The Hardest Part by Coldplay

And the hardest part was letting go, not taking part

was the hardest part

And the strangest thing was waiting for that bell to ring

it was the strangest start

I could feel it go down, and its sweet I could taste in my mouth

Silver lining in the cloud

Oh and I

I wish that I could work it out

And the hardest part was letting go, not taking part

you really broke my heart, oh

And I tried to sing and but I couldn’t think of anything

And that was the hardest part

Oh, I could feel it go down, you left the sweetest taste in my mouth

That silver lining in the cloud

Oh and I

I wonder what it’s all about

Everything I know is wrong

Everything I do it just comes undone

Everything is torn apart

Oh and it’s the hardest part

That’s the hardest part

Yea that’s the hardest part

That’s the hardest part.

Still flashback to 7 months ago

            Alice had been back from her stint in Palm Springs for almost three weeks now.  In that time, she and Dana managed to avoid each other, or mainly, Alice managed to avoid confronting Dana.  She did this by staying away from any group activities with the gang and boycotting the Planet.  With Lara as head chef there, Alice knew she was bound to run into Dana, and worse yet, Dana and Lara.  In fact, on her first attempt to enter the caf a few days after her return, Alice spotted Shane and Carmen and was about to approach them when she noticed Dana and Lara were seated at the same table facing Shane and Carmen with their backs to the door.  Dana had her arms resting on the top of the sofa and around Lara.  As Alice stood there, rooted to the spot, unable to tear her eyes away from the sight, Dana would occasionally run her hands through Lara’s read hair, causing the chef to lean closer into her, eventually resting her head on Dana’s shoulders.  Alice felt like she had been punched in the stomach.  So sickening was the sight that she ended up emptying the contents of her already empty stomach in the dumpster behind the Planet.  Since that morning, Alice was committed to drinking coffee from the Starbucks a few blocks down the street.  This way, she was guaranteed not experience another Dana and Lara sighting, thus, ensuring her caffeine fix would remain in her system and not in the alley behind the dumpster.