Adriana comes over to Dan and Sofi’s house on a Saturday afternoon, just as she does every week. She’s very close friends with the couple and their daughter, and is looking forward to meeting their new foster/foreign exchange student Blair. Sofi opens the door and greets her friend with a warm smile. Adriana, “where’s Dan and the girls?” Sofi explains that he took them to a concert, she’s quick to get her friend in the house. She has a lot on her mind and she’s been looking forward to sharing what’s been going on in their home since Blair moved in. “I think he’s cheating on me,” Sofi tells her friend. Sofi begins with her intuitions, how she suspects that Dan is looking at the young girl, and Adriana interrupts, “you know you have a suspicious mind, tell me the facts.” When Sofi explains the evidence, Adriana is quiet, her eyes look down. Sofi is on the edge of her seat, she wonders if Adriana is closer to Dan than she is with her, and she worries that she is betraying Dan by confessing their troubles to their mutual friend. Adriana looks at Sofi, her eyes squint as if the next words will be meaningful, with purpose, this is it.. “you have to cheat on him,” she tells her. Sofi’s jaw drops. Cheat on him? Cheat on my husband? I’ve never been with another man.Sofi, “Cheat?!” Adriana nods, “Absolutely, that will make it even. You’ve got to cheat on him.” Sofi’s heart begins to race, “I could never, I would never be able to get away with it.” Adriana sighs, “you will or you won’t, but at least you will be even.”
