Whore
Patrick had died.
Patrick was a husband.
had a marriage!
Cecelia didn't know what she was unintentionally headed toward since she was so preoccupied with attempting to control the conflicting pain and rage.
As she waited for her imagination to "get a friggin grip," she stopped in her tracks and began to blink quickly.
She stared at the women seated in the coffee shop for a very long time, but they were real.
One of them was the same woman who had been a constant source of anxiety for Cecelia ever since she discovered that her boyfriend had been fatally shot.
She again blinked, but there was no mistaking it.
Cecelia was giving Patrick’s widow of her whole attention.
The second woman, was a stranger; Cecelia didn't have the mental or emotional stamina to determine whether or not she knew her.
What should she do?
While Cecelia’s conscience compelled her to follow the right course and move on, her instincts to protect herself told her to flee.
In the end, she hadn't made the choice.
Although Gina Patrick was wearing sunglasses, Cecelia could feel her eyes drilling into her as she waited there considering her next move.
“Cecelia.”
Her eyes began to enlarge.
"You recognize me?"
Gina nodded and spoke, “You’re my husband’s other other woman”.