62.) "With enough courage, you can do without a reputation." (Mandy, A Fine Line)
Mandy took a deep breath and walked out into F hall. She watched as Lucy darted away, a look of sadness, desperation, and anger written boldly across her friend's face, and wished the bass drummer the best of luck. Still, luck was not going to sort out the fact that their reputation was currently in the proverbial crapper.
Standing tall, she gathered her inner strength and, with Gina at her side, strolled into the path of incoming teenagers. The stares, the whispering, it was all expected…but, like a swan, she rose serenely above it all, gliding through the fray, thinking of one of her favorite protagonists, Scarlett O'Hara.
With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.
