Tina noticed Shane wasn’t interested in the Blonde and was quite surprised.

Shane was always polite and accommodating to all girls even if she had no interest in sleeping with them. Tina caught Shane’s eye and waved Shane over to the easy chairs and sofas – indicating that she was gonna grab a coffee and join her.

Shane froze for a second her blood felt like ice – she quickly got rid of the not too happy blonde and sunk into the couch Tina had picked out for them.

Tina came over with her coffee, not smiling, but not looking like she was gonna tear Shane’s head from her shoulders either.

‘Hey Shane’

‘Tina’

‘How’s things?’, Tina asked

‘Not great actually.’ Shane sighed

Yeah? – you too huh? Tina looked concerned for her friend.

Shane couldn’t even bring herself to ask how Tina was holding up, she couldn’t be false or deceiving.

Shane was unbelievably uncomfortable – it wasn’t meant to be this way.

‘You know about me and Bette, Shane? What do you think? What do you think happened? Did you see it coming?’, Tina blurted it out, she needed another perspective other than Alice’s.

Shane just stared at Tina, her eyes glazed over.

‘Shane……. are you ok?’

‘Yeah……….. Fine.’

‘You sure?’ Tina was getting more concerned. Something was defiantly not right with Shane.

‘U Huh.’ Shane tried to set her outside person like there was nothing going on in the inside. Tina carried on, realizing that Shane was not going to talk about what was going on with her.

‘So Shane, have you seen Bette?’

‘Erm…………………’

Shane’s eyes were not hers the panic in them was something she had not anticipated and she wanted to turn and run to run away from the reality she was now having to face, she wanted to run like she had when she was a kid..

‘Shane………… Shane, something’s not right, are you sure you’re ok, cos I don’t think you are……Oh please God tell me your not using drugs again?’

‘I cant do this, I cant.’ Shane blurted.

‘Do what Shane?’ Tina started to panic and tried to fathom out what the hell was wrong with one of her closest friends.

Shane had started to rise but her legs buckled under her for a second.