Shane picked up the phone. Her heart was heavy and she felt naseuos. She dialled the number and put the phone to her ear.
The phone rang loudly. Molly grabbed it and then paused, unsure of what to do.
"H,Hello?"
Shane heard silence on the line and then a hesitant greeting. Just hearing her voice made Shane want to cry.
"Hi Molly. It's me."
Molly was in shock. "I. I didn't think" she paused "I didn't you think you'd actually call back."
Shane was surprised. "Why would you think that?"
"Honestly? I did't think you'd care."
"Why would you think that?"
"Well, my mom and Alice have been telling me stuff."
Bitch! Shane thought to herself. "And you believed them?" she couldn't hide the hint of anger that crept into her voice.
"Look Shane, who else was I supposed to believe? And don't be angry at me! Youre the one who did this. You made your bed, now sleep in it!"
Shane was surprised st her outburst.
"Shane, please don't hang up. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have yelled, I"
"Stop." Said Shane harshly and Molly fell silent.
"Stop." She said again softly. "Stop apologising, your'e right. I had and have no right to be angry with you. God knows all the shit I've done. But do you know whats the worst bit? I made my bed, yeah I did. But now I realise that I liked it better the way it was before and that really sucks because I know that it can't ever be that way again."
Shane choked and Molly was on the verge of tears.
"I don't want you to come back to me Molly. I don't want you to leave Richard. I want you to be happy. I want you to make something of yourself. Marry Richard. He can give the whole world on a silver platter. He adores you, and your mom loves him. He can be everything that I'm not."
Shane composed herself and took a shuddering breath.
"If you called to see how I'm doing then thank you. I can honestly say that I'm doing shit. But that's not your problem Molly. It shouldn't be. You've changed me Molly. I don't know how but you did it."
"Is that good or bad?"
"Honestly?" said Shane "I really don't know."