BEFUDDLED

"What are you planning to do, Melody?" Gisselle asked. "I hope you are planning to leave her alone with that guy."

"Relax", Melody screamed. "I'm not leaving her alone, Gizz," she replied assuringly. "But, neither can I be with her."

"I tried confessing my feelings to her, but she has gone deaf and blind already. She bluntly rejected me."

Gisselle wasn't sure what Melody was trying to say with this statement.

When she saw Gisselle's confused face, Melody quietly sighed, "Trust me. There are certain things that she has to handle them herself because I can't be with her all the time. You know right, that piece of shit Dike, has lodged a complaint against me? I'm a fucking stalker, as per everyone."

Gisselle knew Melody cannot step into that house because of that false yet not so false complaint. "But, that means you -

"Oh, shut up," Edwina interjected.