A Familiar Face
When my wife and I first settled down at the base, we had this super outgoing neighbor. She told us she was battling cancer, so her brother was staying to help her out. We didn’t think much of it. After a couple of months, they decided to move off the base. It didn’t seem strange.
Skip a few months, I’m clearing the driveway when a guy from next door comes over to chat. I greet him, thinking he’s new in town, but nope. He’s been living there for years. I was taken aback and asked about the lady who recently moved out. Then, I got hit with the bombshell.
Turns out, that lady was his wife, and the “brother” was her secret boyfriend. She didn’t have cancer and had blown all his cash on Farmville before they packed up and left with everything they had.