Church.

It is a place of worship for regulars and today, a place designated proper to say goodbye to Dana by her parents.  Irwin and Sharon, the parents, and Howie, Dana’s younger brother are seated in the front pew.  Standing together near the front, where the urn containing Dana’s ashes are Lara and Alice.  Alice is mourning, but it is mixed with concern for Lara.  Lara stands there, only looking with a blank expression as Shane, Carmen, and Mark arrive.

Carmen ”Those are her ashes?”

Alice ”Yeah.”

Carmen ”…I’m just glad that…at least the two of you were there with her.”

Alice ”…Her last words were, ’I love you.’  …I can still remember her looking up at me when she said…”

Alice’s voice trails off as she looks over at Lara.  Carmen also now looks over at Lara, who no longer appears to be looking at anything in particular.

Carmen ”Lara?”

Lara ”Hi, Carmen.  …I’m glad you’re here.”

She turns away, beginning to walk back to a pew further back in the church.  Mark gives her a comforting pat on her left shoulder, but Lara continues on without acknowledgement.  As Shane gives Howie a hug, Carmen looks on at Lara before looking back to a dispirited Alice.

Alice ”Yeah, she’s um…still like that.  Ever since it happened.  It’s like…she’s just shut down.”

Mark ”We’ll need to be there when the shock wears off.  Or at least somebody’ll need to.”

Alice ”Where’s Lola?”

Mark ”She couldn’t make it.”

With Howie and Shane now joining Carmen, Mark, and Alice, they all look on at the urn.

Alice ”She told us she wanted them scattered at her Summer camp.”

Howie ”…You know, they’re putting her in a mausoleum.”

Alice ”…This sucks.”

Howie ”It does suck…they suck.”

Howie motions slightly with his heads toward his parents, in his teary-eyed indignation of the statement.

Howie ”I mean look at this…this isn’t Dana.”

Howie breaks down into more tears against Carmen’s right shoulder.  Mark looks back, seeing Lara sitting in the pew, quietly.  His concern grows.

Further back in the church as Lara sits quietly to herself, Marina, Francesca, Bette and Kit are seated together as Tina and Helena arrive, joining them with a quick hug toward Lara, who again is not responsive.  Lara is seated behind Bette, Kit, Marina, Francesca, Helena, and Tina, sitting at the end.  She stands and moves to the left slightly, allowing Alice in at the end of the pew near the aisle, with Shane, Carmen, and Mark passing by her.  As they do, more arrivals are made with a pair familiar to Alice arriving, getting her attention.