You couldn't believe your eyes. After two weeks, he finally came back. You were excited – thrilled – to have him back to be your drawing buddy again, but he didn't come sit next to you as you had hoped. No, he sat in the back of the class with your archenemy, Cindy. She was the popular girl with the good looks, who got everything she didn't deserve. You hated that.
The worst thing about Cindy was that she always bragged about what she had. That was what repelled you from her. When she received an A plus on a quiz, she'd prance around the room with her paper in people's faces. When her father gave her, her allowance, she'd buy a new Gucci purse and hold it high for everyone to see.
You knew people who didn't like her. The people who do only want her money. Cindy doesn't realize that, but it's true. You've heard people talk about her. You hear them say, "Cindy? Oh yeah, we're only friends because of her money. She's such a brat."
You tried telling her once, but her "friends" would always deny it. Cindy always believed their word over yours. So eventually you stopped trying all together.
You glare at Lexis. He stares at you with frown, and you realize that this was what he had to deal with two weeks ago –
Betrayal.