In her room, she flinched back as if struck. Great. She was talking to a boy and he thought she was an idiot. What made her think that this could have been her place? Maybe this whole school was a bad idea. She didn't fit here. Maybe she'd never fit anywhere again.

She had the clone set down the cookie. "Thank you for inviting me to sit with you," she said, making the clone keep her voice as even as possible, trying to hide the heartache. This had been a mistake.

She made the clone stand, and sent her heading towards the door. Slow enough to be stopped, but she didn't think she would be.