Previously –

Dana blamed herself.  She knew her friends tried, but she just didn’t feel like talking.  She figured they finally grew tired of leaving messages that were rarely returned.  She didn’t mean to push them away she just didn’t know what else to do.  Now she sat alone outside of The Planet wondering why she decided to come to LA for the weekend. 

“I take it you received my invitation.”  A voice said quietly beside Dana.

Chapter 2 –

Dana nearly jumped off the bench when she heard the voice.  She was so lost in thought she didn’t notice anyone sit down beside her.  Still holding her chest to keep her heart from jumping out, Dana turned toward the voice.  “Shane!”  Shane was sitting next to Dana with a comfortable distance between them.  Her legs were stretched out and she had her hands in her pockets.  Dana was becoming nervous.  She was happy to see her old friend, but wasn’t sure Shane was happy to see her.  She thought about wrapping Shane into a hug and resisted the urge, unsure of what her friend’s presence meant.  Hell she wasn’t sure if Shane even still considered them friends.  Dana gave Shane a puzzled look.

Shane decided to break the silence, still not making eye contact with Dana.  She continued looking across the street at The Planet.  “I wondered whether or not you would show up.  When the hotel confirmed your reservation and said you were checking in today, I figured you would come here.”

Dana’s confusion was evident.  “You sent the invitation?”

“Yeah.”  Shane said simply and Dana waited for an explanation.  “I knew you moved, but I didn’t have your new address.  So I took my chances and mailed it to your parent’s house.”

Dana nodded her head in understanding.  When she and Howie moved into the condo she posted on the internet that she moved, but nothing else.  No forwarding address, no city, no reason, nothing.  To most it was as if she was trying to disappear and didn’t want to be found.  Though she missed her friends at times, it was something she felt she needed to do.  She just needed to disappear.  “But I don’t get it Shane.  Why the invitation?  Why the party?”