Jenny opened her eyes, they were burning red with tears. “Things that
make me ugly…  that make me worthless…  that make me
nothing.”

Shane’s arms tightened around her. “There isn’t anything in the world
that could make you those things. Whatever you remember… 
whatever happened, it wasn’t your fault. ”

Jenny nodded, blinking back the tears. “It wasn’t yours either.”

Shane took a deep breath. The words were easier to believe when they
were being said to someone else. She bent over and kissed Jenny on the
forehead. “Try to sleep.”

The Next Day – 

Mark opened the kitchen cabinet and pulled out a mug.
“Hey,” he heard a familiar voice say from behind.

He turned around. “Hey, you’re up.”

Shane hopped onto the kitchen counter. “Yeah, what time is it?”

Mark glanced at his watch. “It is 1:23.”

“Shit…” Shane said, surprised that it was so late already.

“You want one?” Mark asked, pointing at the coffee pot with his mug.

“Yeah,” Shane replied. “That’d be great.”

Mark grabbed another mug out of the cabinet. “You guys passed out right there, huh?” He motioned towards the other room.

Shane looked over at Jenny who was still asleep on the couch. “Yeah, yeah, we did.”

“How’s your back feel?” Mark asked as he poured their drinks.

“It’s a little sore,” Shane replied.

“Yeah. I slept there one time. It was like lying on a board… Here you go.” Mark handed her a cup of coffee.

“Thanks,” Shane said, taking the hot beverage.

“Oh, before I forget, Dana called about an hour ago. She told me to
remind you and Jenny that Lara’s surprise party is tonight at eight.”
Shane’s face dropped. “Fuck. Are you serious? I thought that was tomorrow.?

Mark shook his head. “No it’s definitely tonight. Dana was really
stressing the point that you guys be there. She was kind of freaking
out actually.”

Shane nodded, knowing how spastic Dana could be, especially when it
came to Lara. “She’s been planning this thing for weeks. Freaking out
the day of seems like a natural reaction to me. You gonna go?” She
asked.
Mark shrugged. “I don’t know… Dana invited me, but I think she was just trying to be polite.”
“So be polite back, and go.”

“You really think I should?”

“I think you should do what you want,” Shane replied. “But I’m telling
you, Dana pulled out all the stops for this one, its gonna be a good
time. ”