“Don’t patronise me, Will. You can’t understand what it’s like,” Shane said and stormed off down the street. Will shook her head and moved toward her car. She stared at herself in the side mirror and muttered to herself.

“No, I can’t.”

A red light flashed and a hand came down to a point. A humming came over a mike and soon Alice’s voice boomed over the air waves. “Tonight’s topic,” she started after a brief introduction including a child’s xylophone, “Should friends date? Is it really worth risking your friendship to try out a relationship? Is sexual ambiguity greater than amnesty? Can you still be friends after the bedroom? Let’s hear your thoughts.” Alice’s hand drifted over a switch board.

“Caller one, you are on the air,” she announced pressing a button. The caller’s voice, high and exciteable answered.

“Uh hi. My name’s Karen first time caller. Uh yeah I say go for it. I mean if you and your friend feel you can heat up more than coffee together then you should have a stab at it. After all ***** is just trial and error isn’t it?” The caller’s phone dropped from the radio. Alice flicked more switches as she talked into the microphone in what, she called, her radio voice.

“That’s an intresting perspective, Karen. Does anyone else have a different opnion or maybe they would like to comment on Karen’s view?” Alice posed making an array of flashing lights dance over the switchboard. “Caller you’re on the air,” she announced yet again.

“Hi, Alice. I have to say I can’t agree with Karen. You should determine what you want more, ***** or a friendship, and stick with it. You shouldn’t let desire mess up something that means so much more,” the caller’s phone dissapeared into one of Alice’s little switches.

“Thank you caller for your view on the manner. So far we have one for and one against. But tell me can you really rely on friendship after the love affair is over?” Alice asked over the unforseen wavelength. Her board lit up and again there was a flicking of switches.

“Caller, you are on the air,” Alice commented.

“Hi, um, yeah I believe you could still be friends. It might be hard at first, because you would have to see them everyday with other people, but you’d just have to remind yourself why you were friends with them in the first place. Besides, it couldn’t be easy for them to see you happy with someone else either,” the caller finished and left the airways silent once again. Alice paused, her switches begging to be flicked one way or another.