Ashley made conversation with her former classmates and caught up on their lives, but her mind was on Jim Cleary.
There was still no sign of him. He won’t come, she decided. He knows I might be here and he’s afraid to face me.
An attractive-looking woman was approaching. “Ashley! I was hoping I’d see you.” It was Florence Schiffer.
Ashley was genuinely glad to see her. Florence had been one of her closest friends.
The two of them found a table in the corner, where they could talk. “You look great, Florence,” Ashley said.
“So do you. Sorry I’m so late. The baby wasn’t feeling well. Since I last saw you, I’ve gotten married and divorced.
I’m going out with Mr. Wonderful now. What about you? After the graduation party, you disappeared.
I tried to find you, but you’d left town.” “I went to London,” Ashley said.
My father enrolled me in a college over there. We left here the morning after our graduation.
I tried every way I could think of to reach you. The detectives thought I might know where you were.
They were looking for you because you and Jim Cleary were going together.Ashley said slowly, “The detectives?”
“Yes. The ones investigating the murder.” Ashley felt the blood drain from her face. “What... murder?”.
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