Amanda looked lost in her thoughts and everyone else was talking with each other. "Is everything okay?" I asked Amanda. She looked up. "Everything is fine. I'm going over all my history facts for my test next period." "Want some help with that?" I offered. "Nah," she said. "I'd rather hear what you've been up to. I didn't hear from you all weekend! Some best friend. Ha! Last I saw you, everyone was running from those freakish lights blowing up." "Don't remind me," I mumbled. "On Saturday, I ran into Brooke and spent the night at her house. We caught up on the last two years." "I forgot all about Brooke," Amanda said. "They just up and moved suddenly, didn't they?" "I guess it was sudden," I said. "It seems a blur in my memory." "They did move unexpectedly, I remember it well. I've never seen anyone just up and move so fast before." I shrugged my shoulders. "They're doing fine now. She's taking classes on fashion design and she wants to create a homecoming dress for me." "What? She's going to create a homecoming dress for you?
