As Tina was driving she was thinking about what could be happening with Bette that was so bad that she would scare their daughter the way she had and would make her act the way she was acting according to Angie’s story. She thought back to two days ago when she last saw Bette at The Planet as she was coming in and Bette and angie were leaving after angie spent the day with Kit.

Tina: (thinking) Bette looked great, she was happy and laughing with Angie. We even made plans to have dinner all together on Sunday. (Out loud) What’s wrong with you Bette? Why are you acting this way?

Tina arrived at her ex-wives house in less than fifteen minutes and was greeted by her daughter who had tears in her face.

Angie: Momma! (Crying and hugging Tina)

Tina: shhhh, its ok sweetie Momma’s here. Calm down baby, let’s go inside. (Sitting in the living room) Ok Angie tell me what’s happening.

Angie: it’s like I told you over the phone, Momma B came in this afternoon, gave me the food and went to her room. And then she was crying and throwing things and then nothing. I knocked on her door and she didn’t answer. I’m scared Momma.

Tina: it’s ok baby. Do you want me to call Allie so she can pick you up and take you to our house?

Angie: no I want to know Momma B is ok and what’s wrong with her!

Tina: ok baby then why don’t you go to your room and wait for me there, ok?

Angie: ok Momma!

 After Angie went to her room Tina took a minute to regroup, then she got up and went to Bette’s bedroom door. At the door she took a deep breath and held it in while she knocked on the door. After about a minute or two of knocking and calling Bette’s name and getting no response she tried the door knob and realized the door was looked from the inside.  That instantly made Tina even more worried because that was something that better early did and she would do it even less if Angie was with her. All of a sudden Tina remembered the door that let from the pool and backyard to Bette’s bedroom and she walked outside to try to get in the room through that door and this time she was prepared to knock and shout until Bette open the door or until the neighbors called the police because she knew that from there she wouldn’t scare angie. As she approached the door she saw it was slightly ajar and find it odd. A cold shrill ran up Tina’s back. Something was definitely wrong with Bette, she just knew it. Standing in front of the door Tina was actually scared of opening it and more scared of what she would find when she did. Taking another deep breath and realizing it she grabbed the knob and pushed the door open. What she saw made her gasp.

Tina: Oh My God!

Bette’s bedroom looked like it had been ransacked. Pillows in the floor, sheets shredded to pieces, art work on the floor and glass broken, lamps thrown and shattered. The mirror in thousands of pieces, broken glass everywhere, mattress on the floor, chairs overturned, the room was a complete and utter mess. The only thing in the room that remained intact was a picture of Angie and an almost empty bottle of scotch both sitting on top of the dresser. Tina couldn’t believe what she was seeing. ‘What the hell happened here?, was all Tina could think seeing the mess, her heart was beating so fast she thought it was going to explode. Tina tried to call for Bette but her voice betrayed her. Again she took a deep breath and tried.

Tina: Bette?… Bette?…BETTE?

No answer came so she stepped inside the room and what she saw made her stomach turn, mixed with all the shattered glass from the mirror was a towel covered in blood. By this time Tina was so worried of what she was going to find that all she wanted to do was run in the opposite direction, take her daughter and go home but thinking of how scared her daughter was made her stay. Walking further in to the room she saw the faintest of light coming from the bathroom. She pushed the door open and what she saw made her utter the same words for a second time in less than five minutes.

Tina: Oh My God!