One of us did it.

thing. "What were you two talking about?" I ask Zack wit

ounds irate when he says, "You couldn't tell me he l

, but if we are going to stay friends you can't go anywhere near hi

ack. "Is this some ki

n my chest, "So you better

nk you are being paranoid

my hair and my short flare skirt. Even with his dark helmet and the fast pace of hi

hock to find me at the same spot. He reads the seriousness written all over me. He stares at me for a few seconds, then scoffs his way into his car. The moment he dr

for me, I have music for the first period, missing it won't be a biggy, because I don't like the class and the teacher couldn't care less. Finally, I get to school just a few minutes before th

he questions, my eyes meet Zack. He's in the middle-front seat, doodling on his book. All of a sudden I feel guilty. I've never seen Zack's face this full. I hate when we fight, especially when it's because of the good-for-nothing Jeremy. Speaking of... I see Jeremy seated close to the window by the left, a row before mine. He's seriously listening to Alisyn's explanation about atoms and molecules. And because I'm seated far from him by the right, it gives me enou

s books inside his locker. I am finding it a little difficult to apologize to him. He's the one who is cuddling up with my nightmare, he is t

"I shouldn't have asked you to choose between me and that...guy." I r

sorry for making you worry so much about me these past few days,"

it when we f

le. "Yeah, I almost

me but to his phone. He keeps looking at it like he's meditating on a text or something. "Zack?" I call him. Like always, I worry. He doesn't answer, and I can bet he didn't hear me. Whoa. "Zack," I tap his hand which is lying on the table. He raises his head at me. He doesn't look shocked that

exting me about him a

our mom." I

water. "He said they won't

d bother. "You know, they shouldn't mistake your prudent life for matur

fine. Someone i

I ask c

promise to tell later, buh right now, I just wanna fucking get ready fo

r. "Buh you know you ain't supposed to use

g to say ain't instead

lisyn has always been the conceited one. She was the first to know Kaela. Their friendship was exaggerated. They were like the goddess of Stoneybrook. I never had a problem with it, not until Kaela moved into our class in fifth grade where she met Jeremy, that was the moment

n of a murderer," Zack says

cos. I never said he was the worst person, I don't think it's right for me to symp

did he think I had a connection? Am I doing the right thing to keep my mouth sh

says as she

yn Mirabella W

O," She says with her swee

ribe Alisyn is thoughtful. And despite all her colorful dresses, her

ing." She wave

g me to say I wasn't the one who killed Kaela. That was the moment I actually felt like a murderer, watching a beautiful soul as Alisyn crying painfully and I couldn't d

topped visitin

..." I bring down my brows, "How

Potter every night." She pauses, then smiles. I can see her sky-blue eyes well up with salty water. Harry Potter was one of Mikaela's favorites. She would either read the book or watch the movie with her best buddy Alisy

y..."

." she

us once again. I fall back to t

There's nothing in this world t

n when there is solid evidence that shows I di

appened that day, then please don't lie to

he stands up and kisses

ving anxiety attacks and have to deal with depression at

the day of her passing, we got violent, but seeing her dead body didn't stop me from retrieving it. Was I wrong to want something that was once mine? Or was it heartless of me to take it from her just because she was powerless? I don't know why I agreed to play that stupid game. What if I hadn't played, maybe I and Kaela won't be such frienemies, and maybe I won't

EAMY?" She asks, approaching me,

w. Who?" I a

she sits on my bed,

, and my voice

like I have just grown a horn. Damn it. "No," she finally says. "It was Zack

ing in the past tense?"

decent insultive word for me, "memorial princess..." she continues. "But I

s no way I and Jeremy can

r lungs and probably feed it to Mr. Do

s is a man or a Dog that Mr. Langford would feed

mearing my strawberry p

pause, "why would dad fe

boss is literally the most re

't want to

me to see you?" I ask as I

e to his bir

e scores one point over me during a video game. I've never seen Zack that furious. He made Charity cry all night by calling her bonehead, and telling her no

ill can't b

ing?" I wiggle m

er hand. When we get outside, I see a gymnast figure talking to Jeremy at the front of his house. His biceps aren't that big but he looks like someone who lifts 40 pounds for a living. And his Auburn hair which seems like it's urgently in need of soap and water falls on top of his brows. Even from a five-meter distance, I can still see

, "Oh, No, not real

r car. Maybe Juvie wouldn't be so bad if he made some friends. And that's even scary for Jer

equest for Charity to stop by the school first so I can pick up my math textbook from my l

s past four. Walking to the hallway, the only sound I can hear is that of my sandals which keeps echoing in my ears. When I turn into the Hallway, I see Alisyn

Obviously hiding something. I honestly do not care what it is that she's hiding, but I like the way she's acting shifty, like a criminal who h

udents who love extracurric

ean detention?" I ask rhetorically.

and Mikaela were BFFs but she is always reminding me about how poor my friendship with Mikaela was, it's almost like saying I am responsible for her

f you want to accuse me, be more polite, because it's path

her!" She stops me