Chapter 23 (Sidney's Pov)

• Michael looked like he swallowed a frog. Or maybe a whole family of frogs would be more accurate. It looked like he might pass out and throw up at the same time if that makes any sense.
• And I kind of felt bad for telling him everything but on the other hand I knew dad was right and it was time for Michael to know what he was getting himself into. After all we were not two little kids running around without a care in the world anymore. We were both adults and if he wanted to stay my friend, I guess he had to know those little secrets about my life as well. But right now, staring at him, I was starting to fear I might not keep my best friend. Maybe this conversation was the tipping point, and he would finally realize I was so not worth his time of effort.
• People say that when you are on the brink of death all your nice moments flash in front of your eyes like a projection. To me it felt like that at the moment. All our happy moments were flashing through my mind and in front of my eyes. Suddenly he brought me back to reality by clearing his throat, “Where does that leave us Sidney? Where does that put our friendship? Because to me it pretty much sounds like our friendship comes at a cost and that cost would be putting my life on the line because I am your best friend. Or you would be putting yours in danger in a situation like this shit show of a day we just had. And I can not do that. You might not see it and I might not show it, but you mean more to me than you could ever know Pumpkin. And I am sorry, but I will not be standing around and watch you get hurt because of me.” My pulse pauses for a moment.