I went inside and she was in the bedroom still crying. I went near to her and asked, “What happened?’She said nothing and told me to leave. But I ...didn’t listen and asked her again why she was crying. She got angry and shouted at me to get lost. I was shocked and went to my house.The next morning, I didn’t go to her house. But that evening, she saw me and called me. But I ignored her.After one hour, she came to my house and asked my mom whether I can take them to a movie. My mom asked me to go. We ran, then went back for our showers and joined the rest of the gang for breakfast. After breakfast, I went to see Doctor Hart, though after Tuesday, Clarissa had stopped coming with me because ultimately all she was doing was sitting in the waiting room twiddling her thumbs.“You turned in your RA application yesterday, right?” Doctor Hart asked.“Yes.”“Good. I’ll hand in my recommendation today. I do need to warn you that Dean Parker is on the interview committee.”“Of COURSE she is,” I. "Yeah, she was," Eddie said, a hint of annoyance in his voice. "Alice told me that she'd gone to live with an old family friend for a while. She never said why. She wouldn't say why. Or where. When I asked for a phone number... Alice told me that Gina didn't want me to call her. Or to know where she was." Eddie shook his head."I was so confused. I mean, a few days before that we were doing our homework together like everything was fine, and then I found out that Gina didn't want anything to do. . hard.At least the jolt stopped the swaying. Closing her eyes tight, she tried to count to ten. Instead her mind filled with questions.Where was Alex? He was a stranger. But with her eyes closed a half-blurred picture of his face pulsed in front of her. She had a warm memory of strength and reassurance. Dimly, she remembered him sprawled on the couch and sliding down, down into the darkness where she couldn't see.That was foolish, thinking of Alex. Angry, she shook herself and opened her.