The Three Sisters Chapter One

Rikky was sitting in her comfortable hotel room in Paris, sipping green tea with mint and munching marmalade toast when all of a sudden, the phone rang. Rikky picked it up. It was Laura. "Rikky, I have to tell you something,'' she said. "Well, make it quick,'' Rikky said. " Rikky, your lobster that Beth has been taking care of has passed. It all started when Beth's dog was farting. Beth lit a candle to cover the smell. She didn't watch where she set it down, so the wall caught fire, and Beth had to run outside with the phone  to call the fire department. Her dog got out safely, too, but the fire was spreading so fast, that it was a pile of shriveled remains by the time the firemen got there." Laura stopped to take a breath. "Beth couldn't find your lobster, so she decided that its ashes were among those of the house. She called me soon after, because she didn't want to tell you herself." By the time Laura had stopped talking, Rikky was fuming. "Well, tell Beth that I won't be speaking to her for quite a while!'' And with that, Rikky hung up.