| (After being cancelled and then rescheduled) Episode 5 |
[12 Jul 2004|09:49pm] |
Veronica didn’t know why she hadn’t thought of it sooner. She and Claire were identical twins. Sean loved Claire. All she had to do was send Claire out on some wild goose chase and convince Sean that she was Claire. She knew her sister wasn’t putting out, but Veronica was no fool. She would tell Sean she was finally ready, and surely he would love her after they had sex. He might be mad for a minute or so, but he’d get over it in no time. Yes, she thought, this is foolproof.
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Angela couldn’t stop crying.
“Please just tell me what’s going on,” her sister Marie pleaded. “You said an old gypsy woman cursed you and said your life would be ruined when you turned eighteen. You’re now twenty-four and felt compelled to tell your only sister just now.”
“Don’t we have another sister?” Angela asked with a sniffle.
“No, sweetheart, we have a brother,” Marie said in what she hoped was a concerned tone.
“Oh,” Marie said.
“Anyway, the curse?”
“Oh, yes. It’s ruining my life! It makes me fall instantly in love with people or things for random ten-minute intervals! It can strike at any time with anyone. I was once engaged to our ficus tree for seven minutes.”
“Why seven minutes?”
“It took three minutes to propose,” she said, her mind already drifting back to that fateful day.
“Angela, that’s crazy. I don’t believe it,” Marie said. She stood up and marched across the room.
“You have to believe me,” Angela cried. “Today I had sex with Alexander Greene, the richest man in town because I believed I was in love with him. He had a gunshot wound, and I could have lost my job.”
“You’re the worst nurse ever,” her sister pointed out.
“I’m never going to find real love,” Angela wailed. Marie rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, striking a put-upon pose. ( continued... )
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