Chapter 0584

"I just can't stand the idea of her not being here," she said with a sniff. "I don't know what I would do without her."

"Me neither," I said with a sigh. I sank down onto the couch beside her, and we were silent for a moment, each lost in our own thoughts. I kept thinking back to when we first met, back when it was still our freshman year, and I couldn't help but chuckle ever so slightly.

"What?" Lori asked, shooting me a sideways glance.

I shook my head. "Nothing. I was just thinking about that time in freshman year; when Jessica had that awful boyfriend, Steven."

"Oh, the one who told her to stop wearing pink because he said it was embarrassing?"

smile that was spreading across his face.

scraggly stuff on his face that he called a 'beard' was even more embarrassing." "And then she dumped him on the spot and dyed the hoodie that he had loaned her bright

from the choking feeling that hadn't gone away all day. Even though we fell back into silence after that, I felt just the tiniest bit better that we had managed to laugh; and I knew that Jessica would

lead weight. The fact of the matter was, our best friend was on the verge of death in the hospital, and no

voice broke me out of my

"Hm?"

think you could use your healing

slowly to look Lori in the eyes. There was a desperation in her gaze that made me soften. Truthfully, I had considered it earlier, but with the pregnancy being on the rocks, I wasn't so sure if it

Lori," I said quietly. "I... I'm not sure if it's safe for the

she said, sinking down further on the couch and laying on her side, a

of tissues in her pocket to dab at the tears that had begun to return. Seeing her like this, seeing my usually strong friend looking so

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