Find your faith

Chapter 58: The glass covering the compass breaks

Chloe's POV
We apologised to the guests for the commotion we had caused, every single one of them. We eventually closed the door, and Lucas glared at me.
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Lucas: you got her into ICU, she missed school for a month and this is how you welcome her back. Like she's been finding every way to catch up with her work and make sure her social circle doesn't crumble. What do you do when you're sick? I think all you do is watch anime.

Crystal: no, she just complains about how miserable she is and she just marinates away in her room, not bothering to get the proper rest.

Ethan: see? I bet that time we saw you sleep was because your parents forced you to.* Crystal on the other hand—she bothers to rest. Like I remember when we visited her, she actually looked like she tried to get some rest in. Not like you.

Chloe: well that's because no one sends me get well wishes when I'm sick. Crystals phone just buzzes with them. Only you keep worksheets for me when I'm sick. Anyone and everyone will keep worksheets for my sister.

Lucas: still it's a very inhumane thing to do. Like very. ICU is not a fun matter, it's a place for the seriously ill and injured. You could've actually killed her. And John had to clean your shit up after that lead to a disqualification and ended up getting a stomach bug in the process. Do you think this is a joke? None of us think it is.

Nicole: this was supposed to be a fun VIA session. It was meant to be chill. It was meant to be an afternoon of fun and games. It was meant to be a session of bonding. You just had to spoil it with your personal grudges and victim mentality. We just stay by your side because we don't want our conduct grade to be affected by your shenanigans. You're never going to have true friends.

John: you know you don't always have to fill that void in my heart by making me look bad, hm? All of us have to apologise about the ruined atmosphere on your behalf, and you just stand there, looking like a stunned dumb Luna**. The smiles the elderly had on their faces are completely gone and it's all because you brought your personal drama into the VIA project. The glass covering the compass is now broken.
the remaining members of 8 point compass leave
YZ's POV
"Chloe is so useless!" I groaned. "All she does is play victim, play anime and play art! I honestly wonder how your parents tolerate her on a daily basis." Everyone else nodded in agreement, and we started creating lots of scenarios in our heads on the way to Jalan Jalan 6. And at the end of it all, we decided to kick Chloe from the 8 point compass chat and I had a bright idea.

"Ok guys, let's try to get Jennifer into the chat!"

"Let's not," Ethan told me. "I think we shouldn't even be hanging out together as this group anymore. We need to properly digest what has happened, and try and find solutions to resolve this conflict. Instead, let's spilt up into two trios, and use that as our friend groups. This would also give us a chance to properly unpack the problem. YZ, please stay out of this. I think you should seriously reflect on yourself if you want to replace Chloe with Jennifer."
*See Chapter 7
**the mascot for sailor moon