"HEY, MASON. How are you?" Asked a voice. I turned around to see it was Lauren. I smiled in the awkward type of way, especially since Emily was taking a break from me because of Lauren. "Hi," I decided to reply with. There wasn't much I could reply with in that situation, so my reply had to be simple. "So, are you alright?" She asked me, in a soft voice. I shrugged, telling her truth. That's when it came to me; I still have to talk to Lauren about the way she acts around me, and make sure she doesn't upset Emily again. I mean, Lauren must really annoy her for Emily to be this mad at her. "Lauren," she immediately shifted all her focus to me as I said her name, "why do you act so.. different around me?" I asked. She giggled, placing a hand on my shoulder as she did so. I was co

