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I knew who Mel was of course, you can't be around Sade for more than a day without knowing who Mel was. When Sade moved here during middle school he had left someone behind, Mel. She was his best friend back then, and they had apparently always liked each other. I don't know if either one ever acted on it, I did know however, that Sade was head over heals in love with his dream girl. I had never met her, he sometimes went to go see here every now and then but only for a day or so. He would never take me along, I don’t know why. Always thought it was because he was embarrassed of me or something like that I mean there is no guarantee that I won’t make fun of him. If you think about it though, everyone in that situation where they meet someone through a friend always makes fun of that friend, it’s a way of bonding with the new person. Facts of life.

Thinking somewhat fast I grabbed the letter out of his hands and held it above his head reading it to myself as he practically climbed on me to get to it. I snorted as I finished, “Love Mel? Love Mel!” I cocked an eyebrow and looked at him as he stopped trying to get the letter. Letting go of my arm he blushed, something that was so cute.

“When'd she fall in love with you?" I said jokingly.

He glared for a split second then said, “When we were on vacation last month, she's transferring here so we can be together.” He looked happy at that one moment and I knew there was no way anyone could have ever dampened his mood. He hadn’t even told me that she had went on that vacation with her as well as his dad.

I bit my tongue to stop from complain to him, instead I handed him back his love letter and wandered back to the couch of heaven where I slumped down and this time I sprawled out on it.

Sade came over a couple seconds later and sat on the floor leaning on the couch. “Don’t be a grump cause I didn’t tell you about the vacation.” That comment made me stop staring off and look into his eyes, he knew me too well sometimes it was scary.

“I’m not.” I said quietly trying to think of a way to avoid the conversation that was coming up about me being nice to her blah blah blah. “So when is she coming? Are you actually going to let me meet her?” I asked a second later just as he opened his mouth.

He smirked and then said, “Of course she's going to be going to our school so it would be really hard for me to hide her from you. Even though I'm going to try as hard as I possibly can." I glared at him and he stuck his tongue out at me.

I chuckled at the sight of his complete immaturity but then again I could be incredibly immature too. I looked at him seriously and said, “Hey if your in love with her there is not much I can do anyways right?”

“Right,” came his quiet reply, then he said “She’s coming next week.”

“Oh, so soon?” I questioned trying to hide my disappointment. I was going to have to start sharing Sade and that was something I didn’t know if I could do very well.

“We've known for awhile.” He stated. That stung, we told each other everything, and he hadn't told me any of this. I guess things were going to start changing which was a scary thought since I had no one else but Sade.

“Are you not going to want me to hang around anymore?” I asked, hoping he wouldn't say yes; I didn't really have anywhere else to go.

“No, you can come around the same as you usually do.” I nodded avoiding his gaze. This was the beginning of the end I thought. I guess when next week rolled around I would find out if everything was going to change for better or for worse. Somehow I had a feeling it wouldn’t be too bad despite everything.

“I'm not going to walk in on anything right?” I teased him trying to lighten the mood, he grinned at me.

“Like you would care if you did.” I smirked at him he was so right.

“Good point, I've got to get going though or else my old man is going to skin me.” He nodded and walked me to the door. The rain was still falling pretty hard, as I threw on my shoes and walked out into the downpour waving at him. I started to jog passed his black pick up truck towards my house wondering why I hadn't drove my car over. Stupid me, I guess.

As I ran with the rain hitting my face making it feel like hail, I thought, would things really change when Mel came? Would Sade change? Maybe he would be happier. Something I wished only I managed to do for him since he always does so much for me. I continued running letting my mind wander to every thought about the new situation that was arising.

I arrived at my house a short while after and I opened the mailbox that was hanging loosely from the outside wall. Flipping though the letters while standing in the rain, I came across a large envelope and glanced at the sender. I almost screamed in joy. It was from the college I applied to. I ran to my small porch and ripped open the envelope, I had gotten in on a scholarship. I shoved the papers back into the envelope, receiving a nasty paper cut. Even as the blood dripped down my finger I wasn't bothered by it; I was going to college. I was getting out of this house, nothing could ruin this.

I walked in quietly hoping my father wasn't awake. Wandering to the kitchen I rummaged under the sink for a Band-Aid. Finding one, I put it on my paper cut then turned around to get up. I was stopped by a massive obstacle. I could smell the liquor on his breath from the floor where I knelt. I could see the bottle of beer in his hand and I wished I was anywhere but there.

Moving as quick as I could I dodged passed him grabbed my envelope from the old table and dashed down the hall and into my room locking the door behind me. I heard glass shattering in the kitchen and I was so glad I was out of there. Looking down at the envelope in my hands, I flopped onto my bed and let out a huge sigh. Why couldn't I have a normal family? That's all I ever wanted, and the closest thing to family I had was Sade.

I barely heard her because I was staring at the car that was in the crash it was all to familiar in my mind. “Just now a head on collision between a empty bus and a truck created a enormous accident although the bus was empty, other than the driver, the pickup had two passengers, we don't know there conditions as of right now but when we get the details we'll…”

I didn't hear the rest because I was out the door jumping into my old beat up car, I started the engine and rushed down to the place where they had crashed. The police were all over the place when I got there. I ignored them and rushed over to the ambulance looking desperately for either Sade or Mel.

I found Sade in the ambulance. I hopped in and went up by his face so he saw me. “Oh thank God you're alive Sade,” I whispered. He looked at me worried.

“Is Mel alright?” He asked wincing in pain cause by his wounds. I couldn’t tell what was wrong with him but he looked like he was in a lot of pain. There was a medical person in the truck who was checking everything about him.

I glanced around and saw officers talking to the bus driver…then I saw two men with a stretcher and a black body bag and I swallowed hard. I didn’t want to be the one to break the news to him but I figured it better me than some stranger.

I looked back at my best friends face and put my hand in his and cleared my throat tears in my eyes, “She’s gone Sade, it’s going to be alright I'll be here.” I watched Sade’s eyes and he used all the energy he had to watch mine. I held his hand till the medical people pushed me out and tore away in the ambulance.

I went over to the officers who were taking witness reports and they sat me down so I could give them information on Sade and Mel. I felt the lump in my throat grow as I talked and as they told me what had happen. I could barely stand when I was done.