“No! Let her sleep she already stayed up late with Alice and I want her to get some rest just help me please!”

“So you’re just going to act like I’m not standing here?”

“Simone not now!”

“What’s the problem why are you denying the inevitable stop fighting it Tasha!?”

“The problem is you’re fucking up my relationship! If you can’t value our friendship I’m trying to have with you then, “Tasha caught herself realizing Simone was not the focus of her problem at that moment, “No I can’t deal with this right now Alice needs me I need to find her!”

Walking away from Simone without saying another word she finds the rental and begins driving around looking for Alice. After an hour or so with no luck she went back to the hotel to see if maybe she had returned back to their hotel room. When she got to the room her heart sank when she discovered Alice wasn’t there. When Christina knocked on the door Tasha shot up immediately hoping to see Alice.

“I’m, “she began but was quickly disappointed, “Oh it’s you.”

“Please for my sake please try and contain your excitement, “Chris says sarcastically, “I drove around town and couldn’t find her.”

“I messed up so bad Chris she was here and I couldn’t tell her what was going on.”

“Did you call her cell?”

“Yeah, but she’s not answering my calls.”

“What’s her number?” Tasha gave her the number Christina dialed it after the second ring Alice picked up.

“Alice where are you? Are you serious!? Yeah I’ll be there as soon as I can.” Tasha got up and looked at Christina with tears in her eyes.

“Where is she!?”

“I can’t tell you, she told me not to. Look I gotta go I’ll let you know when she’s ready to see you,” Christina says walking out of the room to meet Alice. Tasha sat back down on the bed, “Damn you Simone,” she says to herself. What Tasha didn’t know was Christina only went to the lobby. She found Alice sitting in a far corner where she was basically hidden making it easy for both her and Tasha to miss her coming into the hotel. 15 seconds after Chris left the room Tasha followed carefully behind her she couldn’t wait she had to see with her own eyes she was okay. When Chris reached Alice she could see the dried tear streaks on her cheek.