I was away in my own melancholy little world, numbed by my friend’s chatter, which had been drifting over my head for at least an hour or so. I hope..., that I was nodding and laughing falsely in the right places, and, if I wasn’t, then they gave no indication that they had noticed, for good friends overlook that kind of thing. My lungs were slowly choking on the smoke that hung thickly in the air and the babble of excited chatter from the other patrons kept drifting in and out, almost like. Razela said politely. Pain and sadness were apparent in her voice.Placing the dictionary in the inner pocket of his tunic, Zax stood up, compiling to the invitation.As for not keeping the dictionary in his Blue Stone, Zax did not want to do so in front of Razela. He was unsure of the small stone’s worth in Ercas Mir and regardless of his confidence in himself to prevent others from stealing it, he assumed that for now he would be better off not revealing it casually.“Please show me the. You were perfect together. And now...” She broke down in tears again, unable to finish the sentence.I shook her hands to try and get her attention. “Hey. Ems, hey. Look at me.” She raised her eyes to mine, blinking to clear the tears which were forced to run down her cheeks. “It’s not your fault, okay. It’s not your fault.”“But it is! Don’t you see?” She ripped her hands from mine and wiped her eyes and cheeks dry. “I saw the car coming before you did! If I’d called out ... If I’d done .... I know I was stupid to handle it as I did, but I became enraged." Selena said as she took the phone from Joe knowing it was Lucy."I'm not mad anymore. I'm glad we did the right thing now. I was selfish and stupid. You were so brave to... (sniff — sniff) defend me like that. I love you Selena. You are the best thing that's ever happened to me. Jeromy's asleep now here in the chair, but he was saying the same thing. You took me under your wing as a friend and I'm flying right now." Lucy said.