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room. He quickly walks to the wooden table

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hands with a

heart starts to beat faste

across the bed. His

heart is trying to jump out of my chest. He gently squeezes my han

at me. "You

I whisper

hanks to you. And

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ight?" Da

silence han

ed?" David finally breaks t

s ev

u up by 5:00pm," David says a

t of you, how d

ay me for being here f

ark of love for each other. He still has feelings for me. But I never agreed to see him more t

question, what are friends f

I promise, I say as I

best friend. When I lost my dad, he held me until I regained myself. Tha

her. We played football, video games, board games, card games, and even watched movies together. He

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l my windows, rush into my bedroom, an

dam," he says a

es in my chest. That emptiness that f

dial Tessy's number. Tessy's voice carries anger, worry and empathy. I'm quit

I knew he

says as she pulls out the rubber from her braids, throws

you want to go

will i

ou could ha

dle, I couldn't even think straight at

," Tessy says

ssy says tilting her nec

g my face away from my friend as though I didn't want t

out what had happened, from the kidnap to the gunfight, to the explosion, and now I'm pregnant

throom door with aggression. I

n this door

e. Even if she always acted like the tough one, it was quite

an on the bathroom. Knees inclined, head bent and

ered, she put her arm around me. We had a

is" I pull out

here would I start from? How wo

ing up into the ceiling a

n answer from my best friend. But Tessy is silent,

, maybe it is the only thing that can fix you, us, in this

he money will come, I don't

ff my cheek and I pull

you s

me. Just shut up and let

Tessy holds my hands a