The next day, Donna was a little nervous to go into classes. The morning classes had been fine. She didn't see any of her old friends. She could feel eyes on her when she sat at breakfast with Laura. She didn't bother looking up from her plate though. She wouldn't give them the satisfaction of knowing that a part of her missed them. besides, she liked hanging with Laura. She was way less drama then each one of her old friends alone.

The morning classes were less awkward than Donna thought. She hadn't noticed how she really never sat close to any of the girls. She remembered when they would always have silent conversations from across the room. They knew how to read each other's lips quite well, but know she only looked at the back of their heads from a distance. She sat behind Hyde in potions, but he didn't bother to look back at her.

At lunch, Donna was introduced to a couple friends of Laura's. They were all very nice to Donna. Fauna, daughter of Hunter Huntsmen and Ashlynn Ella. She had the brown eyes of her father, but the strawberry blonde hair of her mother, the tips were dyed blue. Then there was the daughter of Duchess Swan and Sparrow Hood, Eliza. Her red hair dyed green at the tips. She had very pale grey eyes to go with it. The three girls all looked similar with the died hair tips, but Donna liked the look.

Donna felt like she needed this change. She used to be around nice people, but that came with a large side dish of drama. At least now she could start her new friend group. While the other girls were talking. Donna took a chance and looked up from her plate of food. At the boy's table, Ally, Ryder, Brandon, Hyde, Cassidy, and Catherine all sat together. This was of course no surprise to Donna.

Her eyes then traveled to the old table where they all used to sit. Matt was sitting there, alone once again. Donna's heart sank. He was staring at a book. appearing to be reading it. Donna doubted that he was actually reading, just trying to figure out what the text was saying. She felt like standing up and sitting with him. Maybe it was too soon. She felt like they haven't talked in ages, but it was only yesterday when they last talked.

Suddenly, he wasn't alone anymore. The famous Molly Locks that broke up their friendship, sat down next to him. Matt smiled at her when she said greetings to him. He set down the book and began talking with her. Then Derek came and sat across from them. It was weird that Derek was sitting with him, but had no other friends since he broke Brandon's arm and yelled at Ally. Donna was sure once practice started, Derek would become part of a new table group.

She snapped back to her table when Laura poked her shoulder. "You alive. Fauna just asked you a question." Donna turned her attention back to Fauna and nodded her her to repeat the question.

"You were friends with Matthew?" Fauna looked at her in disbelief.

"Uh..." Donna wasn't sure how she should answer,"Yeah, but only because on the first day of school I had no where else to sit but at his empty table. Then he just started talking to me more and more."

"Ugh," Eliza sighed,"That sounds so annoying. Tell you what. He didn't used to be a loner." Donna knew the story already. He was used for his brains until his dyslexia stopped him from doing other's homework.

"Oh?" Donna decided to play dumb.

"I used to go out with him," Eliza began. Donna was shocked by this. Matt had never mentioned a past girlfriend. "He used to do my homework for me, and he was also on the bookball team. I mean I was cool for having a boyfriend that could play sports and be smart. During one game, he got hit pretty bad, and then suddenly all of his smarts seemed to just go away. He just became insane."

"What do you mean?" Donna was confused. Matt seemed pretty normal.

"I have been friends with Laura for a while, and she gave me my own magic,"Eliza admitted. Donna didn't even know how you could transfer magic into another. "Matt used to be cool with it before but then a switch was just flipped. When I use magic, I'll have a little reaction after, and he wouldn't shut up about how unsafe it was was. He insisted Laura to take it away from me. He started getting really angry over little things and then have a meltdown. Then I began failing my classes because he wouldn't give me answers and then he got kicked off the team because he wasn't as skilled as he used to be. Now he's just as mad as his mother. So I broke up with him. Honestly what a waste of time."

Donna let this sink in. How could Matt not tell her any of this. He didn't just loose friends, but a girlfriend, his place on the bookball team, and his great reading ability. "Isn't that just ridiculous Donna?" Laura chimed in. "You never know what can happen with just one tiny accident. Aren't you glad that I can teach you to control your magic so you don't end up like him. Even Molly thinks he's insane, she just tutoring him so she can get paid." Donna looked at her, maybe she was right. Matt was always getting mad at Donna for no reason. He had a different than usual mindset.

"Yeah," Donna looked up,"Its ridiculous." The girls all gave approving nods. Hot guilt burned inside Donna, but was quickly snuffed out when she began thinking of all the bad interactions with Matt. The bell rang and Donna dreaded this moment. She would have to go to her Riddlish class.

When she sat in her normal desk, her palms became sweaty, and her heart was racing. Ally had walked into the room with a smile across her red lips. When the blonde girl saw Donna, her teeth disappeared. Ally stopped for a moment, then grinned and kept walking. She sat next to Donna. Catherine and Cassidy both gave weird glaces to the pair when they crossed the desk to sit at their own.

This felt weird. Almost unnatural. Donna didn't feel good with Ally being this close. What if her magic actually hurt Ally this time? She would never forgive herself. Donna decided to try to keep her anger down, but when the thoughts of the fight came into her mind, her anger rose. She wasn't even that mad about the Brandon thing, it just had set her over the edge. She reminded herself that it would've come out eventually, it was just unfortunate that it was a boy to set it off.

Donna's thoughts were cut off when the boy with mint green hair plopped down in Maddie's chair. She had forgotten that he sat right in front of her as teacher assistant. She looked up at him. His blue eyes looked a little troubled as he took out his notebook. Donna wondered if those blue eyes had ever gazed upon her at all today. If he had missed her as much as she missed him.

What was she thinking? Laura, Fauna, and Eliza thought he was a freak, and so did she. How could he know what it was like to have magic? Therefore, who was he to tell her what's wrong and what's right? She had dropped this whole subject out of her mind once his eyes glanced at hers. When they connected, Donna looked back down at her papers quickly.

Class had begun and Ally had barely moved at all. Donna was thinking of things Ally might say, if she were to say anything at all. Donna was hoping that Professor Maddie would keep talking for the whole hour, but eventually, there was work time. Donna tried to look like she was busy, hoping Ally would take notice, and choose not to speak.

"Hey," Ally whispered. Donna's brain went into a slight shock. She didn't know if she should respond. "I just thought I should let you know that Brandon and I aren't together. We decided that it would be better to be friends." This was the worst time to talk about it. Donna's anger rose as the first day of school replayed in her mind. They were talking about the Story Book of Legends and waiting the the assembly to start.

"I'm just happy we don't have to sign it," Donna sighed," Why would I want to poison my best friend just because she's prettier than me. Well, maybe if she kisses the boy I like." All four girls laughed.

"I don't think that'll be an issue," Ally gave a quick glance down at the boys below. Donna tried to meet her gaze.

It was a simpler time, and it was only two weeks ago. Donna felt like she had dug herself a big hole, but her friends were the one that threw her in it.

"You said you would never kiss the boy I like,"Donna whispered back,"and you broke my heart." The bell rang after a few moments of silence and Donna picked up her things quickly before Ally could say anything. For once, she had the final word, and she liked it. She finally felt like she was on the same page with all of her old friends.

There was no way Donna was going back to the last chapter, that's where she had left the old Donna. Now she was new Donna, one without her friends ruining her life and bringing her down. This would be the way she lived her life for a long time, and there was no changing it.