The chapter you've all been waiting for...
Chapter 16: The Truth
"...my parents."
Danny and Tuck gasped. That couldn't be the truth! There was too much evidence! Sam had to be pulling their leg!
"Uhh...err...nice try, Sam," Danny said, "But your parents are still alive."
"Yeah!" Tuck said. "Remember the dance? You said that you didn't want to wear the dress your PARENTS bought you!"
"Lie."
"And that picture of you and your parents?"
"Fake."
"And that time I actually SAW your parents?"
"Impersonators."
"Okay..." Danny said. He was still trying not to believe. "But I'll have to get it straight." He turned to Melanie and Jason. "Is she right?"
Melanie smiled. "Yep." That was enough for those two. If they couldn't trust Mel, they couldn't trust anybody.
Suddenly, Danny felt very sad. If only he had known! He and Tucker wouldn't have teased her so much if they had known. "I'm...sorry," he said, looking at the ground.
"What are you sorry about?" Sam said.
"About the way we treated you... you know, when we were younger...we didn't know..."
"It's okay," Sam said. "You didn't have to know."
"Yeah yeah yeah," Tucker said. "But how did it happen? On the tombstone it said that they BOTH gave their lives to save another."
"Well," Jason said. "We'll have to show you." Instantly, some chairs, a movie projector, and a popcorn machine were set up. The five sat down and watched....
Bye! SP