Watched at Home

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“Erica, what are your plans for your first weekend back home from college?”

I looked up from my cereal and the magazine I was reading to see Shane at the refrigerator, wearing a dress shirt and jeans — his usual work clothes.

“Relaxing around the house, why?”

He shrugged. “Just curious. Have you talked to any of your friends since you got back?”

“No, and I feel a guilty about it.”

“Why?”

“Well, when we all left for college last fall, we promised to stay in touch. And we did for a while, but I guess we got involved in stuff, and we haven’t spoken in months.”

“Are they all back home?”

“I think so,” I said, “I know Beth had to leave school after the first semester, because her mom got sick.”

“Yeah, I ran into her a few months ago at the grocery store. She told me her mom’s getting better.”

“That’s good to hear.”

“You five used to be thick as thieves,” he said. “Remember all those pool parties you used to have here at the house? You girls spent every weekend together.”

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