"Oh, Eve!" Savannah said, reaching over to pull her friend into a hug. "Don't cry! Everything's going to be just fine, alright?" Aw, great, and now the tears were beginning to brim in Savannah's eyes as well. She sniffled softly, saying, "We're going to get home, Eve, I promise, and then you can tell the all of this yourself, okay?"
Savannah preferred to look on the bright side -- and that meant promising Eve -- and herself -- that they really would make it home, and soon, contrary to what the facts otherwise said.