Wordle by Wordle: Day 55
Saturday, Feb 24, 2024
Wordle #980 - PIPER
“Oh! So, you must be… Piper? No, Olivia?”
“Olive.”
“Olive! That’s right. I’m Karen,” she says with a smile and shakes my hand. “It’s so nice to finally meet you.”
Between the emphasis Karen puts on “finally” and the way she’s looking me up and down like I’m a celebrity, I can’t help but wonder what Bree has said about her younger sister.
The wig itches, inching its way up the back of my neck.
I figured this would be risky, but Karen can’t know that much about Olive, right?
Olive is nearly eight years younger than Bree, and they’ve been distant in more than just age for as long as I can remember. If grudge-holding were an art form, Bree would have an EGOT—she holds every little thing against Olive tighter than Spanx.
Now, Olive lives in Brooklyn, and though I wouldn’t say they’re estranged, the sisters rarely talk, much less see each other. And when they do, I never hear the end of it from Bree.
Even months after her wedding, Bree would complain to me about how Olive’s bridesmaid dress had been the wrong shade of heliotrope…
“I’m so sorry for your loss,” Karen says, snapping me back to attention. “Poor Bree must be devastated.”
Even if Bree hadn’t called out of work—which I’m sure she did—Karen would’ve heard about Roy’s death by now. Everyone has, it’s all over social media.
Multimillionaire Crypto Magnate Murdered!
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