“Tolly, you were dreaming! When you figure that out, you’re––you’re going to feel so bad, you’re…” The reason she couldn’t finish was her voice was breaking, her eyes were hot and watering. She was trying to save me, here, I know. In her way, she loved me, she only wanted what was best for me. You’d do anything for your best friend, wouldn’t you? “I swear on my dad,” I said again, quieter because she was right there and I wanted her to know I wasn’t just making this up, and she backed up like, for the first time, she was either afraid of me, or afraid for me, I couldn’t tell, and still can’t.
