The day dragged on and on, until finally they got to lunch; Ashley's favorite time of the day.

"Hey Ash, how's your day been?" Ellie asked.

"Eh, not bad. It seems so long though," Ashley remarked.

"Yeah, I know. I had math just before this class, and it felt like it'd just go on and on and on and on…"

"Ok, ok, I get the point," Ashley said interrupting Ellie, laughing. "But I know what you mean."

"So, any close encounters of the obnoxious kind?" Ellie asked, clearly wanting to know how bad Paige was tormenting her friend.

"Well," Ashley said, hesitating. Sometimes she felt like a baby, telling Ellie all the things 'big mean Paige' said to her that day.

"Out with it Ash," Ellie insisted.

"Well, she's stopped calling me a vampire," Ashley said, avoiding the negative.

"That's not so bad. Actually, that's really great, but why do I sense a but?"

"Now she's calling me a depressed angsty teen, and accusing me of cutting myself," Ashley admitted.

"No?! She's not really doing that, is she?"

"Well, yeah, but that's not so horrible."

"Yeah it is. That's a serious accusation. If people hear her and take her seriously, it could go too far. You could be talking to a social worker, if they really think you're cutting."

"A social worker? Just for cutting myself?"

"What do you mean, 'just for cutting myself'? Ash, that's really serious. Maybe I'll talk to Paige…"

"No Ellie! I mean, I'm sure it'll just blow over, and she'll go back to calling me a vampire.

"Well, okay, if you're sure."

"Yeah, I'm positive, "Ashley said. "Hey, are you ready for that math test?"

"I think so. I studied last night, but math isn't my best subject," Ellie said.

"Well, good luck on it. I took it already, and it wasn't too hard. It wasn't exactly easy though," Ashley said, as the bell rang.

"See you later," Ellie called.

"Bye."