Three hours later, the mail still hadn’t come. She sat, feeling drained and dejected in front of the TV. Her mind was suddenly clouded with doubts that Jessica would even become a semi-finalist in the contest. Then, it occurred to her that if she were to win, it would mean quite the rift between herself and Jess for the first time in her life. Better to prepare herself in the case of that, than listen for the mail.
She wondered what Jess’ reaction would be. She suspected it wouldn’t be pretty. She hoped she would be able to make Jess see that she had the best of intentions. All she could do now was wait and hope for the best.