Zoe, Tess, Charlie, Lofty, Robyn, Max, Tamzin, Jeff, Big Mac, Noel and Louise all sat around the table in the pub. There was one thing they were all talking about. Rita!
'She should be in prison for what she did' Louise exclaimed, 'She stood up in court and covered up for her rapist of a husband!'
'I know, and then she stole his notes to stop us from finding out the truth' Robyn sighed.
Ash walked over to the large group and sat down at the end of the table, next to Charlie. After hearing what Robyn had said, Ash had had enough. What Rita did wasn't right but there was no way her own colleges, her own friends, should be talking about Rita like that.
'Thats enough!' Ash practically shouted, 'Rita is our friend, and you lot have decided to go against her because of what she did. Everyone has a past, a secret they don't want to tell people because of one reason or another. Not everyone can be perfect, and you have no right to talk about Rita behind her back, like she is a piece of dirt!'
Everyone went quiet. No one knew what to say.
'Ash is right' Charlie started, 'Rita may not have done the right thing. But she didn't want everyone to find out because what her Husband did hurt her, think about how you would feel.'
Everyone remained silent. The atmosphere dropped as Rita's colleges started to realise that if they were in the same situation, they would probably do the same.
