The next day, at school, I got called down to the office.
"Police had just showed up with your purse," said Mr. Gomez.
"Oh, good," I said.
"But they noticed your wallet is still missing," said Mr. Gomez.
"I hope they'll find it," I said. "They must have snatched it from me while I was making a phone call. I called home because I could smell weeds and I didn't want to put myself in danger."
"I was planning to call them down, but I noticed they're not in school," said Mr. Gomez.
"They probably cut school," I said.
When I left, I told Kayla that I'd explain the whole thing at lunch.
"Makes sense," said Kayla.
When I got to class, I'm glad I did something about it. In English, I went to give the test to the teacher.
"I'll be grading it during lunch," said Mrs. Mason.
"Do you want me to come by after school?" I asked.
"That's fine," said Mrs. Mason. "If not, I'll give it to you tomorrow."
At lunch, I figured I'd talk to April again, but she shut me out.
"Are you serious right now?" asked Kayla.
"I think the next step will be calling her mom later when I get home," I said.
"I would," said Kaylee.
"I didn't think of it last night," I said. "Also, there was something Dad asked me: Was April covering for Andy?"
"You know what? Now you mentioned it, we didn't think of it until now," said Kayla.
"How did things go with Mr. Gomez by the way?" asked Kaylee.
"Police returned my purse," I said.
"I noticed that," said Kayla.
"But my wallet is missing and the phone bill is due later this week," I said. "I was told they're not in school."
"I bet they skipped school," said Kayla.
"What idiots they are," said Kaylee.
After school, I said, "I'm just going to see Mrs. Mason first before I forget."
"Okay, you can meet us at our house before we go hang out," said Kayla. "We have no one watch tonight. Mom is working late, but the clan is going to be with their friends to give us a break."
I went over to the class and picked up my test paper. I noticed I had a B. It's okay, at least my grade went up.
"I'm glad I was able to do this last night," I said.
"Did you tried talking to April after we spoke?" asked Mrs. Mason.
"She ignored me. I had just tried again during lunch, but she could've of cared less," I said. "The next step is calling her mom and tell her about it."
After that, I went home. I went to put my purse away in my room before I went over there. Then, I finally had the guts to call April's mom and explained about it while I was sitting on their front porch. She was surprised to hear about this.
"Thank you for telling me, Mary Anne. I had no idea Andy is on drugs," said April's mom.
"She was trying to lie about it, but the girls witnessed it. They saw him trying to get her on drugs," I said.
"Was she trying to cover up for him?" asked April's mom.
"Probably," I said. "I tried to talk about my concerns to her, but she didn't listen. I didn't know what else to do. I felt calling you was the only option."
"I'm glad you did the right thing," said April's mom. "She should've listened to you instead of ignoring you."
After we finished talking, I was glad to make that move. I do not have any regrets. It shows how much I do care about April.
Then, I went inside to be with them.
"I've been talking on the phone with April's mom," I said as I was telling them about what was going on.
"I'm surprised April's mom had no idea Andy was on drugs," said Kaylee.
"So am I. Apparently, he never said anything about it," I said.
"You did the right thing," said Kayla. "You had to do what you needed to do and that's the main thing. It shows that you care about a friend."
"That's what I said to myself," I said. "I know she would've asked me to keep quiet, I would never do that."
"Exactly," said Kaylee.
When I was about to leave, my cell phone and I picked up.
"Hello," I said.
"Did you see the breaking news?" asked April's mom.
This wasn't a good feeling when I heard about this.
"No, I was just about to leave to go home from hanging out next door. Why? What's going on?" I asked.
"The guys had just caused a two car accident. Rick was the reckless driver," said April's mom. "They killed a young couple on the impact."
"Car accident?" asked Kaylee as she turned on the breaking news.
"Yes," said April's mom.
"I was told they weren't in school today. Was Andy involved?" I asked.
"Yes. It's funny that you mentioned it because she wanted to hang out with him and I told her no," said April's mom.
"God must have made that happen," I said.
"Yes. I'm in my room so she won't know I'm talking to you on the phone," said April's mom.
"I'm also glad it didn't happen to me," I said. "Dad's not worried about me when I make good choices."
After we finished talking, I went into a panicked mode when I saw it on TV seeing what she meant.
"Um, is Andy insane letting Rick drive in his car?" asked Kaylee. "That could get them into serious trouble."
"This was the reason I didn't want to put myself in danger," I said.
"I can't blame you for making the right decision," said Kayla.
"Her mom was smart to make that call not to let her go," said Kaylee.
"How about you did the smart thing by walking to the diner and called your father for the safety reason?" asked Kayla.
"And, imagine if I didn't save April in time? She could've been hurt or killed," I said.
"I agree," said Kaylee.
"And, I'd blame myself I let it go this long," I added.
"That's normal," said Kayla.