Mrs. Dabney turned and looked back at Ariana with a confused expression. "I lied. I have fought with a friend before. I was a really bad friend then too and it.... It, I made a bad choice and she... I... This is not what I want... She....." Ariana said with a heavy heart, she didn't dare to finish what she started.
Mrs. Dabney pursed her lips. She looked at Ariana's trembling body, she wasn't sure if Ariana was shaking because of her wet clothes or from fear. She decided to wait and she if Ariana would explain herself more. Mrs. Dabney thought it was her safest option, she did not want to say something to set off Ariana's trauma or she would never forgive herself. "I-if I was a b-b-better friend, a b-better person or, or, or, or if I didn't exist maybe things would have been different!" Ariana cried as tears started to hit the floor.
