Tiffany had lost her sincere smile, but she quickly replaced it with a false one. She turned to Serenity and said, “I’m going to change my shift right away, so why don’t you and Crystal join me for a bite to eat?” Then, she turned back to Crystal and said, “There are some things that I want to talk to you about anyway.”

Crystal wanted to say no because she didn’t want to share a meal with Tiffany, but she wanted to hear what the woman had to say. So, after signing up, Crystal and ...