Carmen stops fighting back her tears now. It hurts to even talk about it. Alice pulls her into a hug and rubs her back to calm her down. Jenny gives her a glass of water, so that she can clear her throat.

Carmen: “Thank you, Jenny.”

Jenny: “What are you going to do now? You can’t avoid her all the time.”

Carmen looks sadly at both of her friends: “I know… I think I have to move on. Shane did it already, so I should try to do it, as well…But it’s hard…”

Alice: “You know what. I think that you should talk to Shane. You should clear things up. You know, make a clean end. It’ll make it easier for you to close the chapter Shane.”

Carmen doesn’t say anything for a moment. Maybe she doesn’t want this to end. Maybe she doesn’t want to close the “chapter Shane”. The point is, that Shane could never give her what she wants from her lover. That’s the reason why she has to give up her dream of sharing a life with Shane. It’s not going to be easy, but she has to do it.

Carmen: “ You’re right. I will talk to her…”

Alice: “What’s going on with Papi and you by the way?”

Carmen: “Papi?…Oh yes. Well, she seems to be nice. She invited me to go out with her to a club, where we can dance and eat.”

Alice doesn’t seem to like Carmen’s answer: “…Really…?”

Carmen looks confused at her: “What? What’s wrong with that?”

Jenny: “Carmen, you know…Papi is…how should I say it…she’s Shane! She’s even worse. She must half slept with half L.A!”

Carmen raises her eyebrows. The fact that Jenny still considers Shane as a player makes her sad.

At WAX, the next day

Shane just finishes cutting a costumer’s hair when Carmen comes in. She gives her a sign to wait a minute. She looks at the mirror and asks the young blonde if she’s satisfied with her hair. The blonde girl smiles sexily and nods. She gives Shane her money and a piece of paper with her phone number written on it.