It had been Will’s idea I take that out. I’d have to remember to thank him when I saw him next.I tried to remember what had happened, but beyond s...eing the car coming towards us, feeling the impact, and hearing Emily’s scream, there was nothing.Emily’s scream. I could still hear it.Clarissa! Clarissa had been slumped over the wheel. She must have passed out too. Was she okay? I had to find out.But I could still hear Emily’s scream.And I’d rather not.I tipped my back onto the pillow, closed my. She hugged and kissed both Annie and Sara on the cheek before going over to get a hug and a kiss from Dad, who was already busy with Mother Katie. We were all busy for a while with kissing and hugging until Mother Katie called for our attention."Remember girls, practice tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 for everyone," she called out. Later we youngsters went to bed after doing a little studying.Annie snuggled up against me in bed, closed her eyes, and was asleep for the night. I didn't get to sleep. But I was trying to throw harder for longer each day. Coach Herndon was slowly increasing the number of pitches that he allowed me to throw in batting practice. I could feel my arm getting stronger.When I got home, Mom was not feeling well. She had her last chemo treatment this round. Her test results had been looking good for the past two weeks. Dad had told us we should be getting test results Friday. From what we had been hearing, we were optimistic that she might be cancer free.It was my. “I love you too,” as she said that, about fifteen million butterflies in my stomach exploded.“Really,” I asked her. “You really do?”“I do, you’ve shown me a whole new side of me and I want to explore it more, and I want to do it with you… if that’s okay?” She looked so sincere and her hands locked around my back, it was a moment I would never forget. Unfortunately, I followed this perfect moment up with possibly the most pathetic sentence I have ever said.“So,” I almost cringed, “You… uh, you.