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Ember, One Thing Remains.
She came.
Five minutes after I made the call, I heard the doorbell ring.
I ran out of my room and downstairs, heading to the front door. I flung it open, and standing there, was Laurie.
Her hair was messy and she was dressed in black pyjamas with grey bats on them, like she had been prepared to sleep, but she was wearing her usual combat boots. Parked next to the street was her car. Her arms were folded, her tawny eyes darker than before.
"Laurie," I whispered, "you came."
"This better be good, Amber," Laurie said acidly.
"Yeah… I probably deserved that tone. And…"
I sighed and tried again.
"Look, Laurie, I know that I renounced our friendship, but I want to make amends. I wasn't thinking clearly, and I lashed out at you. I acted in rage. I'm sorry, Laurie. You've been the only person who warned me that Dean wasn't who he was."
"Yeah, I was," Laurie sarcastically said.
"But, you were also the only person who helped me through Kitty and Johnny's deaths. You've been my rock through that. I don't know what I would have done without you; I would have probably be drowning in rage and depression. I shouldn't have made that decision of renouncing our friendship. I'm so, so sorry. I know that you'll probably never forgive me, but… could we be friends again?"
Laurie's expression was unreadable, and I was worried.
But, that was put to rest when she smiled, a true, genuine smile.
"Amber, you were the only person who tried to befriend me. You stood up for me against that witch, Terri. I value our friendship more than anything else. Amber, I know that you weren't thinking clearly. Amber, I'll gladly be your friend again. True, I was mad at you, but I'd be damn crazy to not be your friend again, if you asked me to."
I smiled in relief and we hugged, tears slipping out of my eyes.
"You're not going to lose me, Amber," Laurie whispered. "You can count on that."
"I'm glad too," I whispered back.
Even though I felt like my life was beginning to spiral out of control-my father's death, Tommy's death, Kitty's death, Johnny's death, Dean cheating on me and breaking up with him-the one thing that remained was my friendship with Laurie.
Oh, Ember… You will remember… Ember, one thing remains…
The lyrics were coming to my head, and I had no idea why. But they seemed to be telling me that the only thing that seemed to remain in my life was my friendship with Laurie…
… And that something was going to happen to me that'll have her remember me, though I had no idea why.
Well, Amber and Laurie have mended their friendship. But is that last sentence foreshadowing Amber's death? Possibly.
REPLIES TO MY AWESOME REVIEWERS:
Aurora Marie Williams: Well, as you found out in this chapter, she didn't. But, maybe in later chapters, she will? You'll have to see…
EleahBlue: Well, she forgave Amber and they mended their friendship. She is like Amber, but she cares for Amber, and treasures her friendship with her. And, as you saw here, everything turned out alright. And before Amber dies(yeah, I sometimes forget that too, until I reread the lyrics and am reminded that she dies and becomes the ghost star Ember McLain)
GirlFish: As you saw here, your guess was correct. And yeah, she was equally grateful and guilty for what she did in this chapter.
We're getting closer and closer to Amber's eventful death! And don't worry, the next chapter will be updated a lot faster.
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