Chapter 139

“So here is what we will do: whatever is bothering us, we say it here and now. I mean, we are friends, so why are we hiding anything from each other?” Jessica said as she sat down.

She distributed the ice cream to each of them, and Alicia wasted no time opening hers and licking it. “Ahh, brain freeze,” Alicia said, tapping the left side of her head.

“Let it sit for a few minutes,” Jessica advised.

“Why don’t you get a brain freeze? Were you ice cream-starved before now?” Leslie asked.

The three ladies looked at each other, and brief laughter escaped their lips. The room became silent again, and they all looked away uncomfortably.

“I will start first, then,” Jessica said, dropping the bowl onto the small table in front of them.

“I recently realized that I am falling in