Alice’s Apartment

Alice got over her dread and hurriedly bent down and picked up her phone hoping Dana didn’t think she had rudely hung up on her. “Dane you still there?”

“Yeah what happened? You went quiet on me, a first ever I think.” Dana couldn’t help but laugh a little at the thought of Alice speechless.

“I got a fright and dropped the phone smartass.”

“You got a fright after you answered the phone? Most people get one when they hear it ring Al” Dana enquired letting a wide smirk appear across her face.

“Yeah it’s possible! And I got one before hand too and it made me… I kinda… well… ya know what, you can stop trying to hold back your laughter and just tell me what you want please Dane.”

“Sorry Al I’m just winding you up and it’s totally working, as for what I want, what do you mean?! It’s Thursday!”

The phone line was silent as Alice racked her brain trying to decipher Dana’s new secret code she was apparently oblivious to.

“Movie night Alice, jesus christ, just how short is that blonde memory of yours?”

“Oh fuck I totally forgot, sorry Dana.” Alice silently berated herself for messing up today, again.

Since the duo had begun Thursday movie night almost 5 months ago, Alice had never forgotten one of them. If she had plans on their night she made sure to reschedule later in the week knowing how much it meant to spend some fun quality time together as friends. Loyalty was one of the traits Dana loved most about Alice, whenever she needed her, Alice was always right there no matter what.

“Um it’s ok, we can make it another night I guess”, Dana was about to hang up the phone dejectedly feeling pretty damn hurt when Alice caught on to her tone. “Fooled ya!” Alice yelled trying to feign surprise and hoping to God that it worked. She truly had forgotten and she hated herself for letting it slip her mind, it was just with all this craziness rearing it’s ugly face into her life she had had little chance to think about anything else aside what it all meant.

“You bitch, I totally thought you’d forgotten”, Dana let out a nervous laugh and then a sigh of relief. “So same place same time as usual yeah?  I already have a DVD to bring over if you don’t mind, I think you’ll like it”, she said with a twinkle in her eye.

“Dana last time I let you pick we ended up watching some lame ass concert video of some shitty group trying to play ‘music’. Petty? Bretty? Bitty? Whatever they were called they were fuckin’ lame and yeah my place at 8pm.”

Dana burst out laughing, “I think it was Betty, Alice, and I’ll see ya at 8, make sure you order pizza, I am not attempting to eat your cooking again after last week.”

Alice scoffed, “Ha fucking ha, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger right?” Dana giggled again and rolled her eyes, “course Al, see ya tonight.”

“Bye Dane.”

Alice hung up the phone and although she was nervous she wasn’t dreading tonight. The phone conversation had gone pretty well right? She had nothing to worry about. Dana had probably picked out some funny Jim Carrey comedy where they’d both end up in fits of laughter too engrossed to talk about Alice’s strange behaviour this morning.

Meanwhile at Dana’s Condo…

“Oh shit I didn’t bring up this morning to her!”

“Chill out Dane, you’ll get it outa her tonight”, Shane pointed at the DVD sitting on Dana’s kitchen counter, “It’s Notting Hill, nothing will help more than a sappy romantic film to open up the emotional side and get a woman talking, trust me, I’m Yoda remember.” Shane flashed Dana a cheeky grin as she proudly announced her nickname.  “You know if everyone compared me to an ugly bald fat green goblin freak I wouldn’t be so happy about it Shane.” Shane picked up her keys and laughed, “Your just jealous you don’t have a cool nickname, good luck with tonight I’m off.” Dana grinned and folded her arms, “Another one, when will you stop Lothario?” Buttoning up her denim jacket Shane smirked and replied, “when I run outa women of course, later Dane.” Dana just shook her head and walked towards her bathroom to get showered and ready for movie night with a one Alice Pieszecki.