Chapter 222

Rachel looked at me with an odd look in her eyes for a moment and asked me softly, "If Stephie were still alive now, do you think she would truly let the matter go?" I scoffed and retorted sarcastically, "What is she, brain damaged? It's only logical for her to let the matter go if that were the case. Otherwise, does she want to die a couple more times before seeing through things?" Rachel chuckled at that and suddenly hugged me tightly. I was a bit caught off guard. "Why are you doing this? We're not even that close," I said. "I think you're pretty cool. I want to be friends with you," Rachel replied and reached out to me. She continued, "Nice to meet you, Stephany. Let me reintroduce myself to you. My name is Rachel Qualls. Stephanie and I were the best of friends. We were super, super, super close!" Rachel said that we were the best of friends. She also used to tell me that when speaking about important things, they should be repeated thrice. I lowered my head and smiled. The