So you've been doing what?

Savannah fell backwards on the bed and covered herself in her blankets for a second. She sat up, got to her feet, and placed the picture in her drawer. "I'll deal accordingly to that later." she promised herself, and Claire too. She looked at her bed. The blankets were a mess from all her pulling and rolling. She shrugged. 'I'll clean that up later' she thought, although she'd probably just do it tomorrow morning, when she was done sleeping. She felt touched that Claire was genuinely concerned and interested in this whole thing. She wasn't sure how she'd react if a something like this happened to a friend. Of course, she and Claire didn't know each other all that well, and that made it even nicer.

"Maybe he is trying to make you jealous, to guilt trip you into coming to the wedding."

"That could be true, but I don't know why he'd want me to come, it's not like I ever did anything worth retaliating. I seriously don't understand it. Maybe it is an apology, or they just thought I'd be upset if I wasn't invited." She walked to the wall an patted it, although she felt like slapping it because of the whole situation. She really didn't understand this all, it was so confusing.

Savannah felt stronger having Claire to back her up. It was good to have a friend like this, considering she'd never had one. Well except for James, who was clearly betraying her right now. Like why on earth would he not write or communicate, and now have his father send this? Or maybe, Mr. Toll didn't even tell James that he was inviting her to his wedding. Well, she just wanted to get rid of the invite, maybe some one could find it someday, if she buried it.

"Okay, I got a plan. Bury this" she said picking it up "and then wait for the invitation and decide what to do." She walked around to the other side of her bed and grabbed her coat. "Where do you think would be a good place to bury it?" She'd been in the woods before, but that was a popular place, and more than likely they wouldn't be able to bury without anyone else seeing it. Hmm. More than likely, Claire knew of a good place, since she loved the outdoors so much. Even though it was cold, Savannah felt like going on an adventure, and maybe this would be her opportunity. She grabbed her sneakers, and pulled them on, tying the laces, and then worked on the next shoe. She couldn't wait to get rid of this picture.

Savannah was excited. They were going on an adventure! The forbidden forest sounded dangerous, and she figured she'd need some sort of protection as well. She grabbed a strong, well-made slingshot, and some smooth stones, and placed them in her backpack. She threw a pack of Kleenexes as well, just for good measure. "Well, I'm ready to go if you are." she grabbed the picture, gripping it tightly. " Who says you can't bury your problems?" she smiled, excited to go outside and do something fun. It'd been a while since she'd done that, and she couldn't have a better partner. 'Wonder what kind of animals live there' she thought top herself as they headed out. She opened the door and walked down the hall excited for what could happen. "Oh, I forgot my spade, give me a second." She ran back to her room, grabbed the small gardening shovel and placed it into her backpack. She caught up with Claire as they headed toward an exit outside. 'How exciting!' she thought, as they pushed the door open and cold air blasted them.

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