“Neffi,” Beth said, as she ran to me and threw her arms around me. She was standing outside my door with Chris beside her. I cried when I saw her because the last time I did she was unconscious.
“I’m so happy you’re OK,” I said through tears of joy.
“Same here. Chris saved me,” she explained.
“That’s good. I was so worried about you, I can’t lose my best friend,” I said, hugging her tighter.
“You won’t. But what’s wrong? What happened?” she asked, and I told her, crying through the entire tale.
“I know what he did was wrong, but he was my brother. He has been nothing but nice to me. I can’t believe I could come back from the dead but he can’t,” I said, as I wiped my eyes.
“How are you still alive?” Chris asked.
“My mom said I have the Phoenix spirit, so I’m kind of immortal. I die a
