Shane slammed the door shut.
She tried her best to get herself together. This was Carmen. The Carmen that she left at the alter. The Carmen that she was going to marry. The Carmen that probably wanted to kill her and on whom she had just closed the door on.
. "Shit!" She wanted to yank open the door and peer outside,but she was a little afraid of what she might find. She leaned on the door for support. As she did so she realised that she was shaking, seeing Carmen had spooked her out more than she expected.
A short rap on the door interrupted her self reflection and she opened it to a very pissed off Carmen.
"Ah."
"Ah? That's the best you can come up with? Ah? After all this time? No apology. No I'm sorry Carmen?"
"Ah. Yeah. I guess you're a little angry at me."
"No Shit! You don't say?"
"I tried to see you. I tried Carmen, but "Dumb and Dumber" stopped me."
"Huh! I heard about that. Pretty weak attempt."
Next doors door flew open and a disgruntled woman peered out of it.
"Look, excuse me but I work nights and need some sleep. So if you don't mind SHUTING UP I would really appreciate it."
"Sorry" they replied in unison. The woman closed her door and they returned to glaring at each other.
"Look" said Shane " Come inside. Yell at me; kill me, I don't know. Do whatever you have to do. Just get it over with."
"No."
"What do you mean no?"
"I mean no. I'm not coming in there. I don't trust you."
"What am I going to do? Rape you?" She laughed at her own joke but stopped, as Carmen looked on straight-faced.
"Fine. Fine, where do you want to go?"
"For a walk."
"Okay. We shall walk then."
She grabbed her keys and followed Carmen down the hallway.
As they walked silently side-by-side Shane felt a rush of mixed emotions. Nervously she swallowed and tucked her shaking hands in her pockets. She didn't want Carmen to see the effect she had on her.
Meanwhile in her apartment the phone rang.
The dial went and a familiar voice came up on the message machine.
"Hey. Shane. It's me. Molly. We um.., we need to talk."