"Well, if you insist to drive, then I will follow you home in my car!"

"Have you seen Noah?"

Maria wrapped a red scarf around her curly black hair. "No, I haven't seen him for quite a while. In fact, I thought that you two were together until I saw you out cold on the floor."

"Could've turned out that way," Amanda sniffed, wiping a stray tear from her eye. "We started to dance, then Brandon showed up."

"Oooooh, that boy! He is wretched! If you don't boot him out of the house when we get home...I will!"

******** The sky was scattered with stars, the moon shining full and bright...but all magic of the night was lost to Amanda. She was in no mood to admire such beauty. Without a word to Maria, who had trailed her home as she promised, she slammed her truck door and hurried through the light falling rain. She rubbed her cold nose and pulled off her jacket after she stomped into the house.

"Do you want some hot chocolate?" Maria asked as she rushed after Amanda.

"Thanks, but I'm going straight upstairs."

And she did. But headed to Brandon's room and flung open the door.

"You have a bad habit of barging into rooms!" Brandon scolded her.

She gently shut the door behind her. "I thought I could trust you!"