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said, my father’s question rang eerily true to me.
    “What are you afraid of?”
    A lot.
    That night in Hartford would forever haunt me, because I know and Pam knows the truth about that evening.
    We went to Hartford under the guise of seeing a Guns and Roses c oncert. We even bought last minute tickets.
    If people ever wondered why I didn’t tell the truth on the stand, why I thought Pam had to be put away , o ne word was the answer: Hartford.
    I hated, absolutely hated Marion Blake. She was that girl in school with a perfect smile and hair and the boys just loved her. She was sweet as pie to all the guys and acted dumb as an ox. Went on to become a hairdresser. Big deal.
    She hated me as well , and I was always the object of her snide remarks. My hair wasn’t curly enough, my lip gloss didn’t shine, stupid shit like that.
    So when she up and left town, I celebrated. Until I went to get my hair done and they all started talking.
     
    ‘ The affair made her leave . First he was gonna leave his wife. Then he changed his mind , ’ a hair dresser said.
    ‘ It was going on for a while , ’ a nother added
    ‘ But she wasn’t the only one , ’ a customer interjected.
    ‘ She’s pregnant. He told her to get an abortion, can you believe that ? ’ s aid another.
    ‘How does his wife not know?
    ‘Shh. Look.’
     
    One pointed to me.
    I waited until my perm was done, said nothing , and headed immediately to Pam’s house.
    “Has he confessed another affair?” I asked her.
    “Not in a while , ” s he replied. “Richie quit that. He’s happy. Especially now since we’re trying to have a baby .”
    A knot formed in my stomach , and I told her what I heard. I know it was painful, but she had to know, and if it were true, she needed to confront Richie. For as much as Pam loved him, she couldn’t keep dealing with his wayward behavior.
    We drove to Hartford, saying it was a girl’s overnight.
    But what we really planned to do was find Marion Blake and confront her. Find out.
    Pam kept saying ‘no’ , that we were crazy, and I reminded her of the one girl back in high school . How I heard he was fooling around with her and how we stopped that.
    “If she i s fooling around with Richie,” Pam said , “ t hen it’s over.”
    “She’s pregnant.”
    All color dropped from Pam’s face. That hit her hard and added determination to find out.
    Through gossip at the shop, I found out where she worked . W e waited outside the Snip and Clip hair shop. I had gotten out of the car to peek, and she was in there, sure enough , in a full - on pregnant state.
    Once she emerged from work , we followed her home. We waited a few minutes and knocked on her apartment door. She lived in an apartment above an auto body shop. Nice qui et little place. Didn’t seem big enough , though , for a child.
    She opened the door with a smile , and then that smile dropped. She saw Pam.
    “Since we weren’t friends in high school, I’m curious as to why you are here , ” s he said.
    “We need to talk,” I said calmly. “Can we come in?”
    She chuckled. “We?” She tossed back her head. “I hated you in school. Why would I let you in my house? ”
    “ We’re a little older now ; can we get pas t that?” I asked.
    “How you made my life a living hell , ” Marion quipped , “ t hat’s not easy to do.”
    “I think you’ve distorted the truth,” I told her.
    Suddenly , Pam, who had been quiet, blasted out. “We aren’t playing fucking games with you! I don’t give a fuck who hated who!”
    “Pam.” I snapped her name. I was trying my best to keep the situation calm. Her outburst wasn’t going to help us .
    “No!” Pam blasted. “Marion, are you having or did you have an affair with my husband ? ”
    Marion started to close the door.
    Pam lunged forward stopping her. “Answer me.”
    “Pam.” I spoke calm ly .
    “Answer me!” She yelled.
    Marion’s eyes shifted back and forth. “You’re nuts.” Again she