“G-goodbye Shane.”

“Goodbye Dr. Willows.” Shane walked away from the chair and walked out of the office. Dr. Willows dropped her head in her hands. Her body trembled after Shane had walked out of her office.

“What the fuck did I get myself into?”

          Shane sat at the counter at a local bar. She took another drink of her beer and grabbed her cigarette from her ashtray. She looked around at the normal patrons and nodded at the ones she knew. She took another drag from her cigarette and scratched her neck.

“Hey Bobby—I need a fill.” She raised her bottle, and Bobby nodded. She rested her arms on the counter and looked at the entrance. She saw a blonde, short-haired girl walked into the bar with glasses. She was about 5’6, and very curvy, but she wasn’t the one who caught Shane’s eyes. It was the woman who came in behind her. She stood about 5’3 and had long dark haired. She had brown eyes that glowed underneath the heavy makeup and her hat. . Shane ran her fingers through her messy mane and took the last drag of her cigarette. She took a drink from her freshly opened beer and got up from the counter.

“This place is very—different.” Alice pushed her glasses from the bridge of her nose.

“C’mon Al—we can have some fun here. We can play a game of pool and have a few beers.” Carmen took off her hat as they walked over to an empty pool table.

“I guess we can try and have fun.”

“That’s what I like to hear.” Carmen grabbed some dollars out of her pocket. Alice saw the mystery woman walking over to the table with her eyes on Carmen. She walked over to Carmen and grabbed the money out of her hands.

“I’ll get us some quarters.” She smiled at Carmen and nodded her head towards the woman walking towards them.

“Okay,” Shane smiled at the blonde as she walked by and looked over at Carmen.

“Hi—,” Carmen stared at the woman in front of her.

“Hi.”

“So are you out to have a good time?” Shane leaned against the table.

“Yeah,” Carmen nodded. “A friend and I thought we would hang somewhere we’re not familiar with.”

“Well you two should be careful,” Shane crossed her arms. “There are a lot of crazy people out there. You never know these days.”

“You’re not a crazy person are ya?”

Shane shook her head. “No, I’m the sweetest person you’ll ever meet.”

“Well—the sweetest person I’ll ever meet.” Shane smiled. “Would you like to join me and my friend in a game of pool?”

“Sure,” she nodded, and Alice approached the table.

“Hi—I’m Alice, and you are?”

“Shane—,” she shook Alice’s hand and looked over at Carmen. “I never introduce myself to you. I’m Shane.”

“Carmen,” she smiled softly, and Shane returned the smile. “Shane is going to join us in a game of pool.”

“Cool—the more the merrier.”

“All right,” Shane grabbed herself a stick. “Rack ‘em up.”