"Promise me you won't tell anyone, Bella," Jenny continued and held Bella's hands tightly. "I trust you."

 "Of course, Jenny. You know you can count on me," Bella reassured her.

 Nodding her head, Jenny sighed and began organizing her thoughts. "First, I want to apologize for what happened that night. We shouldn't have left you alone. It was our fault that you have experienced something so cruel," she said, and tears pooled in her eyes again. "If I didn't leave, maybe n-none of this would happen."

 "Jenny, you don't have to apologize." Bella squeezed her hand. "It wasn't your fault. No one wanted this to happen. At least, not between...