{"id":948,"date":"2012-03-27T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ravenoustales.com\/?p=948"},"modified":"2013-10-01T13:04:15","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T20:04:15","slug":"season-5-episode-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ravenoustales.com\/?p=948","title":{"rendered":"Season 5, Episode 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ana reached her hand towards the half-full bottle of wine that was sitting in the middle of the living room floor. She was lying on the couch and seemed to think that if she stretched hard enough the wine would just magically come to her, without her having to move. Giving up, she collapsed back onto the cushions, her empty wine glass hanging from her hand. \u201cCan you pass the bottle Mia?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re so lazy,\u201d Mia said, grinning, as she unfolded her long legs from her position on the floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not lazy,\u201d said Ana, \u201cIt\u2019s just that when I sit up, the room spins.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTell me about it,\u201d Willow said. She was sitting on the floor, her back against an armchair, tugging at a part of the carpet that was slowly starting to unfurl.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing that more wine won\u2019t fix,\u201d said Mia, topping up the three glasses, a bit wobbly herself. Seeing as none of them had really eaten, she considered passing the asparagus rolls that Willow had made around the room as well, but settled for shoving the plate in the general direction of the others. They were delicious – puff pastry wrapped around fresh asparagus, brushed with butter and baked until crispy and golden – but at the moment, the wine was a tad more popular amongst the present company: probably something to do with the fact that asparagus had less of an anesthetising effect than alcohol.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot believe that I\u2019m getting divorced,\u201d Ana groaned, downing half her fresh glass of wine and then popping an asparagus roll in her mouth. \u201cI mean,\u201d she continued amidst sprays of puff pastry, \u201cwho gets divorced less than a year after getting married?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou and Kim Kardashian,\u201d Willow said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell at least I\u2019m in good company then,\u201d Ana said, laughing.<\/p>\n

She took another sip of her wine, sneaking a glance at her friend, who was still tugging at the carpet. \u201cThe whole room will unravel if you keep doing that,\u201d Ana said, jokingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry,\u201d Willow said. She stared picking at a loose thread on her jumper instead. To Ana, it seemed as though she were somewhere else entirely tonight. Considering everything that had happened, this was not unexpected, but there was something\u2026 Ana couldn\u2019t quite put her finger on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow are you holding up?\u201d Ana said lightly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing OK,\u201d Willow said, smiling warmly. \u201cHonestly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell if you need to talk\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willow took a gulp of her wine. \u201cWell actually, there is something I need to talk to you both about.\u201d She picked at her jumper for a bit longer, before eventually telling them about the engagement ring that had been found on Robert\u2019s body when he was taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cHoly shit!\u201d Ana exclaimed, forgetting her wine-induced dizziness and abruptly sitting up. \u201cHe was going to\u2026 I mean, you were going to\u2026 married? You were going to get married?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sort of looks like that, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d said Willow, laughing lightly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s\u2026 well, that\u2019s huge news,\u201d Ana said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I guess,\u201d said Willow. \u201cBut that wasn\u2019t what I needed to talk to you about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo. Not exactly.\u201d She sighed, trying to formulate the words in her mind. How did you break this news to your friends? \u201cThe thing is,\u201d she said slowly, \u201cIt turns out the ring was worth quite a lot of money.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow much is ‘quite a lot’?\u201d said Ana, confused.<\/p>\n

\u201cAround two million dollars,\u201d Willow said, awkwardly.<\/p>\n

The sip of wine that Mia had just taken found itself being spat across the living room floor. \u201cTwo million dollars!<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d said Willow, embarrassed.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we see the ring?\u201d Ana asked. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen a two million dollar ring before.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUm, not really,\u201d said Willow. \u201cI already sold it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHang on,\u201d said Mia. \u201cThat means you\u2019re a\u2026 millionaire?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you put it like that\u2026\u201d Willow trailed off. \u201cI suppose I am. In a way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ana and Mia stared at Willow, their mouths open.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you going to do with it?\u201d asked Ana when she\u2019d regained her senses. \u201cBuy a house? A car?\u201d She laughed, excitedly. \u201cYou could buy both and still have change for a whole new wardrobe!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell\u2026.\u201d Willow trailed off and looked nervously at her friends. \u201cI was thinking about going away maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a holiday?\u201d said Mia.<\/p>\n

\u201cSort of,\u201d Willow said. \u201cMore like an\u2026 extended lifestyle change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to leave Melbourne?\u201d Ana gasped.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think so.\u201d Willow said. \u201cAnd I was wondering if you both wanted to come with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mia sat straight up, upending her wine glass on the floor by accident. No one noticed. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCome away with me,\u201d Willow said. Her eyes were shining with excitement.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust pack up our lives and leave?\u201d<\/p>\n

Willow nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy not,\u201d said Ana, slowly. \u201cI mean, what\u2019s left here?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWait a second,\u201d Mia said. \u201cYou\u2019re not seriously considering\u2026\u201d Her voice trailed off. She could tell by the look in Ana\u2019s eyes that she was, in fact, serious.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut\u2026 where would we go?\u201d Mia said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnywhere we liked,\u201d Willow laughed. \u201cThe world, as they say, is our oyster.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHold that thought!\u201d Ana leapt up and darted from the room. The others heard the sound of objects being hastily displaced in her bedroom before her footsteps came thundering down the stairs.<\/p>\n

Ana presented them with an old fashioned globe; one of those ones that stood on the table and spun on its stand. \u201cI knew<\/em> I kept this for a reason,\u201d she said triumphantly. She turned to Willow. \u201cGo on then. Pick somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t make the decision,\u201d Willow said. \u201cShouldn\u2019t we all do it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d Mia said with excitement. \u201cWhy don\u2019t we spin the globe and when it stops you can put your finger on it and then wherever it lands, we\u2019ll go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willow agreed. They placed the globe on the small table in the middle of the room and sat around it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWait!\u201d Ana cried. \u201cI need to be way drunker for this. This is our lives we\u2019re talking about.\u201d She sloshed some more wine in the general direction of the three glasses, some of which actually managed to find its targets, but most of which landed on the floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cOk, I\u2019m ready,\u201d she said. \u201cOooh, I hope it lands on Spain. Tapas and Sangria.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSomewhere in Asia,\u201d Mia said, crossing her fingers. \u201cWhere it\u2019s really warm all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willow closed her eyes tight. Mia and Ana both put their hands on the globe to spin it. Even though the orb was rusty and old, it seemed to spin on its axis forever. When it finally slowed to a halt Willow jabbed her finger down.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow old is this globe, Ana?” Willow said after she opened her eyes. “I’m pretty sure the\u00a0Union of Soviet Socialist Republics doesn’t even exist anymore.”<\/p>\n

\u201cSecond time lucky?\u201d said Ana.<\/p>\n

They spun it again, holding their breath. Willow placed her finger down. She opened her eyes. \u201cOh!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mia jostled to get a closer look. \u201cWhere is it? Where is\u2026 Oh!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ana leaned over and nodded slowly. \u201cI\u2019ve never been there. Could be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI suppose that\u2019s decided then?\u201d said Willow.<\/p>\n

Ana held up her glass. \u201cHere\u2019s to our new hometown,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The three friends clinked glasses and, for the first time in ages, looked forward to what the future would hold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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