Chapter Five
“I wish you would have told me Rich was going to be here,” Amanda says to me, looking cross.
“I’m sorry. He sort of just shoved his way in,” I mumble, hoping I am not blushing.
Amanda looks over her shoulder. Rich is talking to someone on his cellphone. He is animated, clearly trying to win someone over. My stomach clenches. Ever since I spoke to Sarah, I feel disgusted at the mere thought of Rich. Not only did he beat Sarah, he beat her when she was pregnant. There are few things more disgusting than that.
I turn my face away from him. I feel sick. It is from the nerves of having Rich around me as well as the nerves of being interviewed by Rosie soon. Amanda has helped me prepare the last couple of days but I still feel jittery, as if I have been drinking energy drinks al
