"Friend, what's going on?" Ricardo asked as he searched her face. She knew her eyes already reported the fact that she had been crying and that tear stains were probably all over her face.

Sammy looked at her friend and smiled tightly. And she had thought him to be the chatter mouth. Why hadn't she thought of Nelly as the Chief reporter in gossip news telling?

"I am leaving. Ask Nelly to tell you why. She made sure I would lose this opportunity. I am sure she will ...