Revealed

28. Stella

*Picture of Stella*

She's not gonna get to walk the stage. She's never gonna see me or Melissa or Mama Dee ever again.

What if she wasn't even kidnapped?

Knowing her, she was probably just tired of all the crap that secretly goes on in her life and decided to leave.

Solane and I have been friends since freshman year. That's four whole years that I'd never take back if I could.

We were placed in the same gym class. Of course I was not the type to easily make friends. So everyday, for the first two weeks or so, I sat on the bleachers, alone.

Then one day, Solane sat next to me. "Want to be friends?", she said. It was so sudden and out of the blue. I liked how confident she was. Over time, Solane and I got to know each other better.

The summer before sophomore year, we became friends with Melissa. Our numbers were exchanged and ever since then, we've been the closest of friends.

I remember this one time in sophomore year, it was pizza day. Melissa, Solie, and I had all forgotten our money to buy a box and we were really desperate to get some. Some teachers had just picked up their box and Melissa came up with the "best plan ever". She walked over to one of the teachers while Solane and I watched from afar. When Melissa came back she was in shock.

"I walked up to Mr. Frank and asked him for a slice of pizza and he literally ignored me and had the audacity to say 'Hey we should all get 3 slices, then save the last one for the principal.' to Ms. Janet and Mr. Byer."

Solane was in the middle of drinking a cup of water so when she heard this, she laughed so hard and ended up choking. It took Melissa and I a minute before we understood what was actually happening to her. She had vomited out her meal through her nose and it got everywhere.

That was the most funny day of my life.

And there was also that time when Solane went on a date with her crush and she was so scared that she asked me to tag along. It didn't occur to me that I was the third wheel until I sat down with them at one of the tables in a fast food restaurant. Now that I really think about it, Solie had a terrible taste in men back then.

Who goes for fast food for their first date?

Anyways, the whole "date" was a complete failure. Nobody talked and turns out, Solie and her crush have nothing in common. Like... nothing. All I can say is that relationship ended terribly. They don't even talk anymore.

But now that Solie is gone, we can't make anymore memories.

We can't enjoy anymore moments together.

God, I can't even see her stupid cheesy smile anymore, or hear her overly excited voice anymore, or judge her sometimes good and sometimes bad ideas anymore.

I've lost my best friend.

I don't even know where she is anymore.