School that day was as sour as anything could be and everything seemed to move at a slow pace. She was worried obviously as she hoped Jay was safe. She kept telling herself that all was well but then she felt something was amiss. The day's activities dragged along at a snail's pace. All she wanted was to go home. Nothing seemed to appeal to her, even Anita and her crew threw occasional glances at her side. The worst of all was music class, she kept getting lost in thought and her shaky fingers did their worst. The music teacher, ever so intolerant did not spare her, she lashed out and put Bella out of class. This was followed by giggles and she clearly heard Anita whisper 'Good for her' to one of her cronies. It was a relief at first to be alone in her thoughts but then, she was alone. The
