Nothing else really happened over the next few weeks.

Juliana settled back into the school and whenever she saw Jerome, she'd try to talk but he ignored her.

One night, Juliana snuck out of her room and went into Patricia's and Mara's room.

"Guys- wake up!" She hissed, flashing her flashlight in her sleeping friends' eyes.

"Julie! What?" Mara asked, rubbing her eyes.

"I need some advice."

"Oh no. Jerome?" Patricia groaned knowingly.

"Yes…he's been avoiding me lately. I'm afraid he doesn't want to be my friend."

The girls burst into laughter.

"What? What's wrong?" Juliana asked.

"Ana- he likes you-like so infinitely much. As much as Fabian likes Nina if not more. He's just scared that he'll make a fool of himself."

"Oh- thanks…I guess. So? What's going on with Mick-huh Mara?"

"You probably know more than me." Mara groaned.

"Your right. But I want to hear it from you."

"We kissed this morning…and I heard him tell Jerome and Alfie that we could never be together…that we're too different."

"Oh…I'm so sorry Mara." Juliana sympathized. And she cursed under her breath at her cousin- she had given him advice on this topic!

Patricia just nodded, "Told you so Mara. Now come on Julie. You better go back to your room before Victor catches you."

And they all went back to bed.

The next morning, Mara walked into school with a bad girl outfit on and Mick stared incredulously.

And then later, Jerome and Alfie came up with another scam.

Juliana saw the posters and knew this "audition" was a scam. She burst into the room.

"Jerome! Alfie!"

They turned, and Jerome darted his eyes away from her.

She marched over, "I can't believe this! Stop it right now! Or I'll go get a teacher."

Spoke too soon- the drama teacher came in and punished the boys.

And watching Jerome making a fool of himself on stage made Juliana laugh. She saw them fall to the ground and she giggled, putting her hand to her mouth to quiet herself. Then, she took pity on them. She hopped up and jumped on stage. She pulled Jerome up.

"You can't avoid me forever." She whispered.

"I'm sorry."

"I knew you were smart." And they laughed.

And when Juliana got home, she saw Patricia, Nina, Amber, and Fabian working on some sort of puzzle. Sibuna?

What did that mean?

She burst into the room.

"Can I see that puzzle?" Amber gave it over, and Juliana asked them to tell her everything or she'd tell Victor about them sneaking around in the attic and cellar all the time.

And like that- the devious Juliana became a part of Sibuna.

Things soon took a turn for the worse, Mara was still all gothic….and Alfie was now missing.

Jerome burst into her room that night.

"You have to help me Jillian. Alfie's been gone for hours and he hasn't come out of the cellar."

"The cellar? What were you two doing down there?" Jerome and Alfie weren't in on Sibuna…could they have seen everything down there?

"Alfie and I played that joke on you guys the other night- and we were going to play a joke on the 7th graders, but Alfie realized he left his mask in the cellar. So we went to get it…" Jerome seemed to choke on the words.

"Alright. Let's go." Juliana threw off the covers and put on her slippers.

Nina, Fabian, Jerome and her crept down into the basement, looking for Alfie.

"This better not be a joke." Fabian threatened.

"It's not. I swear." Jerome looked frightened. "Alfie?" he checked the wardrobe.

Suddenly there was a noise from the cupboard.

"Open it." Jerome told them.

"No- you open it." Fabian shot back.

"I'll open it." Nina told them, tired of the mini feud.

And Alfie was there.

He looked terrible.

"Alfie. It's me. Jerome." Jerome tried to tell his friend. Then the boys helped Alfie out, Nina ran ahead to open the door.

At breakfast the next morning, Juliana sat next to an empty seat, and across from another.

"Where's Jerome?"

"Haven't seen him all morning."

"Speak of the devil."

Jerome came in, terror in his eyes. "Fabian. I could use some help."

"Alfie." Everyone whispered. They got up, and followed Jerome, leaving bad girl Mara looking after them.

"Alfie. Alfie. It's us." Fabian reached out and Alfie jerked away. He looked even worse than the previous night.

Jerome's eyes widened. Nina ran to the opposite side of the bed. She reached out and Alfie jerked away again.

Juliana saw Jerome's fright and took laid her head on his shoulder, and intertwined their arms; taking his hand.

He didn't look at her but squeezed her hand. They watched as he started to sputter and Nina gave him the elixir of life that Patricia had put into her juice bottle.

Then Alfie seemed to choke and his eyes closed.

"Oh God. Oh God. Get him some water. A paper bag- they've done that in the movies." A blur of voices.

Jerome's grip tightened dramatically.

And then, as Alfie was taken to the hospital, Victor questioned everyone.

As he questioned Jerome, Jerome looked dazed.

"I don't know anything. Honestly." Jerome looked like he wanted to cry. And Juliana watched from down the hall. When Jerome came out, she ran over and looked at him, and he took a sad look at her and continued on.

She ran after him and stopped him. She looked at him and he pulled her in to hug her.

"It's alright Jerome. Alfie's going to be alright."

And he just sobbed into her hair.