Chapter 8

Jenny, Shane and Carmen’s House

Shane is lying on her bed staring at the ceiling. “Fuck,” she says running her hands over her face and biting her fist. “What the fuck was I thinking…” She hears footsteps on the pathway and looks at her clock. 11:47p.m. “What the hell are they doing home already?” The door opens and keys are put down on the table. Shane closes her eyes and rests her hands behind her head. The footsteps make their way to the outside of her door and she hears someone take a deep breath before knocking. She waits for a minute before answering, “Come in.”

The door opens and Carmen peeks her head through first. “Hey,” she says before taking a step in.

“Hey,” Shane replies, attempting to act casual. “What’s up?”

Carmen smiles and walks over to her bed sitting on the edge of it. “What are you doing in bed already?”

“I was tired…” Shane lies and closes her eyes. She hears a small laugh.

“Come on,” Carmen says patting her stomach. “Get your ass up!”

“What?” Shane asks confused.

“No questions,” Carmen smiles grabbing her hands and pulling on her. “You’re not allowed to be tired. Now c’mon, we’re almost out of time, we gotta be quick.”

“Out of time? What? What the hell are you talking about?” Shane asks as Carmen pulls her out her door and down the hall. “Where are we going?”

“I said ‘no questions’,” Carmen responds turning to smile. She continues to pull Shane out to her jeep. She opens the door and points for her to get in. Shane stands still for a moment, contemplating, before giving into her request and jumping in. Carmen hops into the drivers seat and starts the engine. They drive for a while, silently. Shane staring at Carmen confused; Carmen smiling and staring straight ahead. Shane leans forward and turns on the stereo. A CD starts to play and she changes it to the radio. Carmen gasps, “You should know better than to change a DJ’s radio!”

Shane laughs, “You should know better than to listen to a CD when there’s plenty of good radio to be heard.”