Dana: (with a big smile on her face) Hey..!

Alice: (looking surprised but not showing it) Dana?…Hi..come in..

Dana: (looking disappointed by her reaction)

Alice: (still looking outside, searching for someone) Where’s Lara?

Dana: At New York…

Alice: Huh, New York aren’t YOU suppose to be there…WITH her.

Dana: No..Alice..I came back..I’m here now..

Alice: What? You forgot something? (stretching her arms yawning and lying down on the couch)

Dana: No…I came back because I realized something. I realized that I left something, I left something really important to me. That thing that made me happy inside, that thing that’s really important to me..to my heart..

Alice: What? They don’t play tennis in New York?

Dana: Alice..your not listening to me..(realising the boxes and bags on the floor) What are these boxes for? Are you moving out?

Alice: Oh there Dannielle’s.

Dana: (who the *****’s Dannielle look) Dannielle????

Dannielle comes out not realising Dana was there.

Dannielle: Hey Alice, I was wondering if-…Oh Hi…(realising Dana was standing there, staring at her mouth open)

Alice: This…(walking over to Dannielle giving her a hug and they kiss)..is Dannielle.

Dannielle: Hey nice to meet you. (reaching out a hand for them to shake..but Dana leaves her hanging)

Dana: Hi.

Alice: Dannielle this is Dana..

Dannielle: (remembering her from the picture) Oh your cousin?

Dana: Cousin?! (unbelieved)

Alice: Yeah we’re kinda busy you know with her MOVING in with me, we gotta sort things out around here, so I could spend time…with my girlfriend..

Dana stands there teary eyed looking at them with Alice’s arms wrapped around Dannielle.

Dana: …oh…(sniff)..okay fine..(turning to Dannielle) I wish both luck..in your relationship.

Dana turns and leave. She shuts the door and cries her eyes out.

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Shane and Carmen are waiting outside the door for Dana to arrive.

Shane: How do you think she took it?

Dana pulls over and hops out of the car crying.

Carmen: …bad..

Dana approach them. Shane tries to give her a hug but she just busted through and went inside.

Shane: Dana…

They went inside, Dana was standing there crying her eyes out.

Dana: Why didn’t you tell me?! (walking towards her)

Shane: I didn’t know how…

Dana was about to leave but Shane stopped her and gave her a hug. Dana started punching her on the chest but she just broke down. Carmen was standing there with a really sad look on her face.

Dana: Why didn’t you tell me….

Shane hugged her until she calmed down. Dana’s really heart-broken on what happened. They sat there on the floor with Shane hugging her and stroking her hair as Dana cried and cried.

(to be continued)