Present: Elaine walks downtown and stops for a slice of pizza. She remembers dating Jonher first husband. He used to have a dirty mattress on the floor and she like it that way at the time. She thinks of his old girlfriend who came into his apartment and threw warm spaghetti at them. Jon laughs, but Elaine was scared and actually admired the girl for showing her rage like that because Elaine knew she would never be able to do anything like that at that point.
Flashback: Elaine is at the Smeath's house for the usual Sunday dinner. Elaine overhears the two Smeath ladies talk about Elaine. They say she is a heathen and something about her entire family is wrong. The adults continue to say the other children sense that there is a.....
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