On the plane Bette became airsick, and spent the first half-hour in the bathroom puking. She considered it vulgar to throw up in one of the bags while sitting down; knowing the people around her wouldnt appreciate it either. The first time Tina came with her and held her hair back, the next five times however she decided to stay in her seat. In the tight little bathroom Bette wiped her mouth after washing the acid taste out of it, looking up she looked at herself in the mirror. The bags were deep under her eyes.

A few days earlier Bette managed to convince the board to take a leave of one week, the amount of time she would be with Tinas family until her aunts funeral. Since they lived in Florida Bette had to take time off work and so slaved like a dog following up to her trip. Bette also took time from sleeping comforting Tina who was just realizing that her aunt was never going to come back, effectively ending any communication with her family. Even though she was invited to the funeral Tina knew it was just a formality and any reconciliation was out of the question.

Bette took out some foundation from her purse and started to brush up, trying to cover the dark smudges under her eyes. As for Bettes panic attacks, they did occur, but less frequently. And Bette went back to therapy, after the night she turned on the radio and the subject of Haywoods trial was on. The trial date was edging nearer and both Bette and Tina were mentally bracing themselves, Bette would have to take the stand. She knew that hard times were ahead but the two of them didnt even want to think about it. Leaving the small bathroom Bette made her way to their seats, thinking about how she would handle Richard Kennard.

Bette agreed with Tina that it would be best not to let her father know Bette would be coming. It might push Richard Kennard to uninvite his estranged daughter, he probably thought Tina bringing her ***** lover to her aunts funeral disrespectful. Bette grew angry even thinking about that sort of nonsense. What was wrong with a daughter attending her aunts funeral with her life partner supporting her? It was better than a whole load of things but Bette just shook her head, some people wont catch up with the twenty-first century.