"BETTE!" Dana Fairbanks had been waiting for Bette since she heard of what Nadia did. She tackled Bette with a bear hug.

"Dana, I’m fine," Bette replied, wrapping her arms around her favorite teddy bear.

"I heard about what happened and I ran up here. Are you okay? I mean, Nadia can be such a meanie. Oh my god, you’ve been crying. Your eyes are all red Bette. Can your contacts still fit in them? You look dehydrated. You need water. Where’s the nearest water fountain?" Dana said that all in one breath.

Shane peeked out from her hoodie, "Dana, give the girl room to speak." She was slumped against the wall across the girls’ bathroom and missed her bus to see if Bette was okay. Jenny was sitting next to her, both of them listening to the same iPod.

"Thanks Shane," Bette said to the tomboy. "Where’s Alice?" She would have been the first to check up on Bette or even barged into the bathroom herself.

"Mrs. Espinosa kept her and Nadia after class," Dana said, a little scared for her crush since middle school. Alice not Nadia.

 "BETTE!!!!"

"Speaking of Alice," Jenny said, trying to hide her smile. Alice was getting weird looks from the remaining people in the hallway as she ran down the hall, her arms flailing.

Alice jumped into Bette’s already open arms. "We’re gonna get that bitch."

"Lovely," Dana said. Once Alice had a plan, there was no stopping her.

"Ladies, I’m fine. I was just surprised, that’s all," Bette said as Alice jumped down. She hadn’t quite told them about Nadia yet knowing they’d freak. In their eyes, Bette had never had a girlfriend before and Nadia was the only one that came close to being a real one.

"Are you sure Bette because we could like take you to my therapist," Jenny said. "She does wonders on me."

"No shit," Alice mumbled.

Shane kicked Alice’s shin from down below. Ever since Jenny’s been in therapy, she was a normal girl. If you’ve seen her in middle school, you should have seen what things she had gotten into.

Bette felt her phone vibrate. "Crap, guys, I have a Speech and Debate meeting. I almost forgot." She sprinted down the corridor, her bag swinging side to side. In a matter of seconds, she was gone.