That afternoon, I woke up, still in Benny's bed, hearing "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. I liked this song, it was familiar, like the songs they play during movie credits. The door opened and Benny walked in, smiling at me.

"Hey," I said weakly. "Hey," he answered back, sitting on the chair next to the bed, pulling it closer to face me, "I wasn't sure if you were going to be awake or not." I smiled. "Well, I am now." He laughed. "It's almost 3:00. School gets out at 3:00. Your parents think you're at school. What do you want to do?" he took my hand and waited for an answer.

"Eh, I walk home. I'll be there at 3:30, usually, and Mom doesn't get home till 4:00." Benny nodded, taking in this information. "You mind walking me home?" I asked him. His face brightened. "Of course I will!"

I had never walked home with anyone before. I was an only child, daughter of business people Mike and Anne Weston. They never worried about me walking home, as long as I got there before them, which I always did. I needed to take a shower and get fresh clothes on before Mom got home.

I found that I don't live that far from Benny. Just a few blocks, and a few less from the school. That's why I walked home (and the fact that my parents couldn't pick me up). Benny put his arm around me, bringing be close to him on the walk home. If I could, I would just fall asleep in his arms. Before I knew it, my house appeared in front of us. Time to say farewell.

I hugged Benny for a long time, just wanting to stay there. When we released, I looked up at him, then made a quick decision, pecking him on the lips, then running to my door. He blushed when I looked back at him. "See you tomorrow," I waved. "See you…" I heard him say, then watched him walk away…

Benny's grandma was right. My parents suspected nothing out of the ordinary. I found it odd that it had only been yesterday when this adventure started, now already ended. There is just something about life or death situations that make everything all the more amazing. After dinner, I just got all of us together for a group hug. "I love you." I told them. They were surprised, but answered me back with the same, going back to their emails and business reports. Good to be home.

"Hey, Rory!" I yelled, high five-ing him in the hallway. He gave me a huge smile and went on his way. I passed Sarah and Ethan talking by the lockers. I waved at them, and they smiled at me. It was good to have friends.

I stopped Erica as she tried to slide past me. She hissed but I said, "Thank you, Erica, for saving me, although you almost killed me. Thank you for… Repenting. And not killing me…" she just gave me a nod of understanding, then marched on her way, not knowing what Jesse's fate might've been.

I walked right past Della's group, right into the awaiting arms of Benny. We hugged, then kissed, right in front of them! "How's my girl doing this morning?" he asked me loudly, as we marched away from Della, whose mouth was hanging open in awe. "Amazing. Absolutely wonderful!" I said with a smile. We walked through the hallway without a care in the world, our arms wrapped around each other side by side, people making way, staring at us in surprise. There was just something about life and death situations that made things work out for the better…

THE END