Chap 3

What Tina saw when she opened the door to the bathroom made her heart skip a beat. Sitting in the bathroom floor was a very disheveled and sad Bette. She was silently crying, her right hand bleeding, the bathroom floor and Bette’s shirt and face also had blood on them. Tina didn’t know what to do or what to say so she began with the only word that came to mind in that moment.

Tina: Bette?

Bette opened her eyes but didn’t look at Tina at first, when Tina called to her a second time she looked at Tina. The eyes that were looking at Tina were filled with a sadness that made Tina instantly sad and curious as to what was happening.

Tina: Bette, what’s wrong?

Bette: Tina…what are you doing here?

Tina: (walking and kneeling besides Bette) don’t worry about me sweetie, your hand is bleeding. What happened?

Bette: (looking at her hand) yeah it is. I came in here to get another towel to put on it but…I feel tired.

Tina: can I look at it?

Bette: …yeah

Tina: (looking at Bette’s hand) it’s a really deep cut Bette. We should get you to a hospital; you are going to need sutures.

Bette: its ok T just get me a towel to put over it.

Tina: Bette that’s not going to stop the bleeding. If you want I can call Allie and she can come here, so you don’t have to go to the ER.

Bette: …that would be better.

Taking her cell phone out, Tina texts Allie. Text: I need you here now. Bette cut her hand. Please come ASAP. Love u!

Tina: Ok Bette I just texted Allie so let’s get you cleaned up and put a towel over your hand until she comes. (Standing and pulling Bette up) come on.

Tina wets a hand towel and cleans Bette’s face and then takes Bette’s shirt off and puts her robe on, after that she wraps Bette’s hand in a towel and takes her other hand to guide Bette out of the bathroom and eventually out of the room but as soon as Bette sees the state her room is in she starts to cry again.

Bette: Oh My God! What did I do!

Tina: (pulling Bette out of the room and walking to the living room) Bette what happened? Why did you do this? What’s wrong babe?

Bette: I don’t want to leave Angie and you and the girls T.

Tina: why would you leave us babe?

Bette: because… I’m… because I’m dying T.

Tina looked at Bette with horror in her eyes.

Tina: what do you mean you’re dying Bette?

Bette: I’ve got cancer.