carmen’s heels hit the pavement quicker than usual as she approached the getaway. damn cornelia st. and their delicious coffee, she thought to herself as she crossed the door. talking to levi, she had lost track of time and it hadn’t been until her second large iced coffee that she had remembered she was supposed to bring by another one for merritt. she walked over to the bar and grinned at dante. “can you get this to merritt? i’m just going to use the bathroom real fast. also, this one is for you,” she said, placing the iced drink on the counter next to a brown bag containing a muffin. she pushed herself off the bar and quickly made her way to the restroom. carmen should have known better than to expect the women’s restroom to be empty on a saturday, but she was only barely able to keep in a groan after she saw lennon standing in line. keeping all emotions out of her face, carmen eyed herself in the mirror as she took her spot behind the blonde. it had been a long time since the two of them had shared a mirror. carmen remembered scanning their features as they reapplied their makeup between classes, scanning for similarities, for truth in victor’s threats. above all, she had looked for understanding, for a feeling of belonging. but after a rocky end to a rocky sisterhood friendship, she knew better than to expect that from the blonde. instead, carmen crossed her arms around her chest and leaned against the wall, focusing on willing time to move faster.