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for him. He is really good and
I think college would be the way to go.” I stare out at the road,
hearing Brooke move around antsy.
    “ What if he gets into a
school far from you?” The words settle in my brain and I can’t help
but ask myself the same question. Maybe this will be a test to see
where our relationship will go. But it’s not Brady I’m thinking of
anymore. Suddenly my thoughts are clouded with Lucas’s face and I
shove them away. “I don’t know to be honest. I mean, I’m not sure
what I’m gonna do yet. So our future together is still uncertain at
this point. It could go either way.” I glance in her direction and
see her giving me a smirk. “You’re thinking about Lucas aren’t
you?” This girl doesn’t miss a thing. I seriously wonder if she’s
psychic or if I’m that obvious.
    “ Yea, I’m not going to
lie, he’s constantly on my mind. Maybe I should have given him a
chance to explain things.” She’s shaking her head and says “No,
maybe you should forget him for now. You’ve got to figure things
out with Brady first. If he goes to a faraway school or something
and y’all break up, maybe then you should patch things up or talk
to him. You don’t want to go down that road again. At least not
yet.” I can’t tell if she’s serious or just trying to look out for
me. But either way, I appreciate her love and protectiveness. I
pull up in front of her house and put the car in park. “Well, if
you need anything don’t hesitate. Just come on over. I love you
Abby! I want things to work out for you, no matter what that might
be. I’m here regardless and will support anything you do or don’t
do.” I hug her tight.
    “ Thanks Brooke. Did I ever
tell you, you’re the best friend anyone could ever have? Cause you
are. I love you. Thanks for everything.” She smiles and gets out of
the car, shutting the door and waves.
    I get home and Sarah is still not here. I
can imagine where she’d be, with Lucas probably. I go upstairs and
put my backpack on the floor then lay down on my bed. I close my
eyes and hear a knock at the door. I sit up and see my mom walking
in. “Hey sweetheart. I wasn’t sure if you were going to come back
yet.” She sits next to me on the bed, looking distraught. I hate
seeing her in pain, especially knowing I caused it. Or at least
part of it. “I’m sorry mom; I shouldn’t have walked out like that.
I just. Sarah is really acting out these days and it’s affecting me
too. Um, well the truth is I’m angry with her.”
    She nods her head and looks away. “I got
that much. And I’m sorry she’s not behaving. I wish I knew what to
do. I’m on the verge of sending her away.” Of course that sounds
like an ideal plan but really, would I be happy if she was sent to
some private boarding school all because she was going through some
normal teenage angst ridden drama? I’m still mad at her for taking
my best friend from me and not because I still love him, I don’t
think. We’ve been friends since we were little and he was always
there for me and now it seems I’m out of the picture. If I could
just go back and change my feelings for him, I would. I’d rather
have him as my best friend again than not have him in my life at
all.
    “ Honey, what’s going on?”
She lifts my chin and tears sting my eyes. I look at her and tell
her the truth. “Mom, I still love Lucas. I tried not to. But I
can’t deny it. And now he’s with Sarah. He’s with Sarah now mom. I
don’t know how serious it is, I mean they only started dating. But
I feel like I’ve been kicked in the gut. She’s such a bitch and she
hurts every guy she dates. He is the one guy I don’t want her
hurting.” My mom is speechless. She keeps making gestures or little
sounds like she wants to say something. But I know she’s at a loss
for words, kind of like I was. “Are you sure? That’s insane.” At
first I’m not sure if she means the fact that I’m still in love
with my ex while