“You can watch to if you want,” Alice stated to Sheila as they walked thru. 

Bette sat down on the love seat, Tina snuggled up next to Bette, Kit sat in the chair, Shane sat on the couch, Alice laid back between Shane’s legs, and Sheila stood in the door.  They turned the VCR on and started the tape.

TBC…

The TV screen showed snow then went black. 

“I’m making this tape for Alice, Shane, Kit, Bette, and Tina,” said the voice over the television.  “Oh, I guess it would help if I took the cap off,” said the voice as the light hit the lens of the camera.  Once the camera adjusted itself, on the other side of the lens Dana was waving.

“Hi guys.  I just wanted to make one last tape before, ah, you know…before I died.  I have a few things I need to get off my chest and I have some things I want you guys to do not just for me, but for yourselves.”

Dana sits back and takes a deep breath, looks down, folds her hands in front of her, and looks back up into the camera.

“Forgive me for being so emotional.  I mean, this will be the last thing you guys will ever hear from me and hopefully I can do this and be successful in getting my point across as to what I want you guys to do.”

Dana reached to the right and brought a box of tissue to her lap.  She looked like she had been crying already and was starting to cry again.

“First off I just want to say I’m sorry.  I’m sorry for not having enough time to spend with you guys.  I’m sorry for not telling you guys how I feel in person.  I’m sorry for hurting you Alice.  I got scared when my best friend became the best thing that ever happened to me.  I didn’t want things to happen the way they did.  When Lara showed up it opened an old unclosed part of my life.  I needed to close that part of my life.  I’m just sorry I closed it so slowly.  When she found that lump on my breast and made me go to the doctor, I was grateful, but when they told me that they couldn’t get it all and that I would have to undergo chemo and still had a slim chance of survival, I grew angry.  I blamed what happened to me on her.  I know it’s not her fault, but I feel guilty, because I know I’m dying and I don’t have a lot of time to spend with the ones I truly love, you guys.”