Spinelli walked fast to chem. lab not wanting anyone to see her cry. Ashley A always said that a sign of weakness was letting anyone see you with bleeding mascara.
She saw Gretchen and bit her lip as she approached her friend.
"Spin...how'd it go." asked Gretchen when she saw her friend's face.
Gretchen hugged Spinelli to her and sighed.
"I can't believe he's actually done that. After the promise he made." whispered Spinelli as she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.
"I'm sure he has an explanation." assured Gretchen when the teacher came.
The two walked into the class and sat at the back talking about anything but TJ.
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TJ walked into English literature ten minutes late after pacing around the school trying to think of what to say to Spinelli.
"Detweiler what took you so long to come from the field to our classroom?" asked the teacher Mr Butler from behind his desk.
TJ ignored him as he went to the back of the class and took his seat next to Vince.
"Gawd Teej you reek of weed." said Vince as TJ got out his stuff, ignoring his friend's comments.
"I'm guessing Spinelli came to see you, but its funny since you don't seem to have any broken limbs or black eyes." said Vince with a grin.
"Why should I?" asked TJ putting his bag on the floor and taking off his jacket.
"Well when I talked to Spin she gave me the impression she was going to do some serious damage." said Vince with a shrug.
"You sent Spin to see me?" hissed TJ from behind the textbook he'd stood up in front of him.
"Well yeah." said Vince pretending to read as people around them were beginning to get interested in their conversation.
"And I'm guessing you told her I was a stoner too?" asked TJ with a glare.
"Um no." said Vince coyly avoding his friend's gaze.
"Vin, Spin is probably never going to talk to me again" sighed TJ pretending to read the book as Butler paced past his desk.
"I wouldn't go that far Teej." said Vince doodling in the margin of his paper.
"Vin, I broke our group promise never to do drugs. I didn't even remember it till I saw Spin before. Gawd she must hate me." said TJ banging his head on the desk.