Edythe walked back into the house in a depressed mood. All she was doing was to regret ever giving Hamilton another chance, and even telling him that Rica was his daughter. She was regretting allowing herself to be broken again by Hamilton. She did not blame anybody but herself, if despite their pleadings for her to consider him, she refused, then she would not have been in this situation.
Rica noticed that her mother, who had left the house some minutes ago saying that she was going on a date with Hamilton had returned home looking very sad and broken, so she asked. "Mom, what happened?" But she was not responding to her, "Did he not show up? Have you tried his line?" She was making quick guesses as they were flying into her head but yet Edythe was not responding to her. She pressed hard
