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One of Merlin’s stories reminded me of something that happened a long time ago in the small town where I went to high school. This is long, but some might find it interesting.
In high school I knew a girl I’m going to call "Debbie". She was very pretty, smart, popular, and a cheerleader. I remember being on the hs newspaper staff and my first assignment was to interview the cheerleaders and write an article. Afterwards, when I saw Debbie we sometimes chatted, although we weren’t close friends.
Fast forward about 10 yrs (early 1970s)…..one day after work I went into a department store and I was looking for bed linen. A saleswoman came to help me, and I noticed her namebadge. Turned out to be Debbie’s mother – also very attractive and friendly, at the time in her mid 40s. We had a pleasant chat about Debbie and life in general, etc.
A few days later the town was rocking with a shocking, tragic news story:
Debbie’s mother (who was married) had been having an affair for several years with a married CEO of a company in town. Her lover’s wife had come to the home of her husband’s mistress/girlfriend to “have a talk”, and then pulled out a gun and shot Debbie’s mother. I remember telling my mother I had just seen the woman!
(A few month’s later I got another job and moved to a different city.) Later there was a trial – my mother sent me newspaper articles – the wife was found guilty of premeditated murder and sent to prison. As I recall, she actually only served about 8 years.
I later found out that Debbie had moved to another state, and had a successful interior design firm. I did see her at a class reunion, met her husband, etc. She looked fantastic – but for a moment I could not help thinking about what had happened.
The movie “Presumed Innocent” (1990) with Harrison Ford (based on a novel by Scott Turow) always reminded me of the incident. (When a spouse goes to “have a talk” with their mate’s lover, it usually does not end well…….)
Anyone else have a story to share?
In high school I knew a girl I’m going to call "Debbie". She was very pretty, smart, popular, and a cheerleader. I remember being on the hs newspaper staff and my first assignment was to interview the cheerleaders and write an article. Afterwards, when I saw Debbie we sometimes chatted, although we weren’t close friends.
Fast forward about 10 yrs (early 1970s)…..one day after work I went into a department store and I was looking for bed linen. A saleswoman came to help me, and I noticed her namebadge. Turned out to be Debbie’s mother – also very attractive and friendly, at the time in her mid 40s. We had a pleasant chat about Debbie and life in general, etc.
A few days later the town was rocking with a shocking, tragic news story:
Debbie’s mother (who was married) had been having an affair for several years with a married CEO of a company in town. Her lover’s wife had come to the home of her husband’s mistress/girlfriend to “have a talk”, and then pulled out a gun and shot Debbie’s mother. I remember telling my mother I had just seen the woman!
(A few month’s later I got another job and moved to a different city.) Later there was a trial – my mother sent me newspaper articles – the wife was found guilty of premeditated murder and sent to prison. As I recall, she actually only served about 8 years.
I later found out that Debbie had moved to another state, and had a successful interior design firm. I did see her at a class reunion, met her husband, etc. She looked fantastic – but for a moment I could not help thinking about what had happened.
The movie “Presumed Innocent” (1990) with Harrison Ford (based on a novel by Scott Turow) always reminded me of the incident. (When a spouse goes to “have a talk” with their mate’s lover, it usually does not end well…….)
Anyone else have a story to share?
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