[center][h3][b][i][color=f7976a]Annabelle Lafeyette[/color][/i][/b][/h3][/center]
[center]Willow's house[/center]

	Smile, Annie greeted her friend by returning the hug. Plus, she was eager to be back somewhere safe. Annie had kind of been shocked into silence as Willow calmly explained her predicament. She just stared a little dumbly at her friend, not even answering the question about ice tea. I, Annabelle thought, am terrible under pressure. Annie knew she needed to calm down. Being lead by the hand upstairs Annie quietly accepted the letter and opened it. It was exactly the same as the one that she recieved. Her hands were shaking. This wasn't right. This was impossible. Willow was suffering and needed her best friend but Annie felt like she wasn't strong enough. Willow was adopted, too? Why hadn't her parents told her? 

	Annie set the letter down on the desk and took a few deep breathes.[color=f7976a] "O-okay, Willow. You've been through a lot. Y-your parents didn't tell you that you- were adopted. Obviously that's something I never had to figure out," [/color] Annie laughed out a breathy excuse of a laugh, [color=f7976a]"So I don't know exactly how you're feeling. But this letter- a-and wizards, it's all fake, it's all...s-some kind of scam. Let's just...stay focused on what matters. Your family. Let's talk about that." [/color] She said. Annie took her friend by the hand and lead her to the bed so they could sit on it together.

	[color=f7976a]"I'm here for you." [/color] Annabelle concluded, putting on a brave face. She wasn't going to let her friend Willow fall into some kind of scam or trap that baited people with their insecurities.