Chapter 322

It was almost 6:00 p.m., and Avery was getting worried since she hadn't seen Nadine and Sean yet. When Nadine's worried voice came through the phone, Avery felt a rare sense of comfort and tried to smile. "Avery, that jerk, Brad, took Sean away and left me on the side of the road. I don't know where to go." Avery was Nadine's closest friend, someone she shared everything with. Even though they weren't related by blood, they were like real sisters. Nadine spoke to Avery about everything. Sometimes, Nadine felt really lucky to have such a good friend. Without Avery, Nadine wasn't sure she could have gotten through those six lonely years. Avery was really mad when she found out that Brad was causing trouble. She started yelling and cursing at him over the phone, which made Nadine laugh even though she was upset. "Sweetie, with your way with words, you should be on TV. If you were, people would watch just to hear you talk!" Hearing Nadine laugh made Avery feel a bit better. She spoke