TAYLOR "Oh, thank goodness that she is gone," Vanessa sighs, flicking her hair over her shoulder as she stands up and sits in front of me. "What?" I had understood what she meant, but I did not know why it surprised ME. Wasn't this the kind of person that she was? "That girl, the nerd," she said as if she was trying to clarify who she was talking about so I wouldn't get it mixed up. "I am glad she is gone." The table falls silent because I do not know what to say in response to that. Vanessa had tried and succeeded in making her as uncomfortable as possible, so she had no choice but to stand and flee from the scene. "Why are you hanging out with someone like her anyway?" She asked as if I were making fire with two stones. "She does not fit your standard, and your rep can go down if you

