2) So is this your boyfriend or your girlfriend

The voices coming from the living room awaken her from her restless sleep. Lately she’s troubled with nightmares of blood and anguish. She half opens her eyes. Sunlight streams through the curtains. Grunting she gazes at the alarm clock next to her bed. 11:30. She’ll be late to have lunch with Carmen.

Stubbornly she forces herself to get up on her feet and manages to stumble across the dimly lit room. Reaching for the closet she takes a small bag of powder out of the drawer and for a while she stands looking at it as if analyzing the whiteness of the cocaine. Just one line Just to get myself together she thinks.

Half an hour later she makes it out of the room. She notices Moira and Jenny are at the living room watching TV or rather groping each other to be more accurate. She chuckles but pays them no regard heading straight to the kitchen. 

With a breath taking smile Jenny says “Good morning”. Shane mumbles “Mornin’” in a strained tone, sounding almost aggressive. She opens the fridge, gets herself a beer and leans against the doorway; making no attempt to join them on the couch. Moira comments “Isn’t it a bit early to be drinking”. Shane responds harshly “Actually, it’s a bit late.”

Totally disinterested in Shane’s answer Moira yawns. Shane lashes out “Your girlfriend seems exhausted Jen, you two must have had a really good time last night but I don’t think she can handle you”. Moira glares at her and Jenny blushes “Shut up Shane! Be nice. Why don’t you join us we are watching ‘Gia’ I know you love Angelina”. Shane sighs “No, that’s ok I’m late to meet Carmen”.

Jenny “Oh, ok”, she had forgotten about Shane’s girlfriend somehow all that happened still made her kind of mad even though she didn’t think what she had with Carmen was “the real deal”. She watches as Shane leaves her eyes lingering long after the door is closed.

At the restaurant Carmen waits impatiently, a fact that Shane barely notices as she sits down. She is smiles at her girlfriend and apologizes for being late. Carmen teases “It’s all right your too hot to be on time” expecting to cheer up Shane, who seemed a bit off, but she gets no laughs from her. She decides to change tactics and inquires “So, Jenny arrived. How is she?”. “Fine” mumbles Shane curtly as she looks around “Where the ***** is the waiter?” she says angrily. Sighing Carmen points out that Shane seems distant. “What?” asks Shane absently looking through the menu. “I said you seem distant which you proved by paying no attention what so ever to what I was saying” frowns Carmen irritated by her girlfriend lack of response. Shane mumbles some lame excuse. To which she narrows her eyes and retorts “Fine be avoidant like that” grabs her purse and storms out of the restaurant. Alone on the table with her mouth agape Shane stays stunned for a couple seconds trying to understand what went down before she goes after her.