Chapter 6

The week had gone by quickly and Friday seemed to creep up out of nowhere. Bette had only skipped two classes that week ‘pretty damn impressive’ she thought to herself. Seeing Tina everyday had proven to be a sufficient incentive for Bette and it kinda freaked Alice out. Bette had been acting really weird lately being elusive, vague, and freakishly tame. Sitting in their 4^th period class Alice couldn’t take it anymore.

Alice: “What the fuck Porter?”

Bette: (Confused by Al’s sudden outburst) “Huh? What are you talking about Al?”

Alice: (irritated by her friend) “What the fuck you’ve been acting..I don’t know .like a “normal” all week.”

Bette: (amused by Alice‘s misguided concern) “Like a “normal” what the hell is that supposed to mean?”

Alice: “Like these losersyou know an L7 square (holding her fingers in a shape of a box) you’ve been to school like everyday and you haven’t smoked with me all week.”

Bette: (shaking her head and laughing) “are you serious Al.most people would be happy if there friend stop being a slackeryou you sound like I’ve committed a crime of some sort.”

Alice: (pouting a bit) “well you haveit’s no fun being a slacker alone… cross back over its not too late.”

Bette: (shaking her head again) “you’re ridiculous sometimes Alyou know that right?”

Alice: “yeah I know but that’s what you love about me.”

Bette: “I wonder what that makes me better yet scratch that I don’t caretoday is Friday and you know what that means.”

Alice: (lighting up like kid in candy store) “Oooo yeah fucked up Friday’s can we play 40 hands? Come on you know you want to.”

Bette: (thinking back to the last time she played) “I don’t think so Tina’s coming over tonight and I don’t want her to think you’re a total assyou know how you get.”

Alice: (getting defensive) “Oh shut up you’re just scared you’ll piss on yourselfyou know you never finish the second 40 before you rip the tape off of your hands and go running towards the nearest toilet.”

Bette: (Silently agreeing with Alice) “whateverwe’re not playingno way.”

Alice: (scrunching up her nose) “pussy-facewell we’re playing power hour instead.”