Just A Normal Girl

Chapter 3

Allegra Montello is not having a good day. Not even a fine day. Or a day. She's having a horrible day, and it's only 8 in the morning. First, she woke up to a bad hair day. Straight hair who? Then, she'd received a call from the head department at her high school that they'd made a mistake, and she and Claude had been assigned to the wrong school.

Obviously running extremely late, she'd rushed as quickly as she could, hoping to be able to reach there before the last bell rang. First impressions matter, people! And then, get this, she'd stepped in a puddle that was basically a small pond. Yay!

And soaked the entire lower half of her right leg in the process. What fun. Of course, to make matters worse, Claude had to have been right there at that exact moment of her humiliation, and proceeded to make fun of her the entire way to Depont.

Standing in front of the school bathroom door with just 4 minutes left until it's time for class, Allegra sighs. Yes, she truly isn't having a good day.

"I'll be right back, let me just go to the bathroom real quick.", she said, looking back at Claude.

"I have a video of it all, ya know"

Rolling her eyes, she pushes the bathroom door open. Of course the blond boy would take a video. With his dramatics, he'd never miss an opportunity to shove it in her face to make fun of her. Or use it as leverage. Or both. Well, ha ha, jokes on him, she has plenty of dirt on him too. Loads of blackmail, they wouldn't even fit in a house. Mansion. If only she could remember them.

Allegra's trail of thoughts are halted by sobs coming from a stall. The second she steps in, the sobs are smothered, as if they've been covered by a hand.

Huh? Who's in here?

While she wants to help them, Allegra knows that sometimes, people just want to be with themselves for a bit.

Deciding to leave them alone, she takes a step towards the dryer to dry off her pants, but stops when she hears a hiccup. The poor girl. Crying herself to hiccups? She must be pretty upset. Looking up at the ceiling, Allegra knows what she has to do. She's prepared for this moment her whole life, with two little sisters and a little (although he'll threaten to punch you if you call him that) brother who constantly get into fights.

"Is anybody in here?", she whispers gently next to the stall she hears the sobs coming from. The person inside stands up, from the sounds of it, but seems to be debating whether or not to come out. "It's okay, I don't bite." When they don't seem to be making any moves to come out, Allegra continues. "I can leave if you want me to. Knock once if you want me to stay, knock twice if you-"

Her offer was cut off by a knock on the door, before it opened, revealing a petite, asian girl. She has gorgeous dark blue hair (note to self, ask for style tips), and her eyes are like ripe blueberries. Not only that, but they're red and puffy, filled with tears. How long has she been crying in here?

"Don't worry, I'm leaving now. You can stay", the mystery girl replies. Wow, even her voice is pretty, like a fluffy blanket being wrapped around Allegra, all kind and gentle. The girl makes an attempt to walk to the door, but Allegra cuts her off.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Mystery girl looks up, and for a moment it seems like she'll just push past Allegra. Something seems to stop her.

"Issues with friends, you know? Happens all the time, but true friends always push through. Thanks for asking though."

While her response seems cold, Allegra understands where she's coming from. She would be upset too if Claude or Allan were mad at her. Sighing, she steps aside to let Mystery Girl through. The bluenette smiles gratefully before walking out the door.