Carmen walked into her house; Andrew was lying on the sofa watching TV.
“Hey you, I’d have picked you up from airport”
“I got a taxi it was quicker” Carmen sighed
“Don’t take this the wrong way buddy but you look terrible” Andrew said
“You’re not the first to say that” Carmen sighed
“Jess isn’t happy with you”
“I guessed that” Carmen said “Going to bed”
Carmen lifted her bag walking up the stairs. Andrew lifted his keys and left the house.
He knocked on Bette and Tina’s door. Bette answered
“Hi is Jess home?” Andrew asked
“She not she’s at the studio, is everything okay?” Bette asked
“I’m not too sure at the minute” Andrew said “I’ll probably be an arse for coming here but I’m worried about her”
“I think you better come in” Bette said letting Andrew in the house
“Carmen? What is going on with her?”
“I don’t know but she looks absolutely terrible, I don’t think she’s eating or sleeping I don’t know what’s going on with her, She just got back and excuse my language but she looks like shit!”
“Where is she just now?” Bette asked
“She’s just went to bed think she’s hiding from everyone but were going on to a week of nightshifts so I’m worried”
“Let me go speak to her” Bette said lifting her car keys “I’ll meet you at the house”
“Ok she’s possibly going to kill me”
“I have your back” Bette laughed “You’re not the only one who is worried Andrew”

Bette got out her car meeting Andrew at the door, he opened the front door for Bette.
“I’ll just wait down here” Andrew smiled
“Scardy cat” Bette smiled
“Do you want tea or coffee?”
“No I’m okay sweetie thanks for asking” Bette said before making her way upstairs
She knocked on Carmen’s door
“Andrew go away I’m not in the mood” Carmen snapped
“It’s Bette can I come in?” Bette asked
“Do I have a choice?”
“No not really” Bette smiled opening the door
Carmen was lying on her bed staring at the ceiling; she understood what Andrew was saying about her looking terrible. Her eyes were black through not sleeping and she looked as if she’d lost a bit of weight.
“Talk to me” Bette said sitting on the edge of Carmen’s bed
“Don’t take this the wrong way but I don’t want to talk Bette”
“I know you don’t sweetheart but I think you need to”
“I don’t even know where to start” Carmen admitted
“Start by telling me why you went to your parents”
“I just had to get away; I can’t deal with all this stuff in my head”
“Like what, what’s in your head?”
“I see it all the time Bette, I can’t sleep, all I see is that night in my head”
“Come here” Bette said pulling Carmen into her arms “We need to get you someone to talk to you this isn’t good for you Carmen”
“I am so scared and that sounds stupid because she’s dead now but she could have took the most important person in my life away from me, and I can’t shake the fact of losing Jess from me. I keep having this nightmare of her dying and Kirsty laughing it’s driving me insane Bette”
“What you been eating?”
“I can’t when I eat im sick, when I sleep I wake up in a pool of sweat, I’m avoiding Jess because she’s getting frustrated, I can’t tell her I love her or kiss her because I have this fear it will be the last time it just stupid all of it is stupid”
“It’s not stupid at all” Bette said wiping the tears from Carmen’s face “You do need to tell Jess all of this”
“I can’t Bette”
“Then I need to tell her, she needs to know Carmen because right now she’s very upset you left and didn’t tell her”
“She has every right to be upset and angry at me” Carmen admitted “I just don’t know what to do right now”
“Where’s your phone?”
“In my locker at work”
“Whole lot of use it is in there” Bette smiled
“I’ll get it tomorrow” Carmen sighed
“I’m going to let Jess know your home, because she is worried” Bette explained
“Ok”
Bette took her phone and txt Jess. Jess replied instantly.
Oh that’s nice, good to know. Thanks for letting me know Mama x
Bette looked at the txt and replied.
She’s not in a good place sweetheart x
Before Bette could put her phone back it began to ring.
“It’s Jess” Bette said
Bette rejected the call “Ok I’m going to go speak to her do you want to come with me?”
“No thanks I’m just going to stay here”
“Ok” Bette got up “I will be back”
Carmen just looked at the ceiling.