Alice: Shane, Shane come on!

She kept walking. Carmen looked at her feet.

Carmen: Alice, you’re my friend, probably my best friend, and I support you in everything. But Alex is my daughter, and this is going to kill her.

Alice nodded, feeling tears well up in her eyes.

Carmen: If this is something you yourself need to do, know that I might not be there to help you right away, but I do support you.

Alice nodded, not looking up.

Alice: I’m gonna go now, I umm need to get some work done.

Alice stood up and Carmen did too. Alice turned to leave, but Carmen pulled her into a hug. Alice cried into Carmen, before pulling away, swallowing hard then walking out the front door. Carmen walked into the living room to see Shane with her head in her hands, the TV on a random infomercial that she knew Shane wasn’t watching; unless of course Shane secretly had a passion Golf and needed help with her backswing.  Carmen took a seat next to her and rubbed her thigh.

Shane: She’s gonna rip her heart out.

Carmen: Shane, I know you want to protect Alex, but you can’t this is between her and Alice.

Shane: I can’t see Alex broken again.

Carmen: Shane, you can’t always protect her.

Shane: No, but I can try.

Alex walked out of her English class and yawned. Why did they always have to explain every detail of novels she’s read eight times and understood the first time she read it? Then she saw Jess. Her heart rate sped up, as she dreaded the thought of being seen by Jess. Alex quickly turned around and ran down the hall the other way. She then ran into someone and their books went flying. She slapped herself in the head and wuickly dropped to her knees to pick all the books up./

Alex: Sorry, Sorry I’m so sorry.

Alex looked up, books in hand and saw the girl staring back at her. She was new, with dark., curly hair that flowed down her shoulders. She wore jeans and a tank top, that clung to her amazing body like glue. Big blue eyes stared up at Alex once she was on her feet.