Alecia walked into her composition class wearing a smirk on her face. She looked around the room and spotted Helen sitting by herself, chewing on her eraser. This shouldn’t take long and then she could return to Ryder's apartment and wait for him to get done with his study session. She strolled to Helen's seat in the back, and sat next to her. Helen must be ignoring her, but Alecia focused on the back of her head.

“What, Alecia?” Helen said, finally turning to her.

“I just wanted to show you something.”

She waited for Helen to respond, but the girl just glared at her.

“I guess he’s not playing...