"You have to stop crying. I've promised not to tell anyone your secret."
"Really? Do you really promise?"
"Yes, broccoli. I promise. Friends don't betray each other."
"Friends? We're friends?"
"You don't want to be friends?"
"Mama said to always be careful and to never make friends. Easier to keep the secret that way. Please don't tell anyone. You're my only friend in the world. Please don't hate me."
"I won't, Ally. Never. You're my best friend.
Caleb (12) to Ally (11)
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Caleb’s POV
It'd been two days since she was taken.
My best friend.
If I hadn't been such a dumb f**k and just told her what was pissing me off before she went out with that Dahlia girl, maybe she wouldn't have left at all. She'd still be with m
