Forget Me Not

Ch 20. Good Girls Don't Snap

"We have to go!"

"What? No!"

"Sars, this is a great opportunity. The whole of Amelia's gang will be together in one place. And they cannot run from us like they always do in school. Think about it."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Vanessa knows something which she's been hiding from Sal too. We're going to have to corner her and we'll need Sal's help"

Sarah still didn't look convinced. She sighed and finally said, "Okay, we are going. But there's one more problem."

"What?"

"What are we going to wear?" Sarah smiled.

And I couldn't help but smile too after this long and excruciating day. Sarah always knew how to make me feel better. I rested my head on her shoulder and gave out a sigh, "I shouldn't be worrying about that when I have you."

"Correct," she said and rested her head on top of my head.

We stayed like that for a couple of minutes, gently swaying along with the porch swing as the night breeze played with our hair. I felt at peace.

Peace. Such a long forgotten word after all the chaos that has been happening in our lives. I made myself think that everything is alright. Just for a few minutes to enjoy this moment. That I and Sarah are sitting here on my porch swing just like any other regular day. That Hannah couldn't come because she has to babysit Kevin. That she is safe in the comfort of her home. That she never went missing in the first place.

That moment was over as my mom drove into the driveway honking. I have no idea why she always honks when she enters the driveway. Its not like I will be standing in the middle of it doing some random shit.

"I should get going," Sarah stood up.

Mom got out of the car and waved at Sarah, "Hey, Sarah."

"Hey, Julia."

"Not staying for dinner?"

"Nah, it's okay. Mom must be waiting for me."

"Okay. Drive safely, dear."

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All three of us were completely silent as we drove towards Amelia's house in Sal's car. None of us knew what to expect. Or maybe Sal did as he had been to numerous such parties at her house.

I was sitting beside Sal in the passenger seat while Sarah was seated behind. She suddenly poked her head in the gap between the driver's seat and the passenger seat and said, "Nice cologne, Sal."

"Thanks." Sal smiled and glanced at her briefly.

It surely was a 'nice cologne'. So nice that I wanted to jump on him on the driver's seat and sniff his body top to bottom.

What? Did I just think that?

But yes, Sal did look dapper in his black leather jacket and dark blue t-shirt which he wore inside of it. His hair was all tousled and slightly wet. I wanted to sniff his hair too.

I need to concentrate outside the window so that I can stop thinking all these weird thoughts.

We reached Amelia's house, or should I say mansion, in about ten minutes. It wasn't totally a mansion but was somewhere between a really big house and a mansion. Sal punched in the code at the main gate and we waited as they opened slowly.