The Adventure Club

Best Friends Forever And Ever

Hello! It's Emma here. How are you? Hope you are all fine, unlike us. We are not at all fine. We destroyed our time machine, not we actually. It was I who did it, and I feel extremely sorry for it. I shouldn't have done it in my rage. But was it rage? It was pain, unbearable pain. We were lost. We killed someone. The thought would haunt us till we die. Our friend was dead. No, we murdered her. I couldn't believe it. We tried to forget everything, but we couldn't. Besides this emotional torture, we had to go on normal adventures now. That's what really destroyed me. It was all because of me. But my friends didn't blame me. Was it because they felt the same? Who knows?

My friends were sitting on the couch comfortably. Sterla was busy reading a book, and Sophia and Clare were cuddled together gossiping quietly. Those two! I thought shaking my head. They were inseparable, more like Siamese twins. It was impossible to separate them. I sighed and sat down beside Sterla. Clare and Sophia looked at me for the hint of a second, and then resumed their talking. Sterla was too absorbed in her book to notice me. A tear leaked down my cheek. Although they did not blame me for damaging the time machine, I knew that deep inside they hated me. They expressed it very well by ignoring me completely since I broke it. I couldn't sit with them anymore. I felt so awkward.

I stood up to leave, but Clare grabbed my wrist. I looked at her. She stood up beside me and smiled. That was the first smile I had received since that horrendous journey. I raised my eyebrows at her as tears brimmed my eyes. No, I wouldn't cry. I wouldn't cry in front of them. I won't. I stared hard at her.

'We are sorry Emma' she said.

'For what?' I asked in turn, though I exactly knew what the sorry was for.

'Er _ well, we ignored you all the time. You must feel extremely depressed' said Clare.

'I do not want your pity' I snapped at her.

She looked at me surprised. 'This is not pity. I just want to be friends with you. You looked so lonely' she said hurt, but I didn't care.

'Oh, realized it. Have you?' I asked anger boiling through me.

'I am sorry' she said sheepishly.

'It's alright' I said back to calm mode.

'That's my girl' said Clare smiling and hugged me. I returned the hug warmly.

She moved away and I said 'Thanks. I really needed that.' She grinned as we sat back on the couch. Sophia and Sterla were watching us curiously, and I obviously ignored them. We began to speak different things. In the middle of the conversation, I cast some glances at the two. They seemed to be pondering on what they should do.

I stood up abruptly and shot daggers at the both. They looked stunned at my action. 'You don't have to talk to me. You seem to be pondering real hard whether or not to. There is no need. I'm happy' I said and walked away furiously. I reached my room, but before slamming the door, I shouted 'It wasn't my fault that I broke the time machine. I was broken, shattered at what we had done. The anger boiled in me and I desperately wanted to hit me or anyone of you. For your luck, I had the time machine with me. If not, I would have trampled you to death' and I slammed the door behind me.

'What was that?' asked Sterla flabbergasted.

'That girl has got her temper' said Sophia unbelievingly. Yes, I have, I thought smirking.

'It's all because of you. You can't blame her. We ignored her all this while, and what do you think she's supposed to do? For heaven's sake, she is our friend' shouted Clare. I smiled. I didn't know what I would have done if she hadn't been there. She had always been caring and protective of everyone, and she always would be.