Questions for Answers

Chapter Eight

I sat outside on one of the benches in front of my school, waiting for Kat, since before, she had texted me that she wanted to talk. I was a bit nervous but also really happy that she wanted to talk to me. It was okay for friends to disagree on things, but it wasn't okay for us to let those emotions fester and grow into something bigger. It was probably going to be an uncomfortable conversation, but I'd rather have those than no friends at all.

I felt a breeze brush past me and as I looked up, I saw Kat standing there. She soon took a seat next to me but stayed facing forward. There was a long, awkward silence between us and I hated it. This was my best friend. I wasn't going to let my pride ruin that.

"I'm sorry", we said in unison.

This made us both chuckle, but she continued, "I'm sorry River. What I said to you wasn't fair. I still think it's dangerous and everything, but I wasn't seeing it from your perspective. I thought you were being selfish, but if I had gone through what you did, I'd probably be doing the same thing. I can't fully understand it. I don't think I ever will. But I know this means a lot to you. And I still want to help you. I just...don't want anything bad to happen. And now that Tristen's in it, I just want you to promise me something; that you'll be smart about this. And don't you ever go almost a full day without talking to me again."

I gave her a sad smile. I knew she was right and understood how she was feeling. I looked at her, "Trust me, it hurt me more than you know. But still, I'm sorry. Sorry if I've been selfish and haven't been the best friend lately. I can get a little blindsided when looking for clues about my parents. I never meant to put you in any danger and I know you said you still want to help, but if you feel like you can't handle it or if it becomes too much, please let me know. I'm not gonna take you on a ride you don't want to be on."

She pulled me into a hug, "Well now that that's out of the way, let's go do some girly stuff."

I laughed, "Like what?"

"Like, anything, really. Let's be normal again, get our nails done, go shopping, I don't care! You deserve a break from all this. And I deserve my friend", she said.

I thought about it, "How about this; you take me home, I finish up the last of my homework and then we get milkshakes and you can let me tell you about my date with Tristen yesterday."

Her eyes widened at the same time she gasped, "No way, you went on a date? Already!?"

"Okay, well, it wasn't a date. It was his birthday and I spent the day with him. But it felt like one. But that's all you get for now, no spoilers", I said standing up.

She stood up as well, "Wait, where'd you guys go? What did you do? Did he make a move? Did you?"

"No spoilers!" I yelled as I ran to her car.

She ran to her car with me and we both got in. She kept trying to ask me questions about it, but I just ignored her. Kat never cared about spoilers or anything of that nature. If she wanted to know something, she'd get the information no matter what. Like, any time we would go to the movies together, she'd look up what happened so she wouldn't be surprised going in. It was annoying because I liked to theorize and guess what could happen and she already knew all the plot twists and the ending.

She finally dropped me off and I raced inside so I could get started on my homework and go out again. That was until I met face-to-face with Trisha. I instinctively let out a little scream, "Geez...I didn't know you were back."

She blinked at me, clearly taken aback by my scream, "Yeah, I got back around eleven this morning."

I nodded, "So...how was it!?"