"I respond to her motherly warmth. I struggle to sit up. I feel totally disoriented but Brenda persists in her gentle manner and places the warm cup in my hand. Finally, sipping the warm tea, my body relaxes a little and my torrential tears are replaced by soft tears that fall freely down my face and drip, unchecked, from my chin.
'There's a good girl,' Brenda soothes. 'There's nothing like a good cry and a good cup of tea to make a woman feel better.' She hands me some tissues and asks, 'Do you want to talk about it?'
I dry my face and I fight for self-control. 'I'm not sure that I can, Brenda. I can't bear to think about it. How can I talk about it? I don't know where to begin.'
Suddenly the shrill ringing of the phone shatters the stillness of my room. I'm fearful. I feel myself tense up. 'I don't want to speak to anyone, Brenda.' I sit, head in hands, while Brenda picks up the phone.
'She can't take any calls right now, David.' "
Dinner At Seven, a romance novel
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