Seeing my silence, Jenny pleaded: "Dianne, we're family."

I stayed quiet, then turned over in bed, facing away from her.

"Don't ever do this again."

Jenny's trembling hands struggled to close my door.

Such a coward, yet capable of such cruelty.

I sighed.

We used to be so close, relying only on each other.

We'd walk to school together, and after finishing my homework, I'd help her with ...