15 To my surprise, all three of them reached for me in unison. I was immediately engulfed in an awkward, yet soothing, across-the-booth group hug. Unable to believe they weren't shunning me, I let my tears fall freely...quickly turning into what had to look like an ugly, blubbering mess. Once I began to calm a little, I uttered the words, "I'm so sorry." The sentiment was meant for all three of them, but I made eye contact with Macy as I said it. "You saved me. I never realized that until now." Macy looked thoughtful as we all disengaged from the group hug. "I thought you just left because you wanted to get away from us...away from me," she added pensively. She appeared to be deep in thought as she continued. "Mom found Randy bleeding in your room. He told us that you had stabbed him

