The weekend went by quickly. I spent most of the time with Eli, and I tell him everything that happened with Miles and Tanya and how Miles got drunk and about my room being trashed. We talked, we hung out outside of my house, we walked around, and we took an awesome ride in Eli's hearse. I really can't stand cars and everything related to that, but there's just something about Eli's hearse that's so comfortable and great. I feel happy around Eli. We've become really good friends. Monday comes before I know it, and Adam promises he would walk to school with me. Normally he gets a ride from his mom, but he committed to the long walk that I take to school every day, because I can't stand taking the bus and Miles still can't afford a car yet, but I don't mind. Adam meets me at my house and we walk and read comic books. I've taught Adam the skill of reading and walking, and he's getting pretty good at it. I run into Wesley and we awkwardly greet each other. He's still not over it, I guess. But he's a really nice guy and I don't mind him at all, even though he is in grade ten. But Clare's in grade ten, so I guess there's no excuse there. I tell Adam about my weekend with Eli, and that he should have been there. Adam would have tagged along, but he was away with his dad.

Nothing interesting happened in class until I was making my way to study hall when I met Bianca. "Don't talk to me," I warned her, but she did anyway. "Look, I need to tell you something about Adam." My body suddenly went into panic stricken mode. She pulled me into the bathroom. My heart was racing for no reason at all. "Listen, I hate to break to you, but Adam is actually a girl," she said as if she wanted me to stop being friends with Adam. I was a little stiff for a while. I didn't know what to say, but I wasn't sure that Bianca was telling the truth. She is the school's biggest bitch after all. I darted out of the bathroom, hyperventilating inside. I calmly went to study hall when this girl named Anya came up to me. "Hey Audrey, are you alright? You look like you have a fever." I suddenly felt my face. It felt super warm, like freshly baked bread. I was kind of surprised. "I'm perfectly fine." I sort of lie, "I'm just a little embarrassed about something." Anya nods. We walk and talk together, and I decide that's she's a pretty decent person. Turns out we have study period together. We sit next to each other, because previously I had no friends in study period. We whisper to each other a little, and she confides that she likes larping, and I tell her that's okay, because I used to larp all the time in middle school. We are talking so much to each other that I even start to forget what Bianca told me until I saw him again.