sarah was too stressed about john b being found guilty for the murder of peterkin.

and rightfully so.

because no girl wants to deal with her boyfriend being framed for a murder he didn’t commit.

luckily, though, wheezie finally, finally answers her texts and calls, since she’s the only one that can prove that john b’s innocent.

and you decide to go with sarah to meet up with wheezie, but little did either of you know that it had really been rafe that had texted her through wheezie’s phone.

and it’s too late, by the time you get there.

and the only good thing about you being with sarah, is that rafe has a soft spot for you, so he tries to be calm and collected about it.

keyword: tries.

it doesn’t really work out that well, though, when sarah refuses to hear him out — she’s not about to risk her boyfriend’s life and freedom to lie to help her brother get away with the murder he committed in an episode.

this doesn’t really sit well with rafe, since he took it upon himself to take care of business — sarah being said-business.

when he speaks next, you can already hear the strained anger in his words, and you can tell he’s on the verge of an episode.

“i’m a proactive type of person, sarah. and we have a problem. and i gotta solve that problem tonight. do you understand?”

sarah’s face has grown pale, clearly starting to fear for her life.

rightfully so, because rafe is unpredictable, especially when it comes to wanting to make his father proud.

and in his mind, sarah is preventing that.

when he suddenly repeats his words in a yell, you nearly flinch.

“do you understand?”

that’s when sarah makes a run for it.

but, while she tries to get away from him, you make the choice to stay — to try to distract him and calm him down.

you have to at least try.

after all, you still care about him — that never changed.

and you can’t let him hurt sarah — she’s your best friend, and you won’t lose her.