Minutes later, her phone rang. She smiled when she saw it was Michelle. Beautiful, wise, and always kind to everyone, Michelle was by far the best friend Denise had ever had. “Hey girl, I was just thinking about you earlier,” Denise said. “We haven’t chatted in a couple of days, and that’s definitely out of the ordinary.” “I know. I thought about calling you from work, but I never got time.” “We should try to go to lunch next week.” “That would be great if I can break away. Normally, I’m so busy, I end up skipping it altogether.” “Not good,” Michelle said. “Tell me about it.” “So where are you now?” “Um…on my way to pick up Mac from debate practice. I just got off work.” “Oh, okay. I just got off myself.”