~Friday Afternoon~We had packed everything into Alice's car and drove a few hours before arriving at her mother's house. Alice had debated back and forth on getting a hotel but apparently her mom had insisted we stay with her. She had told her mom I was coming but I don't think she mentioned the fact that we're dating yet which had my nerves on end. She promised that we'd leave and find a hotel if things went too badly but I was still extremely anxious for this trip. I was surprised that Alice was letting me come with her since I had never met her family before. I honestly figured I wouldn't meet them until after I graduated but Alice was persistent that she wanted me there. We pulled onto a road with giant houses all painted white with the same aesthetics decorating them. It was a nice community and I could only imagine how much a house around here would cost. Alice had never struck me as the rich type but as we pulled into one of the driveways it was pretty clear

~1 Hour Later~The ceremony had ended awhile ago and everyone had gathered outside to talk. Alice's father had ended up making it to the funeral after all and it made sense when she explained to me who the man in the back was."So I hear that you're the lucky girl my daughter has fallen in love with." He smiled holding his hand out for me "My name is David it's nice to meet you."I took his hand and shook it nervously "It's very nice to meet you, I'm Blair."He smiled genuinely at me "Me and Alice were talking about you two coming up to visit me over spring break. I live out in Florida now in a beach house so I thought it'd be a fun way to spend time with you two. I've missed Alice terribly and I'd love to get to know you more.""Oh dad don't put the poor girl on the spot." Alice laughed as she approached usHe let out a low chuckle "Alright, I'll let you two talk about it first the

~2 Weeks Later~"Wake me up when graduation starts." Mike groaned putting his head down on the table as soon as he sat downI looked over at him laughing "What happened to you?""I'm just sick of school." He whined looking up at meCallie chuckled at him "C'mon Mike it's not that bad."He shot her a glare "I have two papers due tomorrow and I haven't even started them."John laughed hysterically "Dude I'm in those classes with you and we had over a month to do them.""I've been busy." He shrugged as Suzie approached us with a brunette following close behind her"Hey guys!" Suzie said, seeming excited "This is my new friend Ally and she just transferred here so I asked her to sit with us."She was a small framed girl with long brown hair and bright blue eyes. She was awkwardly looking away from us at the ground, her hands in her pock

~The Next Day~"Hey Blair." Ally greeted me as she walked up to meI was still currently at my locker waiting for Callie who was running behind this morning.I looked over at her and smiled "Hey Ally.""I'm sorry about texting you, I should've just asked for your number myself." She stated with a blushI smiled softly "It's okay Ally, I'm just kind of already seeing someone.""Oh," her eyes went wide and her cheeks flushed a dark red "I'm so sorry, I didn't even really mean it like that specifically. I was hoping we could be friends, I mean I just don't have very many since I just moved here and you're really nice."She seemed extremely nervous, not that I blamed her."You're good, we can be friends." I nodded as I spotted Callie coming up behind her"You would not believe the morning I've had." Callie stayed as she opened her locke

Sarah had been a wreck when we finally went to see her but she somehow gathered the courage to go in and report him. She was stronger than I had been and part of me hated myself for it. If I had just told someone sooner he would've never had the chance to do this to her, to ruin her life the way he did mine. Sarah tried reassuring me that it wasn't my fault and that she had been with him long enough to deal with it on her own. I could see straight through that fake smile and confidence though considering I had done the same thing for so long.Scott had disappeared and no one had heard from him in over a month despite him now being a wanted criminal for both assault and sexual assault. Sarah seemed genuinely terrified the longer he was missing and I couldn't say I blamed her. My dreams had turned to nightmares over the past month, worse nightmares than even when I was fourteen. Alice had woken me up numerous times claiming I was screaming but I usually just pretended