Zoey sat at her table in the lunchroom, waiting for Sammy. She was really beginning to worry. She hoped Amy wasn't in her way. One day of being there, and Amy had made Sammy's life a walking disaster. "Hey, Jasmine? Are you sure Sammy's coming? She hasn't shown up in..."
Zoey suddenly saw Sammy, carrying a lunch tray full of lunches. She counted 5. Behind her were Amy, Dakota, Heather, and Heather's two followers, Lindsay and Beth. Amy looked furious with her twin, saying, "Move faster! Are you really that useless?"
Sammy's face wore an expression of fright, rage, and sadness all at once. She looked relieved as she sat the lunches down at a table. "Well... here."
Zoey watched as Amy slapped her sister, causing her to yell in pain. "What did I tell you? I wanted a table near the window! God, can you ever get more stupid?"
Amy stomped off, probably to get the oh-so-precious table she had claimed. Heather and Dakota followed close behind along with Lindsay and Beth. Shockingly, Heather didn't sit. She ran off, out of the cafeteria. The students' faces looked confused and concerned, as they watched the most popular girl in school run from everyone. Lindsay and Beth, being her followers, instantly ran after her. "Heather! Is everything okay? You can talk to us!"
Sammy took a seat near Zoey, grateful her friend had saved it for her. "Hey, guys. Do you know what's up with Heather? She ran off without saying anything."
"No. She never does that. Did ya see anything?"
"Not exactly. The sunlight was in my eyes. I think it might have something to do with Amy."
The girls looked over at Amy's table, and Jasmine said, "I know why Heather left like that! Look where Amy's sitting."
All four friends watched as Amy starting chatting with... Alejandro. Heather's boyfriend.
"Amy would never do that to a friend... At least I don't think so."
"Please. You call Amy Heather's friend?"
All the kids in the cafeteria had seen it. They began whispering to each other, and Sammy just looked confused. "What's the big deal?"
"Well, uh, everyday Heather sits next to Alejandro. It's kinda a big deal if she isn't."
"Guys! Did you see?" Sierra, the Cody-crazy girl was standing at their table. "I got it all on my phone! Now, I can start a YouTube channel with my Codykins..."
"I bet he'll enjoy that..." Dawn whispered over to Jasmine and the others.
"I've got to go." Sammy pushed in her chair. Amy was plenty mean. But stealing another girl'a boyfriend? That was wrong. "I need to help Heather."
"But Sammy! She was so mean to you!"
"True, but nobody deserves to be sad like that."
When Sammy said that, almost everyone at the table stood up. They were going to, apparently, even Sierra. So, as a group, they separated, going into different halls. Sammy walked down one, hearing crying shortly after. "Hello?"
"What do you want, Samey? Can't you see I'm busy?"
"Crying in a empty hall isn't really busy. Look, you can trust me."
Heather turned her head to look at Sammy. "You know what happened. You saw. Everyone did!"
Heather's eyes were brimmed with clear tears, the gray surrounded by pinkish-red that always showed up when someone was crying. "I never thought Amy would do that to me..."
"I guess you didn't know her all that well."
"True, it was only a day. But she's so mean! Why... I thought she was my friend..." Heather began crying more, and Sammy awkwardly patted her back. "It'll be okay..."
"No, it won't. I'm nothing without him! I thought he actually loved me. I hate Amy now."
"Oh, I'm sure he still does. Give it time."
"Sammy? Is that you? Oh, you found her! Is she okay?"
Heather looked up, startled to find Jasmine, Dawn, and Zoey surrounding her. "Why are you here?"
"Sammy helped us realize that even though you can be mean, you don't deserve this."
The girls could suddenly hear footsteps coming from the far end of the hallway. Heather looked panicked, running somewhere else. She did it just in time too. Alejandro was coming towards them, looking concerned. He pretended to not even notice Sammy and her friends and continued walking, and it quickly turned into running. Sierra started laughing as she held up a lime green phone. "Recorded that, too! EEEEEEE!"
