Bella's pov

Today is Sunday November 16th. The day my best friend was murdered a year ago today. We were on vacation with her family and mine. We went down too the ocean and I watched her drown before my very eyes. She got caught in a riptide and couldn't hold her breath any longer. I tried to get to her. I really did but right when my hand was going to touch hers a shark came. The shark got her and took a huge bite out of my side. There was so much blood floating in the water. So much blood. My brother saved me that day but I lost my one and only friend I had ever had before moving here. I feel the tears as they fall from my face. I miss her so much. Why did she have to be taken from me? Why did she have to die instead of me? I curled myself into a ball as sobs shook my whole body. I can feel the tears soaking the pillow beneath my head. Sobs escape from mouth. Why? Why? Why? I just want to see her again. I want her to be able to meet Mason and Melony. Noah and Claire. Grace and Jake. I can't stop the tears from escaping.

Blake's pov

I wake up to the sun shining in my eyes and the sound of heart-wrenching sobs coming from my sisters room. I look at the calendar. Oh no. It's been a year. I run to her room and find her curled tight in a fetal position with tears streaming down her face. I hate to see her like this. I sit her up so her head is resting on my shoulder and i wrap my arms around her. I let her cry on my shoulder and soon she is asleep. I lay her back down and put a blanket over her before heading down stairs. I go to the kitchen to see my mom drinking some tea. "It's been a year mom." I said sadly. She looked up confused. I looked to the top of the stairs then to my mom again. "It's been a year since Sofia died." Her eyed grew wide. "Oh my. Is she okay? Of course she isn't. I should go check on her." "I woke up to her crying and went in there. She cried her self to sleep in my arms." "My poor baby. Why does she have to know so much pain?"
"I think I know away to destract her today but I have to leave for a few. Can you stay with her till I get back?"
"Oh course."
I thank her before running up the stairs to get dressed and grab my phone and keys. I run down stairs and to our car. Before leaving I look down at my phone and scroll through my contacts before finding who I am looking for. Melody.

Blake: what is you address I need to talk to you and your brother. It's important.

With out question she sends me the address and I put it into my GPS. I pull in to a mansion. Whoa. I park and run to the door before knocking. Melody answers the door.
"What's wrong? What was so important you had to rush over here?"
"I can explain but I need to talk to your brother to is he here?"
"Yeah he's here. I'll call him down."
She goes over to an intercom and tells Mason to come down. Once we are all sat in the living room I begin what I came here to say.
"I need your guys help. I know we all just met but Mason you seem to have some weird connection with my sister and I need help keeping her distracted today. Will you please help? Maybe we can all go out and do something. I don't know but we need to do something."
"Blake what's going on why does she need to be distracted?" Mason said with worry in his voice.
"Today a year ago my sister watched her best friend get murdered in front of her eyes. It's not my story to tell you the details but she got super depressed after that. I spent most of the morning trying to get her to stop crying before she finally cried her self to sleep. I don't want to see her upset all day. So will you guys please help me?"
They both looked in shock.
"That happened to her? Oh my goodness." Melony said tearing up a little.
"Of course we will help. I can't believe she went through that." Mason said shocked.
We all planned ways to help her keep her mind off it for a while and then I went home promising to bring her over.

Bella's pov

I wake up and my face feels blotchy from all the crying this morning. My brother comes into my room before I can think to much into it though.
"Hey Bella. Can you please get ready I want to take you somewhere?"
"I just want to stay in bed today."
"Please you won't regret it, I promise." I sigh before nodding my head. My brother would only ever have my best intrests in heart so I trust him. I get up and jump in the shower before getting dressed. I check my phone and see its colder today than its been so I grab a comfy coral colored sweater and some black and white Aztec leggings and put them on. I grab my boots and just throw my hair in a messy bun.

I grab a purse with my keys, wallet, and phone in it before going down stairs.
"Okay I'm up. Where are we going?"
"You'll see let's go."
"What about breakfast or I guess lunch now? I'm hungry." I said sadly.
"There will be food where we are going."
"Fine." I sad annoyed about not knowing where we are going.
We get in the car and he cranks up the radio and starts singing very off key. I felt really depressed today but it was so funny seeing him make a fool of him self to cheer me up. I let out a small chuckle.
"Come on you know you want to join me."
I laugh at him but join in anyway. This is what I needed to just get away for a little while and do stupid stuff. Before I know it we pull up to Mason's house.
"What are we doing at Mason's house?" I ask curiously.
He doesn't answer. He just gets out and comes and opens my door for me.
"Come on you'll see."
We go in and I see all our friends sitting in the living room.
They see us and Mason jogs over to me and wraps me in a hug.
"Hey Bella we made breakfast. You hungry?"
"I'm starving what do you have?"
We walked over to the dining room table and there is a whole breakfast buffet set up.
"Wow you guys made all this?"
"Yep. So sit down and let's all eat."
And that is what we did. We ate and talked about random things never talking about anything very serious. It was so nice to be surrounded by friends and my brother. After breakfast we all go outside to see 4 golf carts.
"What are we going to do with a bunch of golf carts?"
Blake got on one with Melony and Jake got on one with Grace. While Noah and Claire got one leaving me an Mason in the last one.
All at once they all seemed to answer my question.
"Golf car racing."
So we all took of to a track and raced the carts. I was having a blast I couldn't stop laughing the whole time.
After that we went to an open field and paintball guns where sitting there with the safety vests. This time it was every man for him self. We all grabbed our gear and had 20 seconds to hide before the game began. I love this game. I go into the woods away from everyone else and climb the highest tree I could find. I climb all the way to the top where the branches would disguise me. I look around readying my gun. I spot Jake first hiding in a bush a little ways away. I aim and fire and hit him in the chest right where his heart would be. He looks around but can't seem to see who shot him. I stayed perfectly still not daring to more even an inch. A few minutes later I scan my surrounding and see everyone else. Everyone seemed to hide close together without realizing it I got a perfect shot on everyone but Mason. He was at an odd angle to shot at. So I deside to cover everyone else in paint first and maybe they would take off. That's what they did to everyone started running. Including Mason so I covered him in paint to. When they seen each other confused looks are clear on there face.
"Bella!"
They all say at once figuring out who wasn't there with them.
"Come out! Come out! Where ever you are!" Mason yelled teasingly. After about an hour of them unsuccessfully finding me they throw their weapons down and tell me to come out. They all seemed worried to I slowly and carefully came down.
"I sneak up behind where they were all looking and yell "BOO!!!!" They all jumped. Noah and the girls even let out high pitched screams. I laughed so hard I was clenching my stomach in pain. I go up to Mason and wrap my arms around him.
"Did you miss me?"
"How are you so good at this game?"
"Practice. When I was little my dad used to show my brother and I how to track, hide, and hunt. So I just used my training to beat you all." They grab there guns so we can head back but instead if walking back like I was they got revenge by covering me in paint to.  Even though this is a sad and depressing day for me my friends really know how to keep me distracted for a little while.