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Alice had started to feel hopeful.  She reasoned that if she could manage to sneak in without being seen by Lenore, all would be well, probably, because people always say that things look better in the morning.

She was near the end of the line in the steamy bagel store when she saw a college student holding two plastic shopping bags in one hand while she used her other hand to guide  a boy to the exit.  The space narrowed and Alice saw that they had had to squeeze sideways to allow another customer to pass.  Alice looked down and saw that some folded papers had fallen out of the woman’s pocket.  As the dark haired student continued forward, unaware of the missing papers, Alice called out to her, “Hey, you dropped something.” 

The woman had not heard Alice’s call.  Alice sighed. She then commanded the man on line behind her, “Hold my place.”

She rescued the fallen pages and raced out the door.  She spotted the woman and boy turning the corner.  Alice’s “Hey, you dropped this” brought no reaction. She ran until she was a few feet ahead of the retreating figures and, as she turned, she held out the papers, “You dropped these in the store.”

Bette looked at the blonde teen in surprise, having first instinctively pulled David to her side.  “I didn’t realize I dropped them.”  Bette took the papers from the blonde’s hand and looked at them.  “I need these for a paper.  I would have been fucked without them.”

Alice guessed that the woman was a college student. “I’m glad I could help.”  Alice could not think of anything to say.  Her brain was far too busy registering that the student in front of her was very attractive.

“Thank you.  You saved my life.”

“Think nothing of it.”

The student smiled warmly at Alice, “Thanks again.”

Alice watched the two walk away, though her attention was focused on the woman.  “I would so do her,” Alice muttered.  Her eyes flew open in shock when her mind registered what she had just said.  “So maybe this dating girls thing isn’t just theoretical.” she thought.

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