Terry Sanders was a good looking lady in her late twenties. She had a good job and a new home. She had a fiancée who she loved with all of her heart and life was good for her.

But her life was about to change and not for the good. It was a Friday morning and as she arrived at work there was a meeting. The meeting was not a good one. The company had lost a contract that it had been counted on. There was going to have to be a layoff and Terry was one of the first to be notified that her job was lost. She was at her last day of work. There was severance pay and she had some vacation time coming, but her job was done. The outlook for rehire was not good either.

As Terry packed her things into her car, she took a deep breath. This job had been a good one. It was her dream job and she had made very good money. Now, she was going to have to hit the streets again and hope for another chance at a job.

As Terry pulled into her driveway she was surprised to find her boyfriends car was not in the driveway. He usually got home earlier than she did. As she went into the house she realized something was different. Her fiancé's favorite chair was gone along with a picture of his family that had hung on the wall.

She ran up the stairs to their bedroom and found his closet empty. She went downstairs and found a note. It was from Joe. "I am sorry, but out life was not working out the way that I wanted it to. You are a good woman Terry and you will find someone who deserves you. Please don't look for me it is better that we not see other again. Take care. Joe."

This was just about all that Terry could take. She had gone from a happy woman who was engaged to be married soon with a good job and a nice home. All she had now was the house and a mortgage payment. She would be all right financially for a while, but why didn't Joe feel the same way about her that she felt about him? He had never said anything to let her know that he was not happy.

The tears ran down her cheeks for the rest of the night. It was not a happy night. When the phone rang she ran to pick it up hoping that it would be Joe. But it was her sister JoAnn . As Terry went about telling her sister about what had happened her sister listened intently. Terry was her only sister and she felt so sorry for her. "Why don't you come home and stay with me for a while? There is nothing for you out in the city of LA anymore. There are good jobs here and plenty of men to find. Joe just doesn't know what he will be missing." she told her with the kindest voice that she could find.

But Terry had moved to the city to make a life for herself and she was determined to do so. This was indeed a strike to her back and ego, but she was going to rise above it and make it on her own. There were over a million men in the city and there had to be someone for her someplace. The job market was good also. She had majored in computer technology and the jobs were coming to the city by the hundreds each and everyday. She would look into different companies and make the decisions as to which company she would like to join. This time she was going to be more careful about what company she chose.

Monday morning Terry went immediately down to the unemployment office. This was not just a place to go to get money because of the lack of work. But they also had many jobs listed and she was interested more in them than the money . As she sat down with one of the case workers she was shown three different companies that were looking for people with her skills.

Terry took the cards with interest and thanked the lady. She then went home and immediately got on her laptop. The best company that she found was an up and coming company by the name of Computers and Such. The company had a good standing and had just won a contract that would keep it solvent for years to come.

The next morning Terry went to the company that was just five miles from her home and applied for the job. The workplace was very busy and the young man who interviewed her was very interested in what she had to say. He was aware of what had happened at her place of employment and was glad to have a chance to hire someone with such experience.

Terry was offered the job on the spot and although it was a fifty dollar a week loss in pay for the first three months, she liked the people that she met and the office. She was sure that she could make a good life with this company. She was to start on the following Monday.

Joe Dawson had been sick and tired of his life in LA. He did care for Terry very much, but was not sure if he loved her or not. He knew that what he had done was mean and that Terry had not deserved how he had chosen to break up with her. He had found an apartment just a few miles from her house and was now trying to unpack his belongings.

As Joe was busy unpacking his belongings there came a knock on the door. He knew that only a very few people knew where his new house was. So he called come in. He turned around to see a gun pointed at him . Before Joe could do anything to protect him the gun fired at him. He dropped to the floor and died within a few seconds.

The murderer calmly stood there in the living room and wiped the gun clean. They dropped the gun in the living room. After they were sure that Joe Dawson was dead they went out to their car and left. From two miles away they made a call from their pre paid cell. They called Terry Sanders and said that they were calling for Joe. He wanted to see her and then gave Terry his address.

Terry thought the call was odd. but wanted to talk to Joe so bad she went right over to his house. She knocked on the door. But she got no answer and was about to turn around when she tried the door. The door was unlocked and as she opened the door she found Joe dead on the floor. Terry screamed and bent over to look at the gun. Like a fool she picked the gun up. She heard a noise and turned quickly. It was the police.

The policeman saw the woman with the gun in her hand and the dead man on the floor. He told Terry "Put the gun down." Once Terry put the gun down he placed her in handcuffs . Terry was now going to need a lawyer.