“Here you go. You want some breakfast?”

            “Yeah…” Shane replies, swallowing the aspirin and chugging the water.

            “How about the Planet?” Jenny suggests optimistically.

            “Sure…”

After showering and getting dressed, Shane and Jenny head out to Jenny’s car. Lying on the grass, Shane finds a half empty bottle of patron from last night, picking it up and stuffing it into her oversized jacket pocket.

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Walking into the Planet, Shane and Jenny are greeted by their usual friends.

            “Hey Shane,” Kit starts off. “How you holdin’ up baby girl?”

Shane doesn’t say anything, but instead grunts, “Hmph…” not because of the previous events that took place a day and a half ago, but because of the shitty after effects of the alcohol.

The two women take a seat with their friends, followed by Kit, and a waitress brings everyone’s orders, along with Shane’s usual double shot.

            “Wow, Kit, either the service here is getting really good, or I am in here WAY too much. I dint even have to place my order and they brought it to me.”

            “Well Shane,” Alice ejects. “You order the same damn thing every damn day, so what more can you expect?”

            “Alice, don’t start with me today.” Shane quickly replies, eyeing Alice and grabbing a croissant from the “community plate” in the middle of the table. “Hey you guys, I gotta get outta here here and go unpack my shit.”

“Okay,” Jenny says closing her laptop and standing up. “I’ll finish up my things right now and I’ll drive you.”

            “No, it’s alright Jen,” Shane replies sitting her friend back down. “ I think im gonna walk.”

            “Okay, well call me if you need to.”

Everyone says their goodbyes to Shane and she leaves the Planet. After stepping outside, she digs into her pocket and smokes a cigarette. Heading towards home, Shane reaches in her pocket and grabs the tequila, taking a swig and shoving it back in her jacket. Looking up from her pocket, she stops dead in her tracks.

Carmen.

After a few moments of them starring each other down, Shane reaches back in her pocket, grabbing the Patron, downing the rest of its contents, and walks over to Carmen, stopping inches away from her. They stand there looking at each other for what seems like hours, Carmen, trying to predict what Shane’s next move will be and Shane, contemplating her own actions.