As Dana drove off, Alice slowly gave chase.  Dana had been fiddling with the radio when she spotted the head lights around block 3.  “Oh *****,” she said, turning the radio off and deciding her next move.  “I know that’s you, Alice.  For the love of God, I have eyes, I can see you.  God, she thinks she’s so ***** slick.” 

Dana’s eyes darted left to right in a quick, fierce motion.  At the last minute she decided to take the sharp right leading south on McAllister.  “Ha, try catching me now, Alice.”  Dana’s own self back-patting was short lived when she noticed the Mini, once again, hot on her tail.  “Holy *****, Alice.”  The two cars wove through the valley streets as if the SUV had Mini in tow.  Weaving in and out, they began picking up speed as the curved streets faded into straight ways.  Dana looked into the rearview and began squinting as if she couldn’t believe what she was seeing and had to confirm it for herself.  As she focused in on the silhouette of Alice‘s middle finger, she heard the crash; then feeling the crash, let out a blood curdling scream that, if the crash itself didn’t cause, made every light within a two block radius suddenly illuminate all of McAllister Blvd. 

Alice let out an “Oh ***** me hard,” as she flew past the scene of the accident, only stopping about a block and a half away.  She cut the lights and got out of the Mini, resting her out of breath body against the rear fender, waiting for any sign of life from Dana.  As soon as Dana could be seen in the far off distance, cursing Alice‘s maker of course, she smiled coyly, hopping back in the Mini, and tearing off.

By the time Alice approached the Porter/Kennard residence, she was deep in thought.  Guilt had over taken her.  “What if Dana’s hurt?” she asked herself.  “What if this time, she really hates me?”  Alice’s eyes began to mist and as she slammed her car into the back of the station wagon that was unexpectedly parked behind the Saab, she thought, “Nah, Dana could never “HATE” me,” kicking open the Mini’s dented door with all her might and running up to ring the doorbell.