Someone We Know

by Shari Lapena

“I’m not a complete idiot.” The lawyer sits back in his chair and looks as if he disagrees.

We all wear masks. We all have something to hide at one point or another. He wants to know what Robert Pierce might be hiding.

Parents always seem to have overly optimistic visions of their kids’ talents and futures when they’re toddlers, Olivia thinks—maybe that’s how they manage to keep going.

How stupid can people be? Hiring a pet sitter with a sign on her friggin’ car?

But she will stick by Olivia, no matter what. No matter how ugly it gets. That’s what friends are for.

She was new to the neighborhood, trying to make friends.”

This is what happens when you try to make friends.