It was almost 6:00 p.m., and Avery was getting worried since she hadn't seen Nadine and Sean yet.

When Nadine's worried voice came through the phone, Avery felt a rare sense of comfort and tried to smile. "Avery, that jerk, Brad, took Sean away and left me on the side of the road. I don't know where to go."

Avery was Nadine's closest friend, someone she shared everything with. Even though they weren't related by blood, they were like real sisters. Nadine spoke to Avery about everything.

Sometimes, Nadine felt really lucky to have such a good friend. Without Avery, Nadine wasn't sure she could have gotten through those six lonely years.

Avery was really mad when she found out that Brad was causing trouble. She started yelling and cursing at him over the phone, which made Nadine laugh even though she was upset.

"Sweetie, with your way with words, you should be on TV. If you were, people would watch just to hear you talk!"

Hearing Nadine laugh made Avery feel a bit better. She spoke more gently. "Brad's just a jerk. He can't do much besides use Sean to mess with you.

see what Brad can do. I'll call Sean and let him know what's going on. Maybe you

out of control. It was time to show him that Nadine wasn't going to be easily pushed

after talking to Avery. She realized Avery was right. She couldn't let Brad keep using Sean to control her forever. If things

call, Nadine finally knew what to do. Instead of going back to Phoenix Villa, she decided to head to Rose Garden. She took

door and felt how cold Nadine's hands were, she quickly

clearly upset as

for so long and didn't even ask me for help. Do you even think of me as a friend?" Avery's voice was filled with

bench?" Avery's tone

didn't know what to say, so she looked down at

didn't think it through..." Nadine's voice was quiet and full of

sighed and gently

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