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‘Happily,’ I replied. ‘Wonderful!’ Gab said.

‘I’m blissfully single,’ Natalie beamed. ‘Gab’s still married but let’s not talk about Gary!’

Gab sighed and shrugged. I guess she’d married

Gary Grey, who she’d dated since Year 10.

After that holiday, I’d turned up to my Saturday job at the deli, but the boss said I’d been replaced for being unreliable. I couldn’t believe it!

‘I saw Tammi working there,’ my cousin Pam told me when I’d phoned her with my news.

I heard later Tammi and James had both lied to the boss, telling him I’d been caught stealing at my last job.

Shocked and hurt, I threw my boyfriend. But now she myself into school work, did was telling me she’d well, and went away to uni. married James! Serves them ‘Hello Marnie,’ a voice right it didn’t work out. piped up ‘I tried to get a job at that behind me. swish car yard in Surfers,’

‘Tammi!’ Tammi added. ‘Don’t know I gasped, why, but I didn’t even get an shocked to see interview, so I’m stuck here.’ the tiredlooking ‘Oh that’s a shame,’ I said. ‘Marnie,’ Natalie woman in interrupted. ‘I’m dying to hear faded jeans. all about your life.’

‘It’s been a long time.’ ‘Oh Nat, my life’s boring.

‘Sure has,’ she said. ‘You I’d much rather hear about did well to leave this yours,’ I said. deadend place.’ I remembered she loved I nervously sipped my wine. to talk about herself, and ‘James and I got divorced, I didn’t want to let slip that you know. Turns out he’s a my husband Wade owned bit of a ratbag. I’ve been doing that car dealership. all the shifts I can get at the Then Tammi might realise deli to make ends meet.’ it was me that’d stopped her

‘You still work there?’ was getting that job. all I could think to say. I’d been carrying anger all

I was dumbstruck. At the these years, but seeing time, she’d never admitted Tammi again, I felt I could she’d stolen my job – and nally let the past go. ●

‘You did well to leave this deadend place’