“Al! Hey, hold on”
Alice was almost to her car by the time Shane caught up to her. “Would you just stop for a minute?”
“Leave me alone Shane. I just want to go home.”

Shane got in front of her, attempting to block her path. “Come on, just -”
Alice tried to go around her, but Shane grabbed her shoulders and held her in place. “Would you just hold on -”
Alice struggled with her for a moment, but quickly relented.
“Okay, good. Thank you.” Shane let go of her. “Whats going on?”
Alice folded her arms across her chest and dropped her head.

“Come on talk to me”
“I dont want to talk. I… I dont want to talk,” Alice softly replied.

“Al, this is you and me, we never fight.”
Alice glanced at her and felt a sudden twinge of pain when she saw the
genuine concern on her friends face. “I know. I’m sorry. I – I dont
know what my problem is, its just…”
“What? It’s just what?” Shane
gently asked.
Alice shook her head and sighed. “Can we just – can we just not do this? Please? I’m tired, and, and Jennys waiting for you.”

Shane frowned. “Jenny? What the fuck does -”
Alice stepped around her, and opened her car door.

“Hey, hold on” Shane said, following after her.

“Goodbye Shane.” Alice climbed into her car and shut the door.

Shane looked confused as hell as she stood there in the street and
watched her friend drive away. “What the fuck just happened?” she
thought.
“Hey, did Alice leave?”
Shane turned around. “What? – Oh, yeah. She just left.”

Jenny walked over to her. “Oh. Well, I think Im gonna go. Are you going to stay for awhile or?”

“No, No – Im ready to go.” Shanes eyes drifted back down the road.
“Are you okay?” Jenny asked.

“I’m great,” Shane replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Jenny frowned. “Shane, did something happen with you and Alice?”
Shane looked at her and sighed. “I have no idea how to answer that.”

“Well what ever it is, I’m sure it’ll be okay,” Jenny assured her.

Shane reluctantly nodded. “Yeah, yeah youre right.” She stepped onto
the sidewalk, and immediately felt Jenny take hold of her hand.
Shane gave her a weak smile. “Come on lady. Lets go home.”