“Andrews @page { margin-bottom: 5.000000pt; margin-top: 5.000000pt; } 10 Back to School I saw from the way the girls clumped around Alice Bucci while they looked my way that the story about her mother and mine arguing in the hospital was already old news. She led them toward me the moment I went to my locker. They all wore gleeful smiles, their eyes dazzling with anticipation. The show was about to begin. The curtain they had expected to go up yesterday was finally being lifted. They gathered in... a semicircle, trapping me against the bank of lockers. I felt myself stiffen and tighten all over, but then I imagined that Karen was right beside me. Together, we could stand against any and all. One thing was certain: I couldn't show any fear, not even nervousness. "So, what do you think of your friend now?" Alice asked. "I still prefer her to you," I said, and her face turned traffic-light red so fast it looked as if a fire had started in her nose and mouth. Her friends all groaned and laughed.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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