“I don’t want it anymore,” Dana replied, making Alice flinch.

“You don’t mean that Dane,” Alice said slowly, her gaze firmly set on Dana’s own eyes. “You don’t mean that.”

What Alice was saying was true. Dana didn’t mean it at all. That locket was possibly her most precious possession, but for the time being she was going to lie, because that is what Alice had done to her.

“I suppose I don’t mean it in the same way that you said you and Ella weren’t going out.” Dana was shocked by the coldness of her own words, and as she noticed the pain it caused to Alice she severely regretted them.

“I-I… that isn’t fair,” Alice replied quietly. “I mean, what I mean to say is that Ella and I…”

“I know Alice,” Dana interrupted her, small tears flowing down her cheek. “I left that ***** dinner to come and see you and found Ella. I know.”

“Dana you don’t know a goddamn thing, believe me!” Alice yelled at her best friend. She quickly glances up and down the hall way to see that their argument had attracted some onlookers. “Look, can I just come inside and we can talk about this? Please?”

Dana opened the door further to allow Alice to walk through.

“I don’t understand what we have to talk about Al,” Dana said quietly as she shut the door. “You chose Ella.”

Alice looked up at the ceiling, trying desperately to figure out what needed to be said. It didn’t help that Dana was being so difficult.

“I didn’t choose anyone Dana,” Alice said finally. “Why are you making such a big deal out of this? I didn’t go apeshit when you went out with bloody Lara!”

Yes, Alice knew that this probably wasn’t the best road to go down in terms of telling Dana how much she loved her but suddenly the words were spilling out of Alice’s mouth without her ever realising.

“Lara was different Al!” Dana retorted back, their voices growing louder with each second. “She isn’t like Ella, our relationship didn’t hurt anyone!”

“Well it hurt me!” Alice yelled back, regretting what she had said the minute it escaped her mouth. Dana suddenly went quiet, looking at Alice for some explanation which she could give none. Instead Alice looked down at the floor and began to blush.