Natalia

I was practically bouncing as I left my dorm room. I had my purse thrown over my shoulder, and a jacket clutched to my chest. I was headed out to meet my friends so we could hang out.

Not Alicia and Caroline. They’d pretty much ignored me after I refused to tell them about Luca, and when I tried to talk to them, they wouldn’t even acknowledge me.

Lucky for me, I managed to find some new friends. Ones that liked me for me, for who I was and not the benefits they got when they hung out with me. If we went out and I treated them, then they made sure to treat me back. They didn’t ask me for expensive things or borrow money from me when they wanted to buy something. Also, they studied instead of playing around, so I figured I’d be better off paying more attention to them for my future at the school. After all, I didn’t go there to fail.

“Hey, guys!” I called out when I saw them.

We were in different rooms, but we all lived in the same dorm building. They waited just outside the door for me