Shane hesitates before she answers: “ I know you’re right but…I can’t let my father take Shay away from me…He’s everything I have…”

Carmen: “You don’t have to abandon him. Why don’t you come back and get some sleep. And then you can go to Oregon to talk to your father. I can come with you, if you want. You just have to calm down before you talk to him.”

Shane: “But what should I do. This jerk is his father. I have no chance against him.”

Carmen: “Of course you have a chance. Shay loves you. Maybe he prefers to stay with you. You should talk to him…But come home and get some sleep before you do that.”

The is a moment of silence.

Shane: “…Okay, I guess you’re right again…I’ll be back in…Fuck!”

There was a big noise. I sounds like a car crashing into another one.

Carmen: “Hello? Shane??? Shane???”

The line’s gone dead. Carmen looks shocked and dials Shane’s number again. Nobody answers the phone. She tries it again and again. Her hands are sweaty and shake. Max and Bette notice that something must have happened. They look at each other and Bette frowns.

Bette: “Carmen. What happened?”

Carmen: “I…I just talked to her and she told me that she would come back, but suddenly there was this big noise. It sounded like a car accident. And then the line went dead…”

Bette: “Oh my god. Did you try to call her again?”

The shock on Carmen’s face was clearly visible.

Carmen: “Yes…I did…but she doesn’t answer the phone.”

Bette: “Okay, come on. Let’s go. We have to find her.”

Max: “Yeah we should take the highway to Oregon. Maybe we can see if there was an accident.”

Bette: “I’ll call Jenny. Someone has to stay here while we’re away. Maybe she’ll be back. Someone should be here in case she would be back.”

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Shane wakes up and looks around to see where she is. She thinks of a hospital but this place looks way to cozy to be a hospital. Somehow this place seems familiar to her. She stands up and walks around. Suddenly she hears a noise. It comes from another room.