"Its just my bad day today! I keep on bumping into peop-…YOU!?!?!" Carmen called out after she saw who it was that bumped on to her. "You Idiot! you bumped into me again! are you Stalking me!?" 

 "Look its not like that! And no I am not stalking you! I just happen to be in the same place! I was just trying to call my sister….and lost balance! OK!" 

 "Wait! your sister? I think she left….I saw her at the parking lot a few minutes ago….driving away!" 

 "Shit!" Shane tried to call Sharon’s cell….but its going to voicemail each time. "What the fuck! pick up the damn phone girl!" Shane was frustrated and angry..as she tried to call Sharon more and was rejected each time….."FUCK" Shane almost yelled. 

 "You know you shouldn’t curse in front of children" Carmen said rather coldly. In her eyes, Shane deserved this. But she wanted to be nice for the sake of the poor little boy that was nervously looking at Shane, with expectant eyes. "Do you guys need a ride?" 

 "oh! umm….no…we don’t wanna bother you, plus you home is probably far away from ours!" Shane said out of politeness. She knew she already made a bad impression on Carmen and didn’t want to push it. 

 "Well! For your information I live in the apartment right next to you! Now no need to be so polite…and learn to take responsibilities for Chrissake!" 

 "Thanks" Shane decided not to utter anymore words…it would just piss Carmen off even more….and Shane was too worried about Sharon to think about her own reputation with Carmen. Sharon could be anywhere right now. Shane knew that Sharon and Shay had a lot of friends in LA. Because, they lived in LA for a while, when their parents were still alive and things were not a mess and more normal for them. Because for Shane….normality is not a word. 

 The ride to home was silent. Carmen retired in her own apartment while Shane and Shay went onto theirs. 

 ——————————————–

 In Shane, Sharon and Shay’s apartment: 

 Shane was walking back and forth….trying to think of what to do! She felt helpless. She really didn’t apprehend…..that Sharon would take off on her. She called a cab and went around the city…trying to find her…in every mall…every hospital…and what not. She couldn’t even call the cops because she was still under supervision as a custodian for the kids and they would go to the foster care….this was the last thing Shane wanted to happen.