Shane let her body fall completely on the bed, and she puts her arm over her forehead.

* … Nothing is over till she says so.* those words roamed in her mind ‘til she fell asleep.

The next morning she doesn’t know exactly how she ended up there, but she’s right in front Carmen’s house door.  She decides that there’s no time to waste or think and knocks.  The door is opened by Nicole.  Shane can’t help the jealousy running through her veins as she watches the woman who has Carmen by her side.  She tries to control the jealousy that is threatening to make itself known, and she speaks carefully.

“Excuse me… I want to talk to Carmen please… I’m…”

“Shane.” Nicole calmly completes the sentence.

Shane is surprised that the woman knows her.  Nicole looks at her from head to toe, and instead of anger or hate, Shane can see pity in the woman’s eyes.

“She’s in the park right across the street with the baby.” Nicole states coldly and closes the door.

Shane doesn’t know what to make of her attitude, but again there’s no time to waste.  She needs to talk to Carmen, now.

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Shane is already in the park.  It’s a little crowded right now.  Parents and kids are all over the place.  She starts looking for Carmen, checking carefully every spot till she noticed her.  There she is.  Carmen.  She’s sitting on a bench lovingly rocking the baby’s carriage.  Shane admires how beautiful Carmen looks interacting with the baby, and how tenderly she looks at him.  For a moment Shane has doubts whether this is a good moment to approach, but then she decides that it’s now or never.  She slowly walks towards Carmen.  When she finally gets to the bench, Carmen’s back is to her because she’s playing and talking to the boy.  Shane sits next to Carmen and was just about to talk when Carmen straightens in her seat, sighs deeply and turns to her.

“Shane…..”

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“Hey!” Carmen heard a man scream.

“I….sorry.”

Carmen and her girlfriend gaze at their direction.

“That voice, that voice,” Carmen thinks.  “It’s… It can’t be.”  Carmen gives the baby to Nicole and runs after the person who just went around the corner.