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<Mese> A skeleton hangs limply from a hook, turning faintly in the breeze.
<Mese> Dead things stare accusingly out at the world from their glass-jar purgatories.
<Mese> Biology.
<Mese> Abrielle, Laetitia and Ophelia all arive at about the same time.
<Mese> Two other girls have taken their seats already. Carmela is seated at the back, yawning. She gives a vague wave to Ophelia.
<Mese> Another girl, Ashley, who is one of Julie's minions, looks around and stares at Abrielle. Seems like there's some venom in it, too.
ophel1a waves back, and then trudges to her seat.
<Mese> "'phelia, hey, I wanna talk to you, girl." says Carmela.
<Mese> Ashley scribbles something down on some scrap paper and throws it over to Abrielle's desk.
<ophel1a> "Sure, Carm," she says, making an effort to smile at her. "What's up?"
<Mese> "What's up? What jumped up Cole's asshole?"
<Mese> "Chica got a whole new attitude over the summer or what? Has she gone Mormon on us or some shit?"
ophel1a frowns. "Nothing, really. She's just trying to get into college or something." Ophelia shrugs and leans on Carmela's desk, trying not to think about the night she Came Back.
<Mese> "Since when did Cole give two shits about THAT?"
ophel1a shrugs. "Since last summer I guess. We're juniors now, Cole says it's when people start to pay attention or something."
<Mese> "Snooze factory , girl."
<Mese> "What, is she trying to impress someone?"
<ophel1a> "I... really don't know," Ophelia admits. "I don't really understand her anymore. She's so different since.. this summer."
<Mese> "So what happened this summer?"
<ophel1a> "You'd have to ask her, I guess." Ophelia shifts uncomfortably
<Mese> "Oh, sure, don't tell me."
<Mese> Carmela looks consideringly at Ophelia for a few moments. "But you guys hung out a lot, right?"
<Abrielle> "And you put out a lot Carmela....Piss off why don't you!"
ophel1a shoots a grateful look at Abrielle
<Mese> Carmela is surprised, and backs off, hands in the air.
<Abrielle> To Ophelia: "You don't have to take shit from people you know. I mean forgive me for saying this but its ok to let people save themselves sometimes. Cole doesn't deserve your friendship."
<Abrielle> "But what do I know about having friends right."
<ophel1a> "Cole and I have been friends forever, though" Ophelia says uneasily.
Abrielle open up the scrunched up piece of paper that was thrown at her
<Mese> The paper says, in Ashley's round writing: "Why is Helena always hanging around you?"
<Mese> Ashley is giving Abrielle a look while she reads.
Abrielle didn't know exactly why Helena hang out with her. She did know that Helena never spoke about her childhood or family just like her. Prehaps she had also been abused.
<Mese> Carmela smirks, holding up her phone. "Hey, check this out, there's a video of Helena going totally spaz!"
<ophel1a> "What about?"
<Mese> "I don't know, whatever, she's all crying hysterically and sprinting out of Social Studs."
<ophel1a> "Weird," Ophelia says.
<Mese> "Try hilarious."
<ophel1a> "Hahaha, yeah," she says, looking at the video, glad it's not her, but not really finding it funny.
Abrielle_ glares at Carmela and storms out to find Helena.
<Mese> Carmela's all: "Ooookay."
<Mese> "So now SHE'S gone, tell me what happened with Cole!"
<ophel1a> "What? No. Seriously, just leave it okay?"
<Mese> Carmela stands up. "No, I won't leave it, Ophelia. Something happened with you two. Maybe Julia's right and you hooked up, is that it?"
<ophel1a> "No!" she says heatedly. "We're just friends, God! What the hell is wrong with everyone in this school?"
<Mese> "You know what? I believe you."
<ophel1a> Thrown off, Ophelia stops and kind of stares at her
<Mese> "But we were friends too, Ophelia, Cole and me, and now Cole is all weird and there is something. you. are not. telling me."
<Mese> Carmela is leaning over Ophelia now.
<ophel1a> Ophelia gulps. She looks around for someone to save her, like Aubrielle had, but nobody else seems to be on her side.
<ophel1a> "I... we... " she says in a small voice, then she sticks her chin out and crosses her arms. "If you want to know, you should ask Cole. It's her business to tell, not mine."
<Mese> "Ugh, FINE, whatEVER."
<Mese> She walks off in a huff.
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