One Bette’s nails were dry, she got to work on giving Tina a pedicure as she had done her nails only a couple of days before.

Bette had Tina’s foot across her lap and she was focusing on filing the nails very carefully and full of precision. Once her task was complete she smiled to herself.

Tina pointed to her face and then at the clock. Bette nodded and went to get a bowl of warm water and an old piece of towel for them to rinse and dry their faces with once they have pulled most of the mask off.

Bette and Tina looked at themselves in Bette’s bathroom mirror. Tina was not happy. Her face had gone all red and she figured she had to be allergic to something in the mask.

 Bette tried to comfort her saying ‘I’m sure it’ll only last a few days T’ ‘A few DAYS! Bette I don’t want to look like this for a few hours let alone days’ ‘Okay T, calm down, look why don’t you have a cool shower and see if that helps with the cooling process while I clear everything away?’ Tina dejectedly sighed ‘Okay then Bette, if you think it’ll help’ and turned and put the shower on as Bette was leaving the bathroom.

Once Tina was out of the shower she returned to the lounge to find Bette on the internet searching for ways to relieve sensitive skin that had a reaction to face masks. ‘Hey T, um I found something that suggests you put cold cucumber on the skin as it will help to soothe it so I chopped some up for you, it’s over on the worktop if you want to try it’. ‘Thanks Bette, anything’s worth a try’.

Tina went and placed some cucumber on her face and held it in place with her hands as she walked over to the couch to lie down so she didn’t have to hold them in place.

A little while later Bette went over to the armchair and sat down before picking up the remote control and flicking through the channels finally settling with a documentary about snake bite wounds. On victim’s face looked just like Tina’s does at the minute and Bette thankfully noticed this before Tina so quickly changed the channel to the news.

Bette glanced over at Tina who appeared to be asleep and dreaming as she was fidgeting a bit, Bette’s eyes shot open when she heard Tina call out her name ‘Bette!’