Alice pulled herself tighter to the steering wheel and peered through the rain covered windshield, looking for a familiar street sign.  ***** wipers She rolled slowly up the side street, completely lost.  ***** Lenore!  She cursed her mother who had insisted on meeting her new boyfriend in Santa Monica, despite the storm.  Now Alice was hopelessly lost on a side street, with no one in sight.  She continued to creep up the street, squinting her eyes for a street sign or a person.  Yeah right Alice, the last thing you need is to talk to some one down in this ***** hole, youre going to get yourself robbed, raped, murdered, or something worse.  She chided herself out load.  Well I guess their really isnt anything worse than the getting murdered part  She turned to reach for her cell phone in her passenger seat, glancing down so that she could call her mother for directions out of here.  Her mind momentarily elsewhere she almost didnt see the person stumble out into the street directly in front of her car.  She slammed her breaks quickly, and the thin dark figure rolled onto the hood of the car, and back down to the concrete below.  Holy *****  Alice scrambled out of her car, and rushed to the motionless figure, which laid face up, with one arm tucked awkwardly behind his back.  Her headlights lit up the small figure, and Alice fell to her knees.  I ***** killed him  Blood covered the figure from head to toe, she quickly dialed 911.      

Alice paced the ER, she fidgeted with her hands.  It had been an hour and Bette and Tina still hadnt gotten their.  She had spent the first forty minutes explaining what happened to the cops and the next twenty in shock as she paced the floor. 

Tina:  Alicehey Tina and Bette ran to toward the small blonde and pulled her into a hug are you okay, honey? 

Alice:  I killed himI killed him  Alice wept into Tinas arms.  Im a ***** murderer! 

Bette stepped back in shock.  She regarded her friend for a moment, is Alice seriousdid he really die?

Bette:  Alice calm downdo you know he died for sure?  Did the doctors tell you that?