Shady

"Perfect," she slurred. This was fine. She always complimented people when she got drunk. She was being smooth. No one would ever know she was attracted to Bo -- she ...

"That's so scary!" Rana said. She felt bad for Susan, even though she barely knew her. "So your sisters are out there, too? Do they need help?"

Was Jerica... flirting? With Bo? Rek blinked, staring at them. Well, that was unexpected. He'd goaded Jerica, trying to get her to admit who she had a crush on, but ...

I'm a sucker for short jokes, so gotta give this one to Lordy~

"I've got time," Rana said, offering a smile.

Something snapped inside Jerica’s drunken mind, her two brain cells colliding off one another. Bo was perfect. Completely. Utterly. Perfect. He was so nice, catching her then getting her a ...

Jerica swayed -- staying upright by sheer force of will alone. She did feel like she needed to sit down. "Maybe..."

"Rana," Rana answered. She glanced around. "So... who's chasing you?"

Rana looked at the girl curiously. “What’s your name, anyway?”

"Oh, it's a..." Rana looked around, not quite sure how to explain it. She rubbed the back of her neck. "It's a place all the important people have forgotten about. ...

Well that was embarrassing . So much for distracting herself from Bo. Now she was in his arms and -- she started laughing nervously and flushed an even deeper shade ...

"Yeah, fair," Jerica agreed, deciding she didn't want to waste energy talking about J.R. after all. He was expelled and very much not-her-problem anymore. For now, all that mattered was ...

Rana was pleased that the girl was able to keep up. That was good. She led the way along a narrow plank along the wall in the room over from ...

Rana took a step back to make room for her, then took a deep breath. It was harder to make this trek while helping someone else. But it was worth ...

Rana leaned backward and pulled upward, hefting the girl towards the window and trying to help her get inside.