The three women do not get along very well, because of their dissimilar natures. Toni and Alette generally maintain a friendship, with Alette a calming influence, but Toni dislikes Ashley and criticizes her harshly. All three have issues with their mothers having told them they'd never amount to anything.
Ashley fears that somebody is following her. She finds her house lights turned on when she returns from work, her personal effects in disarray, and someone has written "You will die" on her mirror with a lipstick. She thinks someone's broken into her house. She requests a police escort, but the next morning, the police officer assigned to this duty is found dead in her apartment.
From the book
Someone was following her. She had read about stalkers, but
they belonged in a different, violent world. She had no idea who
it could be, who would want to harm her. She was trying
desperately hard not to panic, but lately her sleep had been filled
with unbearable nightmares, and she had awakened each
morning with a feeling of impending doom. Perhaps it's all in my
imagination,Ashley Patterson thought. I'm working too hard. I
need a vacation.
She turned to study herself in her bedroom mirror. She was
looking at the image of a woman in her late twenties, neatly
dressed, with patrician features, a slim figure and intelligent,
anxious brown eyes. There was a quiet elegance about her, a
subtle attractiveness. Her dark hair fell softly to her shoulders. I
hate my looks,Ashley thought. I'm too thin. I must start eating
more.She walked into the kitchen and began to fix breakfast,
forcing her mind to forget about the frightening thing that was
happening, and concentrating on preparing a fluffy omelette. She
turned on the coffeemaker and put a slice of bread in the toaster.
Ten minutes later, everything was ready. Ashley placed the
dishes on the table and sat down. She picked up a fork, stared at
the food for a moment, then shook her head in despair. Fear had
taken away her appetite.
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