“I talked to Alice last night,” Dana said casually, knowing that the sooner she got Shane’s advice the better.

Shane didn’t open her eyes, but replied in just as casual of a tone,” How was it?”

“It was good, better than expected I guess. It’s just that…she acted like she didn’t know I still had feelings for her. I didn’t know what to make of that, that’s all.” The real problem was grasping the possibility that Alice had perhaps just moved on, and no longer loved Dana like that, but she wasn’t quite ready to look into that situation just yet. Almost as if she had read Dana’s mind, Shane replied “Maybe she has moved on?”

“I don’t know what I’d do with myself if that were the case Shane,” Dana whispered. “I honestly don’t know.”

“Dana she didn’t get the letter.” Shane wasn’t sure why, but something in her mind knew this would all be different had Alice just read the letter like planned. “She mustn’t have looked in her pocket… it may have fallen out. I’m sorry.”

“It’s not your fault,” Dana responded in a very calm manner. “I probably shouldn’t have written all that stuff down in a letter anyway. I should have just come to the airport and told her myself.” She should have just never broken up with her in the first place. “I guess I just need to be thankful that she didn’t stay in Canada. I mean at least I get a second chance at getting her back right?” Shane opened her eyes and looked at Dana, who still had her eyes closed. She sighed and tried to figure out how she was going to tell Dana about Philip.

“Dana, Al met someone in Canada.” Shane watched as Dana opened her eyes, which were quickly starting to gloss over with tears. She could visibly see Dana’s whole body ache at the news, her teeth clenched, her muscles contracted and her hands when to sit on her stomach as if it had been kicked.

“But she came back Shane. Why would she come back?” There was a sense of pleading urgency in Dana’s voice, as if she were asking Shane just to take back what she had said, regardless of the truth.