Daniel arrived home from the country club one evening laughing so hard that Melissa immediately asked what had happened. Between sips of his drink, he told her about the latest neighborhood rumor: apparently, the mailman was secretly involved with a woman who lived somewhere nearby. Nobody seemed to know who the woman was, but several people insisted they had heard the story from someone who \u201cknew for certain.\u201d Melissa listened with an amused expression. Daniel expected her to be surprised, but instead she seemed to be studying the details. The rumor had already grown into something much larger than its original version, with every person adding another piece to the story.<\/p>\n
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Then Daniel jokingly challenged her to guess who the mysterious woman was. Melissa didn’t hesitate. \u201cPaula,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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