Love always,
Denise

Bette wiped the tears from her face, folded the letter up and put it back in the envelope. She placed the letter next to her, lay down, and closed her eyes, thinking about her friends whom she would never be able to see again.

The weeks passed by after that. Bette had explained to Jenna that her parents would never be coming back and of course, Jenna took it hard. For days she screamed for her mommy and daddy and cried hysterically. After Jenna realized that her parents were truly gone she became sullen and sad. Jenna wouldnt speak to Bette, not that she was angry at her or anything. Jenna still loved Bette and realized that she was all that was left of her family. Jenna just became mute, only communicating to Bette with nods and shakes. Bette thought that she would come out of this in her own time, Jenna had just lost her parents and this was her way of dealing with the problem.

Jenna had turned five and started school a few weeks later. It was a very nice private schoolgood teachers, good environment and many of kids for Jenna to play with. Bette was able to quit her job as director of the little gallery she worked at and bought her own place so she could finally set up her own gallery. This way Bette could keep busy working during the day and pick up Jenna after school. Everything seemed to be working out great, aside from the fact that Jenna still wasnt talking.

Bette was just finishing up dinner for her and Jenna when the phone rang. She picked it up and smiled at the voice on the other end.

Bette: Alice hey!

Alice: Hey Porterhows it going with you and the little lady?

Bette: I dont know Alshe still isnt talkingmaybe I should take her to a therapist or something

Alice: Dont you dare Porter! You know how destructive that would be for her! I meanshe just lost her parents a couple of months agogive her time shell come out of it!

Bette: I really hope youre right AlSo whats going on with you? How is everyone? Bette really wanted to ask how Tina was, where she was, but she knew Alice would never tell her. Tina had made it very clear to Alice not to inform Bette with anything that was going on with herself, she was tired of all the times Bette had tried to contact her to try and make things right, and finally Tina just pushed Bette out of her life forever.