Nothing’s Changed, Chapter One

“Dane I don’t see why you brought me shopping with you… if it was any other store I would be over the moon, but a sports store?! You could have at least warned me.”

As Alice finished whining she let her eyes observe the store. She had never seen so many health freaks in her life. She looked around. Treadmills to the left, Sport shoes to the right.

“My god. This is where your people go.” Alice said directing her eyes back on her best friend. “I just have to… Wait Alice what did you say? My people? What do you mean my people? Do us ‘athletes’ have our own race now?” Dana narrowed her eyes at Alice. “No of course not Dane. I am thinking it is more of an underground cult.” Dana was trying to keep a straight face and not laugh at the statement but found it impossible. “I told you I could always get a laugh out of you…” Alice smiled at her friend. They held each other’s gaze until Alice broke the pleasant silence. “Alright lets hurry this up, I am already starting to get the urge to go and punch those punching bags.” Alice jokingly punched Dana on the arm. “Ouch! Your so butch Al.” Alice flexed her arm muscle (well lack of arm muscle) and kissed it wiggling her eyebrows at Dana. Dana started giggling, “Ok ok! Alice stop it your going to kill me… Now I have to get a new shirt for tennis and maybe some shorts it depends on how long you can behave yourself” Dana shot Alice an ‘I’m not joking’ look and then quickly started making her way to the clothing section of the store. “Dane where did you go!? Don’t leave me here with these freaks!” Alice realized that she shouldn’t have said the last part as loud as what she did as people were now staring at her with questioning looks. “Hi, Hello, Hey how is everyone?” Alice waved and smiled awkwardly then spotted Dana snaking her way past the sports bags so she swiftly made her way to Dana, with her head down.

Dana giggled as she heard Alice loudly, very loudly call the customers freaks. “There is only one Alice.” She said to herself quietly. Dana and Alice had been best friends for years. Dana needed Alice in her life. She was the one that was always there for her. It was a well-known fact that Dana was shy, not so much shy as scared. She found it hard to open up to people she didn’t know very well. That changed however the day she met… you guessed it Alice. Alice had trouble explaining it as well. Dana was dorky, frustrating, awkward and tongue-tied most of the time but Alice saw her as perfect. “I will get you for this Fairbanks!” Well not so much perfect at the moment.