Interlude

    Alyssa runs out of the window onto the balcony, hoping Pretty Boy didn't see her. She crawls down the ladder and jumps into a dumpster. She crawls out and heads to her car. "Ahhh! Shit!!" a sharp pain shoots through her leg and arm as she tries to move. Alyssa looks down and sees that she has a major cut on her leg and has sprained her wrist. She finally makes it to the car. While driving home, she realized tht she left her phone in the bathroom. Pulling into the driveway, she runs into her house to make a few calls. Afterwards, she runs her shower water and retires for the night. The next morning, Alyssa wakes up and decides to take it easy since the night before left her drained.

    She walks into her kitchen and makes herself some breakfast. She begins to make belgium waffles, bacon, and eggs. She pours a glass of wine. Feeling uncomfortable while cooking, she decides to turn on the radio. Wayne's song "6'7" was playing. Suddenly her house phone rang, and it was her  friend, Maritza. "Hello?" Alyssa answered the phone.

    "Hey! I tried to call you last night, but you didn't answer." Martza states.

    "Yea, it's broken. I'm getting a new one today" Alyssa lied, hoping her friend wouldn't ask anymore questions.

    "Oh ok. Well I was in the neighborhood and thought to come over to catch up on things." Maritza missed her friend, but she didn't believe the lie. She wanted to see what's really going on. "How does 11 sound?"

    "That's fine. See you then!" They tell eachother bye and hang up. Alyssa begins to enjoy her meal, when she realized her bloody clothes on her bedroom floor. She quickly goes to gather them and throws them in the laudry room. HEading back to the kitchen, her doorbell rings. It was Maritza.

    "Hey! I tought you said 11?" Alyssa was surprised.

    "Well I couldn't wait that long; and besides, I was down the street." Maritza walks in hugging her friend.

    They head to the dining room area to relax and catch up on old times. Maritza notices the bandages on Alyssa, but decides not to say anything. Knowing of her obsession with Pretty Boy and previous incidents, she's hoping that it has nothing to do with that. They both sit on the beige couch and face each other. Maritza takes off her coat and places it on top of her Louis Vuitton bag. Mritza begins the conversation, "So tell me what's been going on with you? How have you been?"

    "I've been good! Been busy, but good. How about you? How are the kids?" Alyssa asks.

    "We're fine! You know Jacob is now 5, and Maria is 2." she pulls out wallet photos to show Alyssa.

    "Awwwww, they are so adorable! You are blessed!" Alyssa responds, smiling at the pictures. She feels a pair of eyes staring at her, so she looks up.

    "So what happened to your arm and leg?" Maritza couldn't hold it in any longer.

    "Oh, uhh..." Alyssa thinks of a lie. "...I was in an accident."Maritza didn't believe it.

    "What happened? Are you ok?" Maritza played into it, but knew it was something else that caused the inury.

   "Silly kids in the street ran into me on their bikes..." At this point Maritza's face gave away how she really felt about this story. "..but I will be ok, just a few scrapes and bruises."

    "Oh ok. Well I hope so. By the way, I saw Pretty Boy all over TMZ the other day, what do you think about that girl he's been seen with..?" Maritza asks, hoping to get a certain reaction from her.

    "She's ok..but he can do better" Alyssa answers, trying to hold back the rage.

    "I think she's just the right one-" Alyssa interupts her.

    "What makes you see that?! You don't know anything about that chick!! I mean what chick has a man all oer to your house and hotel?! And he spends the night or stays all kinds of hours of the night!!...." Alyssa explodes. Maritza looks up in shock. While listening to Alyssa rant, she sits back and takes everything in.

    "...I think he needs to leave her alone and find someone who is a better match for him!" Alyssa finally finishes her rant.

    "Oh ok, well I was just wondering. No need to po a blood vessel." Martiza tries to lighten the moment. She looks at her watch and it reads 2:15pm. Maritza heads back to the front door.

  "Oh my! Look at the time, I have to go pick up Jacob and Maria from school." Maritza uses this as an excuse to leave the house. "So I will call you later to check on you. It was nice talking to you!" They hug as she heads to her car. She waits about 15 minutes before picking her phone up. She wanted to make sure she was far enough to make an important call.

    "Hey, so I found out who's been taking pictures of you two. I can't tell you who just yet, but I will reveal it later. Call me back when this message." Maritza hangs up the phone, right before pulling up to the kids school.





TBC......
Danielle SNLTampa