Hey Nostradamus!Part Three: Heather Continued

In the third continued of Heather in the novel Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland.  Heather was in the courthouse and thinking about Allison.  Heather phoned Allison so many times, but no answer or a return phone call.  While in the courtroom, her phone rang. At that moment, she felt like a movie stars because everyone paused and looked her way.  Later on, she able to answer Allison called and she wanted to be at some restaurant.  In need of the truth, Heather went to meet with Allison and she ended up paying for the food.  Moreover, Heather has to pay to get Allison’s car fixed.  She has difficulty sleeping and she took most of Jason’s medication.  She woke up one day with all Jason’s belonging next to her, she was sick.  And a phone rang, she hurried and answered, it was Allison and she got new messages from Jason.  Heather wanted to meet at Allison place, but she insists that no clients allowed at her place.  Then she went there with five-thousand-dollar in cash for the messages. Luckily, Heather is able to write down Allison’s car license plate and found her address but with a name Cecilia.  One night she able to follow Allison to her home, she waited and waited. And later, she met with Allison’s daughter and she told Heather that her mom been feeding her with a lies.  From that moment, she drove to Allison’s house and confronts her.  Allison admitted that she was a fake physic and also admits that she has Jason’s letter.  Heather manages to get his letter and take it home and put into a zip-top bag with the rest of his belonging then she fall into sleep.

I read this chapter of the novel I have learn and understand other people thinking when in need of finding the truth.  I also learn that there are smart people in this world that constantly waiting to gain great advantages from people that in need help.  With today financial crisis, people are willingly to do what ever it takes to gain the benefit from other person.  Even a person that really close to us, like family, can play a great trick on us.  My wife and I once experience that and it cost us a lot of money.  Because of family, we have to let it go.  It was a big lost to us.  I think people willing to do anything or at any cost if that was the last resource.  I totally understand Heather feeling in this novel, since her only clue was from Allison, she willing to pay the price.  In return, she did gain some happy moment in her life.  But if I were her, I would call a police and hopefully get her money back.  Instead of not doing anything and let she go free.