A Blue Rose

Apology By The Fire

Declana

Although I had no idea how Keith and Paige tamed the wolves to take us around to places, but I'll take it! But the thing that bugged me most was that why did Keith come and rescue me at all? He's friends with Ethan now. He hates me. And Paige was the one who wanted to separate us in the first place. I sighed heavily as we rode silently through the woods. Maybe Keith didn't even want to come. Maybe Paige just dragged him along because she knew she made a mistake. Now that's a likely story. Out of the blue I just remembered, the spring bonfire will be tonight! It's when our town comes to a bonfire in the woods to celebrate the coming of spring. Maybe we can even stop by on our way home! 

Keith

I noticed Declana looked pretty sad as we rode peacefully through the woods. Maybe she was hungry. I reached into my backpack and grabbed an apple, since we were all out of breadsticks. "Here, you look hungry," I say as I give her the apple. "Umm, thanks," she replies, nervously, and takes it. I could tell she was still mad at me. Well, I never gave her a proper apology, we were really in a rush when we escaped. I though of doing it now, but it really didn't seem like the right time. We were all tired out to run, even the wolves, so we all just rode gently, slowly. We made a few stops along the way to drink at a creek, or to have a snack at a berry bush. The whole time Declana didn't say a thing to me, which made me nervous in the weirdest of ways. She looked at me from time to time, but never with a smile. She'd just glance and then turn away as soon as I looked back at her. I sighed heavily each time. It became darkish soon, and the sun was about to fully set. "Let's set up for the night here," stated Paige. "No, remember, the spring bonfire is today! I see people gathering around it right behind those bushes. Let's enjoy ourselves for awhile, then go home with the crowd. It's like we would've done if it weren't for the whole adventure," replied Declana. "Sure, to celebrate your rescue!" exclaimed Paige. We needed to say goodbye to the wolves before anyone saw them. It was hard to part for everyone, especially Paige. She hugged the alpha wolf, and waved to him as he and the pack ran away into the distance. We approached the people already at the bonfire. We sat there talking to them about our amazing 'camping trip' with Ernest' family that decided to stay there for a little longer. Soon it was pitch black outside and almost everyone in our neighbourhood was gathered around the fire, roasting marshmallows, making s'mores, roasting some other stuff, or just talking with their friends. And I wanted to talk with mine. Declana was sitting on a bench by the fire all alone. Now's my chance. I tried to smile, "Hey Declana. Look, today was a weird day for all of us and-, umm, well, I just want to say, -" "No, Keith you don't have to do this. I know you don't really want to be my friend anymore. I know Paige just dragged you into this because she made a mistake. I know you still are best friends with Ethan. You don't have to push it," she stated. "Declana, you really don't understand anything do you?" I replied. I told her everything. About Ethan, about how Paige came to me. About all of my mixed up feelings for her. "So you see. It's all just a big misunderstanding. But the only thing that's true, is that I really want to be your best friend again."

Declana

I beamed. I've been wrong this whole time! I started crying tears of joy. I couldn't take it anymore. I burst out and hugged Keith. Really hard. That was our first hug, ever! We spent the rest of the night dancing and eating s'mores and everything else we'd normally do at a campfire. But this time, like old times, we were all together. Me, Keith, and Paige. But this time, we all were willingly, best friends. Just like it should've been from the start. When it was over, Keith's family drove all of us home. When I got back home I finally realized all that Ernest's parnets did to my parents, was write them a letter. Thankfully! As I laid down to sleep that night, I finally felt happy. Not confused. Not paranoid. Not nervous. Happy.