***Zara's Perspective***
My day started off as it normally does. I get ready and drive to school with a full ten minutes to spare. I park in my usual spot and walk towards the steps when I notice Christina lying with her head on her car's steering wheel. I knock on her window trying to capture her attention. She looks up then loosens her seatbelt and opens her door. "Everything alright?" I ask. She smiles but it isn't her usual bright smile. It looks more like a practiced one. "Yup. Everything is fine, I just got to bed late." She says casually. "If you say so but you know I'm here if you need to talk." She smiles but remains silent. I quickly fill in the silence by planning for this afternoon and that soon brings a buzz out of us both.
As we reach our lockers though we both pause noti
