I rejected him, but I accepted the card.
Jake said that he had to help them no matter
what.
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I walked over to his side and grabbed his
face.
“Thank you,” I said.
Jake said, “You always get in trouble, I always
worry about you.”
And then he laughed.
I smiled and didn’t say anything.
I was going to walk over, but then he pulled
back.
He said, “I am sorry. I should have told you.
What kind of friend am I?”
I responded, “It doesn’t matter anymore. You
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made a mistake, but it’s okay.”
“How are you going to pay me back?” he
asked.
And then I left the room.
I went back to my apartment and didn’t come
out.
I didn’t know what to do or what to say.
One day, Jake contacted me and said that he
was with the lawyers.
[The time is coming, I am here for you.]
I laughed as I read the text and fell asleep.
When the time came. Bai Yun and I stood in
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the courtroom.
Jake was on the other side, crying.
Ashley sat in front of me, much thinner.
Her lawyer said that she was not guilty
because she was diagnosed with a mental
illness.
She always wanted to harm others and was
aggressive.
She did it because of it.
She didn’t understand.
Ashley was staring at me with soulless eyes.
I clutched my nails until they bled as I tried to
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contain my anger.
Then, the lawyer revealed the final evidence.
It was a video of Ashley pushing Tommy off.
“Why?” he asked before falling to his death.
Her lawyer claimed that it was out of
character.
My lawyer shook her head.
Then, I revealed that it wasn’t true.
I took photos of us at the clinic getting
tested.
The doctors said that we were normal and
healthy.
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I said to the room, “She is lying!”
I said, “Do you know that Tommy asked me to
buy a green popsicle on his last day!”
“He wasn’t ever angry. Why did you ruin him?”
Ashley was crying so hard and was unable to
speak.
She needed to apologize to Tommy.
Ashley was sentenced to death.
As she was being escorted past us, she
looked at me and said, “I didn’t want to. After
I killed him, I got scared, so I tried to put it on
you so that I could feel better.”
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“I’m sorry,” she said.
Then, she looked at Bai Yun and said, “He
picked a good woman. Be good to him.”
As she left, Bai Yun started to cry, so I patted
her shoulder.
Then, she went to Tommy’s page and typed:
[We avenged you.]
We walked out together.
The moment we exited, butterflies landed on
my shoulders.
I smiled and said, “Thank you.”
Jake chased us out and handed me a ring.
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He said, “I knew you didn’t want to throw it
away. I got it back.”
“Can you forgive me?” he asked.
I went to grab the butterfly.
Then, it flew on Jake’s shoulder.
I laughed and said, “He did!”
Then, Jake and I got together and finished the
last song he was going to write.
It was called, “Rebirth.”
Tommy had moved on.
And so will we.
