Ch2

I am wondering aimlessly along the road.  This bar looks packed, but I am too tired to walk any further.  I found myself a seat near the bar tender.  Ordered a beer.   

Alice is trying to get hold of me for an hour now.  I divert all the calls to the voicemail.  I know they remembered it was today.  She found me totally drunk in a bar last year.  I didn’t bother calling her back, knowing that she would find me sooner or later.

A few ladies come over asking if I am Shane.  Fuck the ads, everyone seems to know my name now.  I don’t want to deal with fans now.  I ignored them and they left.

By the time Alice found me, I already downed countless of shots.  She was not impressed. 

“Shane, I am here to take you home.”  She put my arm over her shoulder and half forced, half dragged me out of the bar. 

“Shane, when are you going to clean up your act?  It’s going to kill you, rather sooner if you don’t stop.”

“I don’t care, why do you care?”  I retort.

“This shit has to stop right now! Because I am your best friend. I cannot stand by and do nothing while watching you killing yourself slowly.  I am sure Carmen wouldn’t want to see you like this too.  You left her because you got scared Shane.  Grow up, will you?  Stop running away from your problems and try to face it for once.  You can’t avoid relationships forever or you will end up dying alone.  You have the kindest heart and you deserved to be happy.”  Alice told Shane the truth. 

“Don’t you use Carmen’s name to tell me what I should do!  She doesn’t care about me anymore! She doesn’t care…”  I start to cry uncontrollably.  Alice pulls me into a hug.

“I’m sorry. Take me home please…” I whisper.  Alice drives me back without saying any other word.

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Cat is getting ready for the movie premiere tonight.  I will join her at the after party.  I am not a big fan of premieres, still not used to all the flashing photography.