Alice: “That would be the smart thing to do.” ‘She bumps Al on the way out and leaves her door open.’

‘Just enough to here Lenore yell, “Damn it Shane.”

Shane: “Sorry Lenore.” ‘She handed the phone to Shane, who got an earful of shouts.’

‘Lenore sipped lightly on her coffee, while Alice descended from her room, her clothes matching her mood, some where between ticked off and grateful, mainly a pink tee, low cut, with a skirt.’

‘Her guitar on her shoulder right along with her bag.’

Lenore: “Well you got dressed fast.” ‘Alice shook off the comment and made her way to the kitchen.’

Shane: “I got itokay bye.” ‘She took and a deep breath as she hung up the phone. She walked out the front door without a word said, both women looked on with uncertainty.’

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‘Sunny showed up a bit early than usual for school and waited for the others, in general, Shane.’

‘Her head rested against the door, she nearly drifted off again, not getting as much sleep as she needed.’

“Hey stranger.” ‘She smiled and opened her eyes, “Hey Al.”

‘She looked behind Alice and seen the others just now getting off the bus, “You seen Shane today.”

Sunny: “Thought she’d be with you guys.”

‘Everyone else filled in around them and chatted away.’

Carmen: “Nah, from what Alice told me, she spent the night with her” ‘Their was a long pause on Sunny’s face when she shot her eyes towards Alice.’

‘Carmen has thought the same thing that Sunny was probably thinking, and felt a bit jealous and envied her.’

Alice: “Welloh yeah before she left, she and her aunt got into it over the phone.”

Sunny: “Theirs your answer, she’ll be late, but she’ll show.” ‘Sunny yawned and laid against the doors again, ignoring the looks of the girls in front of her.’

‘All of the sudden the date meant something do her.’

‘Dana finally got around to introducing the others to Moira.’ ‘Sunny opened one eye and observed thebutch in front of her.’

‘It was to her acknowledgment, that Jenny and Moira had become good friends in a short time.’

‘Giving her the feeling of being the third wheel.’ ‘Whatever.’