This was the first time Diane and I had been to The Sparkle Club.Amanda had treated me to a run through of her performance at her flat afew days earli...r, so I had an idea of how good a singer she was, butnothing could have prepared me for how spectacular the full stage showwas going to be. She was at the very top of her game. Was I a littlejealous when she flirted with her topless dancers? Of course I was. Butit was just part of the act, I knew that. I absolutely adored Amanda.We had by this. ’ Anna finally offered. ‘Ok.’ Eleanor said softly. ‘Come on honey, you REALLY need a drink.’ Anna said with a smile as she pulled Eleanor out into the hall. As Eleanor followed her unwanted life coach to the stairwell, she tugged on her sleeves, making sure that the scars on her wrists were covered. Loud music bounced off the walls of the house and was quickly distorted by the conversations of the drunken college kids. Eleanor stood by the staircase, desperate to have someone to talk too, but. We are clear about that, right?Lucille: You just have to do what you do, then tell us when it is done. We don't care how you do it.Eddie: Then I'll see you tomorrow.Eddie drove his brand new South Korean Econobox through the town of Bailey Crossroads and five more miles then into the driveway of his small three bedroom frame house. He was glad to see that the roofers were still driving nails. Eddie went inside after waving up at the roofer boss.Once inside he opened a can of diet soda from. Then it occurred to her that staring at it would not tell her anything about the contents, and so she opened it.Inside were a couple of large thick envelopes; each of these was addressed to Jennifer Wilcox. Kate wondered why they had been delivered to her. Along with the two large envelopes were two letter-sized envelopes. One was addressed to Jenny again and the other was addressed to her. Kate opened the letter and began to read.Kate,By the time you read this, I will be gone. Please don't try.