Summary

The next morning, Alice goes to the kitchen to make coffee when Harold arrives in a suit. He insults her for looking young, but leaves before she can react. Alice avoids Audrey, as her sister may be in an abusive mood. In the car, Audrey tells Alice that a divorce is imminent because Harold took a day off work. This means he is already planning a visit to the marriage counselor to pretend like he tried to fix the marriage. While Alice is not surprised, she is upset because Ella was happy settling down. Alice stops herself from lashing out, but defends Ella. She tells the reader that Ella’s relationship with Harold was quick. Harold saw her working as a cocktail waitress and they were married less than three months later. Alice says that she was surprised that her mother had managed to...