I walk around the forest with Sami, still trying to get over Wendy's death. But I can't. For the past few days, Pan left me alone, and all I did was lay in bed in the treehouse, crying and depressed. Sami always tried to get me up, but I always refused. I am taking Wendy's death very hard. Now, for the first time in days, I'm up, looking better. "Sam-I mean, Becky," Sami says, glancing at me sadly. "I'm so sorry about Wendy. I know you just have loved her. But you have to move on-"
I round on her. "To what? To this? To Pan and the stupid curse? Is this what I should move on to?"
Sami is taken aback, staring at me. "Becky-"
"No!" I force myself not to cry. "I don't want to move on! My life fucking sucks! Everything does! My mom is dead, I'm stuck here forever, and I'm cursed to love the one person who caused all this! Why should I move on? Pan will just act like everything is all happy dandy, when nothing is!"
"You have to move on, Becky. You can't just stay in bed all day in depression."
"I don't want to! What's the point?"
Her hands are on my shoulders, shaking me. "Becky! Listen to me! You have to move on! If you're stuck here, and I know it sucks, you need to try to be happy with what you have! Be happy! Honestly, Pan isn't trying to make your life miserable!" Seeing my face change, she lets her hand drift down to her sides. "He just wants you. All he wants is Rebecca Darling. And I bet he wants you to be happy. He loves you, Becky. And you should be happy to love him too. Try to forget about all the bad things you've done."
I take a deep breath, wiping some tears that fell during my outburst. I nod. "You're right. It's just hard. Even now, even though I hate him, my heart still yearns for him. I still love him. And you're right. I should be happy."
She smiles faintly. "Becky, you're such a strong girl, and especially now that you're a Darling. If Wendy survived over a century in a cage, you can survive this. Be happy. Don't sulk around. Love him. Embrace your curse. That is the best thing you can do."
I don't even say anything. She sees my expression, and pulls me in for the biggest bestie hug of our lives. We are best friends. We have been for over a year. And the past couple of weeks, we have gone through so much. And now we're here together. "Becky," she whispers. "Remember that night we texted each other, waiting for Peter Pan - the good one - our windows open?"
I nod, still in her embrace. "And we wanted to be in Neverland together," she continues. "So we promised each other that if one of us went, we would bring the other too? We always dreamed of being here together."
I finish for her. "And now we are. Becky and Sami. Together."
"And that's better than you stuck with this crap all alone, right?" I am crying again. The emotions are too much. I love her so much. Stronger than any love a curse could bestow on me. The power of friendship is stronger than anything. "We're in this together, Rebecca Darling. And I will never leave your side. No matter what happens. Always remember that. Okay?"
I smile, thinking of our favorite book, The Fault in Our Stars. The book we both sobbed over for days, and then we sobbed in the movie. "Okay."
I can feel that grin of hers and maybe she is crying too. I know she is, when she pulls away, but her hands still lay on my shoulders. "Go get him. And you know something? 'Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. I'm happy with our little inifinity.'"
