Chapter 17
SOPHIE WESLEY
Nora was already at the corner table when I walked into the cafe, waving at me.
I stopped for a moment and stared at her.
She has been my closest friend since middle school. The one person who stood by me when Ivy came back.
When everything changed, she was the only person who was always there for me, cried and laughed with me, and always assured me that everything would be fine.
To think that I'd have actually died without seeing her again.
My heart stung at the thought of that.
I brushed off the thought and crossed the room to her.
"Finally!" She stood and pulled me into a hug. "I thought you were never going to show up..." She whined.
"Why would I not show up?" I chuckled softly. "Didn't I ask that we meet?"
"You won't blame me, yeah? It's been diff
