She looked into Tinas eyes and could see she was slowly starting to understand.

Bette:…I meant Shane and I are not soul mates, we never could be for two very big reasons.

Tina: Two?

Bette: One, you are my soul mate…no one could ever replace you, and they better not try.

Bette kissed her on the lips and pressed their heads together.

Tina: Whats the second reason?

Bette: We have the same soul…or we share on at least…we were just exposed to two different worlds…brought up different…I took the road less traveled and she forged her own path right up the middle.

Tina looked up and smiled starting to understand their close relationship. She turned around in Bettes arms watching Shane find her way.

Tina: So youve both risen from the ashes…. like a phoenix finding its way in the dark?

Bette laughed, shaking Tina slightly.

Bette: It sounds so profound when you say it…like something I would expect form Marina…but yeah I guess so…were helping each other find our way.

Tina: Shes so…

Bette: I know…thats true beauty right there….you should see her when she plays…

Bette cringed.

Tina: Play what?

Bette: I promised I wouldnt tell…*****….just pretend I didnt say anything okay?

Tina: Sure…anything for you.

Marina stretched and felt the cold wet substance spread across her chest. She looked down to see drool leaking from Jennys half-opened mouth and drip in streams across her chest. She moved to pry Jennys iron clad grip from around her chest. She crawled out from under her and heard something from Shanes room – the window opening. She walked over to the window and looked out at the night sky. She checked her watch and then placed her hand flat on the glass and felt the cool precipitation on the other side.

Selfishly addicted
To a life that I depicted
Conflicted cuz it’s not reality

::4:47::

Marina watched as a figure moved to the middle of the yard.

Jenny: Mmmm….Marina, what are you doing?

Marina was lost in though as she watched the figure take a slow bow. They brought their arms out into a circle over their head and then down into a prayer position. The morning sun was creeping up in the distance, leaving a husky purple light covering the yard and everything in it with the remnants of the night, like a thick layer of dust.