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I grab my laptop and open my message app so that I can text Camryn since I don’t have a phone anymore.
Raine
Hey bestie! Are you up for hanging out a bit?
Camryn
Are you back already?
Raine
Unfortunately.
Camryn
Uh-oh. What happened?
Raine
Knox of course.
Camryn
Okay, it definitely sounds like you need some bestie loving. Do you want me to pick you up?
Raine
Yes please. I don’t have a car anymore ?
Camryn
No worries. I’ll be there in fifteen.
Raine
See you soon!
When I’m done texting with Camryn, I quickly order a new phone online before closing my laptop and then throwing on a pair of jeans and another sweater. The cuts on my arm are still fresh so I don’t want anyone to see them.
Once I’m done, I head back downstairs just in time to see Camryn pull up the drive from the window. I make my way outside and get into the front seat with her.
“Hey, bestie!” she squeals happily once I’m in and she drives off.
“Hey. I missed you. What did you do while I was away?” I ask her.
I was in a pretty roller coaster mood this morning but seeing her is making me feel better already. I guess sometimes you just need your friends to help ground you when you’re feeling nothing but chaotic inside your head.
“I missed you too. I know it’s only been like a day since I’ve seen you, but it felt like forever. How are you feeling? And to answer your other question, I’ve been driving the boys crazy by doing whatever the fuck I want,” she says, smirking as she looks over at me.
She’s trying to make light of the situation but I can tell she’s not exactly happy. Like me, I’m pretty sure she has scars and some skeletons in her closet as well. I want to help her with whatever it is but I know better than anyone else how not to pry.
Because she doesn’t pry, I feel like that has made our friendship blossom into what it is. It’s nice to have a friend who knows when you need to talk and when you’d rather keep things to yourself.
“I’m hanging in there. It’s the only thing I can do. I’d rather forget it ever happened than drive myself crazy by thinking about it,” I reply, knowing she was asking about the incident and leaving it up to me to answer if I wanted to or not.
“Does Knox know?” she asks.
“No. And I’m not telling him, either. I’m scared because I don’t know how he’ll react, to be honest. He’s being all possessive and shit now, but I don’t know what he would do with news like that. He could think it’s all my fault and go back to hating me. I don’t think I’d survive him a second time if he went back to bullying me,” I whisper out in a choked-up voice.
