ALLISON "I thought she was your best friend" Ruby yelled. She was yelling at every point of my story. I had to tell her the full story of what happened, no matter how painful the reminder was and how much my body protested against it. And each part, she would get angry and curse and swear. "She is my best friend" I replied sadly. "And she did that to you?" She asked. "Well she was deeply hurt by what Matthew did and I believe she thought I betrayed her. It's understandable" I said trying to find an excuse for Mia. We grew up together and I knew her too well. Our town was a small one and in our small world, it was just Mia and me. I was the nerdy girl who wanted a simple life and she was the extrovert who wanted wealth beyond measures. I remembered our days in school, she would always

