Chapter 19- Phone Call Hints

            The phone rang and Carmen smiled over at her wife, whom she had been laying on after watching Friends. She gave Shane a quick kiss then got up and ran into the kitchen where she picked up the phone.

Carmen: Ya?

Mr. Camacasi: Hello, is this the residence of Alex McCutcheon?

Carmen: Yeah, may I ask who’s speaking?

Mr. Camacasi: Oh, sorry I’m Mr. Camacasi. I’m just calling for Alex; to tell her that she got the part.

Carmen: Really? That’s amazing! I’ll see what she’s up to.

Carmen walked down the hallway, phone to ear and opened Alex’s bedroom door. She looked around and saw the open homework, the radio still blaring. She went over and shut it off, walking over to the bathroom.

Carmen: Alex?

She knocked on the bathroom door that swung open. She continued to tour the rest of the house.

Carmen: Alex, honey, Mr. Camacasi’s on the phone.

She then put the phone back to her mouth.

Carmen: She seems to be out right now, but I can relay a message if you’d like.

Mr. Camacasi: Just tell her she got the part and rehearsal will start probably in November or December.

Carmen ran her fingers through her hair, pushing it out of her face.

Carmen: Alright, thanks.

Mr. C: Bye.

Carmen: bye.

She hung up the phone and rubbed her temples.

Carmen: ALEX?

No answer. She walked back into her room, phone still in hand.

Shane: Babe, Will & Grace is on.

Shane looked over and saw the concerned look on her face.

Shane: What’s wrong?

Carmen: Alex isn’t here. Mr. Camacasi called looking for her, to umm… to tell her she got the part.

She looked up scared.

Carmen: She’s not here Shane, she just upped and left without telling us where she went.

Shane: Look, Carm, I’m sure she’s fine. You’re sure you checked the entire house?

Carmen nodded.

Shane: She COULD be at Alice’s.

Carmen flung her fingers across the key pad.

Alex sat in a corner of an alley. Her sweatshirt was pulled over her knees that were against her chest. She whimpered into her knees, while rocking her body back and forth.

Carmen turned to Shane, tears in her eyes.

Carmen: Alice said she just left.

Shane: Good, she’ll be on her way home.

Carmen: Alice broke up with her, and that we said that this baby will be a better daughter than her.

Shane: Shit, she heard our conversation.

Carmen: Fuck. What if she doesn’t come back Shane? I mean, already she’s out there, its pitch black and she’s probably starving.

Shane went over to the dresser and pulled on a hoodie.

Carmen: Where are you going?

Shane: To look for her!

Carmen: Babe, stay here, I’ll go.

Shane: I think I might know where she’ll be.

Shane ran out and grabbed her keys off the end table near the door, before Carmen could turn around and watch her leave. She got in the car and Carmen saw the headlights as they pulled out of the driveway. She immediately pulled the phone back up and dialed numbers.