Chapter 12. Couldn’t

“I remember the time you told me about when you were eight and all those things you said that night that just couldn’t wait…”

“O… okay… I promise,” Sav immediately replied. She didn’t want to see him cry anymore, so she quickly made the promise he asked for. “I promise you will forever be my best friend, and I will never replace you. I promise I won’t ever get tired of you and won’t ever leave you, no matter the circumstances. I won’t go on with my life without you…” As she made these promises, she gently rubbed his back.

Truthfully, Sav was furious, but being mad wouldn’t help at that moment. She wanted to confront Winona and hurt her the way she was hurting Trevor, but she didn’t know where Winona was. Trevor was in front of her, crying, and she couldn’t leave him alone. It seemed clear that Trevor had chosen to cry in the middle of the dance floor so Seth, Drake, Shirley, and Sandra wouldn’t see how heartbroken he was.

“I remember the car you were last seen in a