“My um… the guy from Canada, Philip, is moving in with me in two weeks Dane,” Alice wasn’t sure whether to approach this subject or not, but before she had time to think it through she had begun to speak. “I guess you could call him my boyfriend, we were together for about two months in Canada.” Dana felt as if a thousand knives were scrapping up and down her skin thinking about Alice with another person, being with them. “The thing is, he was moving out here anyway, and I offered him a place in my apartment because he’s just a really genuine guy, and hey, cant go wrong with splitting the rent right?” Al stopped to take a breath, not knowing if Dane had caught onto what she was saying. “So um, *****… um what I’m trying to say is that although I am kind of in a relationship with Philip, it isn’t as serious as what you first thought and… y-you,” Al stopped and made sure Dana was looking at her as she finished her sentence. “You can still fight for me, you know… if you want to.” Alice suddenly felt embarrassed as she saw Dana’s ‘shocked in a happy way’ face, and got up. “I think I may go now, um… you can ring if you need anything. Bye.”

            Dana sat for a minute, her whole body tingling. Alice wanted her to fight for her. She wanted Dana to prove that she wasn’t going to be fucked over again. She had a second chance. Suddenly she jumped up and ran over to, and opened the window, where she could see Alice walking down the steps to the pathway.

“Alice!” Alice turned around to the sound of her name to see Dana almost hanging out of her lounge room window. “Alice! Look inside your coat pocket. The one you wore to the airport. Look inside it.” Alice nodded in confusion, waved and began to turn back around.

“Alice!” Once again Alice turned to face Dana, who was still at the window.

“Dana you should really consider talking to me while I’m in the room next time,” Alice said jokingly, secretly wishing she could just leave. She had meant what she said about Dana fighting, but was still embarrassed that she had actually had the guts to tell her.

“I-I, oh ok,” Dana contemplated whether or not she should tell Alice, who looked eager to leave. “Don’t worry about it then.” Alice sighed, knowing she should have just shut up and let Dana speak.

“Dane, wait. Go, I’m listening.”

“I just wanted to tell you that I um, I am going to fight for you.” And with that Dana waved and closed the window, and Alice turned around and continued her way down the path, a new sense of hope rekindled in both their hearts.