Shane lay awake in her bed. It was almost nine. The sun was out and it shone straight into her room, causing dust particles to sparkle. The birds were chirping and there were noises from happy people outside.
But Shane wasnt happy.
She kicked off her covers and looked towards her door, and the direction of Jennys room. She wondered if Carmen was still in there.
She found herself remembering last night. Shed come home pretty early for her, not wanting to hook up with anyone. As shed walked to her room, she heard Jenny and Carmen. Theyd sounded like they were getting very cosy.
Shane wasnt even sure how she felt about it. But whatever it was, she wouldnt let anyone know. Not even Carmen.
She got up, angry at herself for even caring, and got dressed.
She was out of the house before either Jenny or Carmen could intercept her. She got into her truck and peeled out of the neighbourhood.

She spent an hour just driving around the city, trying to find somewhere to go. She ended up back home, hoping Carmen was gone.
She went inside and found Jenny in the kitchen, eating a bowl of cereal. She was still in her pyjamas.
Hey, Shane said as she threw her keys onto the table.
Hey. Where were you? Jenny looked up at her.
Uh, just out. Nowhere. Shane looked into the living room. Wheres Carmen?
Oh, she left. She had to get to work.
Shane nodded. She looked subtly at Jenny. What was really strange was that Shane didnt feel guilty about going behind Jennys back with Carmen. She supposed Jenny wasnt really serious about Carmen anyway, so it wasnt such a big deal. And Jenny had done her fair share of deceiving people, so maybe it was payback. Either way, Shane didnt feel guilty. But she still wanted to avoid hurting her.
So, what are you doing today? Jenny asked, getting up to rinse her bowl out.
Uh, Ive got work this afternoon. But nothing until then. How about you?
The same actually. How weird is that? Jenny grinned.
Shane nodded. Yeah. Totally.
Yeah. So, um, do you wanna hang out? Or go do something?
Shane looked around, suddenly and inexplicably awkward. Uh, actually, I was just gonna hang out here. You know?
Right. Right. Jenny nodded vigorously. Absolutely.
Its just, you know, I dont get that much free time anymore, Shane explained.
Jenny was still nodding. No, yeah, I get it. Its fine.
Yeah. Okay. Uh, Im gonna go. Shane gestured to the door.
Jenny continued nodding.
Shane smiled quickly, then turned and walked out of the kitchen. She exhaled as she stepped into the hallway and walked into her room.
She collapsed onto her bed and lay gazing at the ceiling.
She almost jumped out of her skin when her phone beeped a few minutes later. She picked it up and clenched her jaw when she saw Carmen had sent her a message.
She opened the message and grinned when she saw it was blank. She remained motionless for a while, thinking about what to do. Then she finally replied with another blank one.
Then she lay back down and closed her eyes. She saw Carmen in her minds eye, which, pleasant as it was, she didnt want. So she got up and went out to the living room. Hey, Jenny? You still wanna do something?