At the Planet Shane sitting at a table having her usual morning double shot espresso while reading the paper. Alice walks in and spots Shane, who she hasn’t seen since Jenny's funeral 2 weeks ago. She notices that Shane doesn’t looks so good, it looks like she hasn’t slept in days, her hair stuffed under a hat and she has on sunglasses although it is raining and the sun is nowhere to be seen. Alice: What’s up Shaney, long time no see Shane: Hey Al Alice: So how you been? Are you okay, I mean I haven’t seen or heard you from in a while Shane: I’m living Alice: yea barely (oh shit did I say that out loud) Shane: what was that Alice: Huh? Oh nothing, so besides living, what else have you been to Shane: Same ol same ol Alice: What’s same ol, same ol? Shane shoots her look, as if to say she doesn’t want to be bothered but Alice isn’t going for it, she’s been wanting to really talk Shane lately and this was the right to time to do it. Alice: Shane can we talk? Shane: Do I have a choice? Alice: um no not really Shane: Ok what gossip do you have today Al Alice: No gossip, I’m worried about you Shane, I … Shane (cuts her off): yea well don’t be, I’m fine, I don’t need your pity Alice: I’m not pitying you, your right you don’t need pity, you need a reality check Shane: What? Alice: Shane when are you going to grow up, I mean really, when are you going to start taking some responsibility for your actions, what do you plan on doing? I hope you aren’t going to back that pathetic party life Shane: Party life? Alice: Yea, drinking, getting high, fucking a different girl every night Shane: Yea that’s exactly what I plan on doing, why do you have something else in mind Alice: Yea you… Shane (cuts her off): well keep it to yourself Alice: You know what Shane you really need to grow up, you are 28 years old still doing the same shit you were doing when you were 21. Shane: Well what else do you want me to do? Huh?! Alice: Live you life Shane! That’s what I want you to do, for the past 7 months you have been stuck in shell. First you have that relationship with Jenny, which I’m not even going to speak on, and now that Jenny is gone what do you plan on doing. Shane: What is the point of all of this Al? Why are you worried about what I plan to do, its not like you care. Alice: I do care, I want to see you happy Shane. I want to see my best friend smile, I haven’t seen that in a long time. Shane: Yea well its going to be a even longer time because nothing around here makes me happy, Jenny is dead, Bette and Tina have started their happy lives in New York, you are wrapped up in Tasha now, Helena just sits and drinks herself to death, so tell me why I should I be happy? Alice just looks at her friend, she knows how bad Shane must feel, I mean to be honest Jenny has always been there for Shane. Before that insane relationship, they were roommates, best friends. And she could understand why Shane feels like this, but she was her best friend also, and she was gonna be there for her. She just had to talk some sense into Shane. Alice: So have you talked to Molly? Shane: Not since the funeral, and even then we didn’t really talk Alice: Well are you going to talk to her? Shane: No why should I? Alice: I thought you liked her Shane: So Alice: So if you like her why don’t you do something about it Shane: No me and molly would never work out Alice: Why not Shane: Because Molly is too young, she has so much going for herself, and I don’t want to be a distraction. I mean when were together she was about to drop out of school for me, besides she is happy and has a girlfriend now. Well Shane had point there, Alice thought, she always did think that Molly was just using Shane for experience. And she was way too young. Alice: I talk to Carmen Shane looks as if she has seen a ghost Alice: Hello earth to Yoda, did you hear me |
