that about Ronnie too.” Cynthia told her with an amused look on her face.
“But why are you amused about something like that? I mean aren’t you affected by what they are saying?” Alita was surprised by her friend’s reaction.
“Well I know that my husband’s playing around when he’s not here with me, although he is unaware that I know of what he’s doing. But I just let him decide what he wants as long as he comes home to me and does not miss a check every month.” Cynthia consoled her friend.
“Cynth you mean you know that he is sleeping with other women when he’s away and you don’t get depressed? If I where you I’d be very depressed.”
“Well Litz, lets just put it this way, I’m actually doing to him what he is doing to me when he’s away.” Cynthia was about to reveal her affair with Joey.
“Are you actually telling me that you are having an affair? Tell me with who?” Alita’s saddened look faded away and it was replaced by one of excitement and curiosity.
“Yes my friend I’m having an affair. And he is the best when it comes to satisfying my sexual desires.” Cynthia proudly proclaimed to her best friend.
“Who is he? Do I know him?”
“Well you’ve seen him once. I guess.” Cynthia tried to tease her friend.
“Well tell me who is he?”Alita felt irritated by her teasing.
“I’ll tell but you promise me that you’ll not tell anybody. Litz promise me!” Cynthia made her friend promise.
“Yes I promise. Now who is the lucky guy?”