She looks over as another car pulls up. “Do you think you can tell me what happened?”
The whole accident plays over in my mind. Racing on our bikes, Maggie getting hit. I tell her everything that happened, finishing just as my parents arrive.
They both run over to me, pulling me into their arms. “Oh, thank God, you’re okay,” my mom cries. My dad hugs me tighter, not saying a word. Suddenly, we hear Maggie’s mom let out a wail. “No!” she screams, the sound echoing in my head. Maggie’s dad wraps his arms around her as they both begin crying. “That bastard killed my baby!” She lets out another wail.
I hear a sob caught in my mother’s throat.
My body starts shaking uncontrollably as I start to cry. Sadness consumes my body.
My best friend.
Just like that; gone.