Chapter 7 – Betty vs KirstenThe days after Kirsten arrived had been difficult for Betty. Although she tried not to, she felt sorry for herself. None of the other women wanted to be friends with her. All of them went out of their way to be nasty to her. Further, Mr. von Kleist, who she blamed for putting her in this position, did not seem to care about how the other women were treating her. She wanted to crawl up in a little ball and cry her sorrows away. But Betty had faced many adversities in her short life. She knew nobody else would fight her battles for her. If she wanted something, she had to fight for it. And what she wanted now was to become Mr. von Kleist’s best fighter. To reach that goal, she had to beat Kirsten. But she knew winning would not be enough. She had to make a stateme
