Wednesday, February 1, 2012

“Bad Talking The Dead”

Sherrie and her cousin Troy were best friends. At times, people would ask them if they were sisters and they both answered, “Yes.” They spent hours on the phone talking about the ups and downs in their lives. At family gatherings, they would sit near to each other and talk about this and that.
On one occasion, Sherrie’s husband said to Troy’s boyfriend, “Don’t you think that Sherrie and Troy are too talkative?”
In a matter of fact voice, he said, “It is a natural thing with women. I have six sisters.”
“Well it annoys me.”
“If you let it annoy you, it will. I’m cool with it.”
Years went by, and Troy was getting married. Sherrie helped her plan the wedding. Everything was going smoothly until Troy suddenly passed away. It broke Sherrie’s heart but it was even worse to see how heartbroken Troy’s husband-to-be was. Sherrie’s husband was very indifferent and she paid little attention to his attitude. One day, she was reminiscing about the funny situations she and Troy experienced and it felt good to talk about her. Her husband looked sternly serious.
“Why do you look so grim?” she asked.
“You always act as though Troy was perfect!” He exclaimed.
“No I don’t, but why are you so angry?”
“One day, I had to meet with a client near her home~ After the appointment, I went to visit her. She came on to me and we did it!”
“What!?”
“We had sex! You guys talked a lot, but she did not tell you about that?”
Shock was an understatement~ Her cousin was dead~ How could she defend herself~ Sherrie detested people who bad-talk the dead and here was her husband doing the thing she hated…

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