The following day had been as uneventful as it could be. Of course there were people staring at Maria, pointing at her, whispering about her at school.
She didn't know exactly what their problem was, but come to think about it she didn't really care.
Why should they care so much about gossip?
If she had to be sincere about it all, she was kind of relieved she and Tyler broke up the day before. They had been at a dead end, just barely keeping it together, or at least trying to. It just wasn't working anymore, and was not supposed to last.
She enjoyed her friends' company when she was with them, and she thanked fate for having Felicity in all of her classes. Therefore, she was never alone.
The first period had been quite a thing, with her trying to avoid eye-contact with Blake, scribbli
