Page 1 of Two Kinds of Stranger

PART ONE

@EllysLittleLife

Manhattan, New York

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A young woman has the camera in selfie mode as she goes through a door into a modern apartment and walks into the kitchen area. She removes her overcoat and places some shopping bags on the kitchen counter.

ELLY: Hey there, friends, Elly here, thought I would do a live video and let you in on a little secret. It’s our six-month anniversary tomorrow...

The young woman holds her left hand to the camera, displaying her wedding ring and an engagement ring with a large white diamond.

ELLY: ...And I wanted to surprise James tonight. Don’t worry about him seeing this video, by the way. I noticed this morning that he’s left his phone on the nightstand, so there’s, like, no way this will ruin the surprise before he gets home from work. So, I’ve been shopping...

She puts a grocery bag on the counter and begins to unpack.

ELLY: I got some eggs, flour, cream, and, of course, this box of foolproof chocolate-brownie mix, because I’m terrible in the kitchen, as we all know. Like, I can’t even make cookies. And brownies are a favorite of mygorgeous new husband, so, like, why not. Homemade brownies, from a box, but, like, maybe we could just keep the box thing to ourselves and pretend it’s my own recipe.

She arranges the shopping on the counter and rolls up her sleeves.

ELLY: I know it’s for my husband, but for me this still qualifies as my random act of kindness for the week, hashtag RAK. Let me know in the comments what your random act of kindness is going to be this week, or maybe you’ve already done it, so let me know. Spread the kindness, guys, and let everybody know...

*thud*

She turns round, distracted by the thumping noise.

ELLY: What was that, guys? Did you hear that? Whatever, ah, I...What else? Yeah, so the rest of my week is pretty exciting; On Thursday I’m having a girly night with my bestie Harriet. I feel like since we got back from honeymoon I’ve been so busy and I’ve seen Harriet at a few parties and we saw that play on Broadway last month and we had that lunch, but, like, we haven’t just, like, gone out and hit a bar like we used to. So, you know, we’re doing that on Thursday because she means so much to me. She was my maid of honor and I just need to make sure that we hold on to that special friendship...

*thud* *thud*

She turns and walks through the apartment.

ELLY: Did you guys hear that again? Like, I definitely heard something...

She opens a door. Inside is a bed. A man and a woman are in the bed. They are naked.

ELLY: Oh my God! OH MY GOD! How could you? How could you?

The phone falls to the floor.

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@kindsofkindness

Oh My God Elly! I’m so sorry.

@dailykindnessandkittens

Is that James and Harriet??!!!??!!

@betty2013

Oh sweetie! That son of a bitch! I’m so sorry! @Elly you so don’t deserve this, you are the kindest sweetest person I know, I just can’t believe they would go behind your back like this?

@startmeup56

How long do you think they’ve been cheating? Did this start before or after the wedding?