"You're the talk of town Clara, and your face appeared in the magazine this week!!" Maya exclaimed, breaking into Clara's thoughts.
"Oh, wow," Clara replied dryly. She never wanted to be so famous due to the activities of the previous day.
"It'd come with it's troubles and scrutiny, " Clara's mother had told her earlier.
" You looked stunning in the photo, " Maya added excitedly as they got sight of the gates of their school.
Clara was about to ask how her picture had been gotten when the surprised look on Maya's face caught her attention.
"Why, what's wrong?" Clara asked, stumbling lightly on Alec as they walked before him.
"Hey watch it!" he exclaimed.
"That's a beautiful necklace," Maya exclaimed, her gaze drifting to the necklace. Clara's eyes met Maya's, a curious expression on
