So yesterday, i went over to my mom’s…and very nonchalantly, she says, “i talked to esther’s aunt today on the phone”. 
esther?  esther who?
“you remember esther…from church”
oh. *that* esther.  what did she say about esther?
“well, she told me quite a bit…but mostly, she called to apologize.”
apologize for what? 
“well, i guess that there’s a lot of drama at our [...]