Chapter 5: The Accident
"Mel, there's been an accident."
Melissa felt like passing out as she listened to what Mr. Dupont was saying. She had been right about Joey. There was something wrong. Things had started to get bad at home and Joey had started to drink. The anger at his parents mixed with the alcohol made Joey go over the edge. That afternoon after he fought with Melissa he went out and got completely wasted. On his way home Joey lost control of his car and wrapped it around a telephone pole. By the time the ambulance had gotten there Joey was dead.
Melissa hung up the phone and broke down in tears. She felt like if she had been with Joey then maybe this wouldn't have happened. She shouldn't have fought with Joey.
Melissa didn't go to school the next day or for the next week for that matter. She never even got out of bed. Nathan came over to try and comfort her but even having her best friend there didn't lift her spirits.
That day, or this day