Tom, Lisa’s husband, had been nagging her to get a second job, saying that her work-from-home routine would make it easy for her to do so. But Lisa was not sure. Why did Tom ask her to do more work all of a sudden?
Lisa became interested when her mother asked about possible money problems. Was Tom’s business not doing well? She knew he was hiring new people because he always had customers. It didn’t make sense.
Tom’s idea to sell Lisa’s car and buy a new one was the last straw. What did he think? She had to get a second job. Lisa agreed to go along with it, even though she knew she had a plan to find out what Tom was really up to.
She put in for a job at the bowling alley that Tom and his friends liked to go to. Lisa found out that the waitresses at the alley wore revealing outfits, and she knew that Tom wouldn’t like her working there.
Lisa didn’t know she was there the first night she was there, but she saw Tom come in. Men started to hit on her while she worked, which made Tom feel worse. Lisa was thrilled with her victory when he finally spoke to her.
Then Ursula, the manager of the bowling alley, told them a shocking secret: Tom had a past of sleeping with waitresses, and one of them had just given birth. Lisa’s world fell apart.
Lisa found out the horrible truth when she talked to Tom about it. So she could pay his child support, he told her to get a second job. Lisa was so upset that she told Tom to leave the house and the next day she filed for divorce.
Lisa’s story is a stark warning that the truth can be hidden behind requests that seem harmless. Because she was brave enough to find out the truth, she was able to leave a bad situation.
Lisa came out of it stronger, smarter, and more eager to take charge of her life. Because of what she went through, we should always believe our gut and question the intentions of those around us, even if it means finding out painful truths.
