For I J who will not only help me find terrible disaster movies to watch for research but will find an ice cream that fits the theme
1 Ray The day of the disaster everyone knew Harper was still furious She hadn’t spoken to Ray Liam or Sasha since Friday night Hadn’t returned messages hadn’t accepted apologies Now it was Monday lunchtime And Ray knew things were about to get ugly Maybe she won’t even sit here said Sasha as she parked her wheelchair at the end of their table Maybe she’ll sit with Nina and Kailee today And miss a chance to give us a hard time scoffed Ray Not likely You know Harper 1
They all knew Harper Since elementary school the four of them had stuck together They all had other friends even Harper kind of But who else knew that Liam had been in love with Tina Choi for three years Who else could Ray talk to about his parents daily arguments Who else had camped out in Sasha’s hospital room after the accident two years ago Nobody Each of them knew the others in ways no one else did Just like they all knew Harper had a limited capacity for silent sulking Pretty soon she was going to explode At them Sure enough by the time Ray had popped open his bottle of water Harper showed up Ray had left plenty of room for her but she didn’t take her seat She just stood there holding her lunch tray and glaring at her three closest friends Are you still mad about Friday asked Liam He’d never had any problem stating the obvious After Sasha’s accident two years ago he’d literally said Guess it’ll be awhile before you can walk huh 2
