No Way To Say Goodbye

F YOU ASKED THE PEOPLE OF KENMARE ABOUT MARY, THEY'D TELL YOU SHE WAS BORN UNLUCKY. SOME WOULD SAY SHE'S A BIT 'STRANGE'. BUT ALL ADMIRE HER COURAGE.They'd tell you Penny is the life and soul of the party. Yes, she drinks a bit too much. And it's true she's a home-wrecker.If you asked about Adam, the women would tell you he's a cheating scumbag. But the lads in the pub would mention his affair with Penny with a trace of envy.They'd all tell you Ivan's greatest strength and weakness is his heart. And his wife was a terrible woman to leave him, taking his children.If you asked about Sam, they'd speculate with great relish on their mysterious American visitor. The truth will provide them with gossip for a year. But they'll never know the thing that haunts him.If you asked the people of Kenmare about the chances of love and happiness for these five souls, they'd shake their heads and look glum.BUT SOMETIMES THEY ARE WRONG.