Eric: “I told you mom this wasn’t going to work.”

Tina: “What?” she was startled by the mention of her mother.

Eric: “She called me last night and asked me to call you, she said you had been depressed since we broke up.”

Tina: “She did what?”

Eric: “She called me last nigh..”

Tina: “I heard what you said” she cut him off. “I can’t believe this.” she muttered as she gathered her stuff.

Eric: “Where are you going?”

Tina: “Im leaving” she responded then walked quickly to her car.

Tina jumped in her car and sped off before Eric could get out the door to stop her. She walked in to her apartemnt and slammed the door behind her. “*****” she yelled as tears began to invade her eyes. Anger was starting to beat out sadness as Tina reached for the phone.

Tracy: “Hello”

Tina: “Mom” she replyed angerly.

Tracy: “Oh Tina im so gald you called. I have something I need to tell you.”

Tina stayed quiet thinking her mom was going to fess up to her antics.

Tracy: “Now don’t get upset. I got some tests back from the doctor today.”

Suddenly Tina’s anger was replaced by fear.

Tina: “What’s going on mom, are you ok?”

Tracy: “It’s not that big of a deal. I just have high blood pressure and heart pulpitations.”

Tina: “Mom, these are things you should have noticed a long time ago”

Tracy: “I was too busy rasing you to worry about myself.”

Tina: “Oh that nice mom” she began to cry

Tracy: “Im going to be ok Tina, these conditions are actually quite common. I just need to keep my stress level down, among some other things. This isn’t life changing.”

Tina: “You’ll have to start taking better care of your self”

Tracy: “I am perfectly fit for my age” she was starting to get defensive, taking Tina’s words the wrong way “Is there a reason you called?”

Tina: “No” she chickened out again “Well yeah, I was just calling you back about mothers day.”

Tracy: “Oh, so you’ll come home then?”

Tina could hear the excitment in her mothers voice, she knows she gets lonely.

Tina: “Yes mom, I will be there and so will Ben”

Tracy: “Wonderful, I will cook. I have to get going sweetie my show is on”

Tina: “Ok mom, I will talk to you later”

Tina hung up the phone and realized that she had gotten nowhere tonight. Claiming defete she walked in to the bathroom and got ready for bed. Tina crawled under the cold sheets and settled herself. She layed there a few minutes staring at the celing before she reached for the phone.

Bette: “Hello”

Tina: “Hey you.” she couldn’t help but smile, hearing Bette’s voice

Bette: “What’s up?”

Tina: “Nothing I just wanted to say goodnight”

Bette: “Aw that’s sweet. Goodnight baby, I will call you tomorrow”

Tina: “Um, i’ve got alot of work to do tomorrow” she lied.

Bette: “Ok, well then we can get together sometime this week.”

Tina: “Yeah maybe” even being cryptic wasn’t making it any easyer to say. “I think this week is going to be pretty hectic for me”

Bette: “Ok” she was feeling slightly put off. “Is something wrong Tina?”

Tina: “No” lie number two “Nothings wrong, everythings ok. goodnight Bette”

Tina hung up the phone and let out the tears she was holding back. Things were only getting harder and harder.