"It was- mostly just me locked in my room all weekend. I finished listening to Hamlet again. Did some sketches. Um. Thought about redying my hair a different color," she fingers the red streak in her hair, "and started plotting my revenge," she jokes, "have to figure out all the logistics. Otherwise it'll all fall apart."

"I'm always in the mood for a good revenge tragedy. Call me if you need help."

"Shall I call you Horatio?"

"If you have to, Romeo."

"What, would you rather be Benvolio?" Beat. "Or Juliet?"

"Well, if you're Romeo, then I'll happily take Mercutio, Juliet. But I think we're more Antigone and Haemon."

"Yes. Lets skip the suicide part though and go straight to killing the unjust King. Much more poetic."

"I think you have to get through Latin first. Catch you later?"

"Wouldn't miss it."

And then she has Latin.

Lydia catches her on her way in.

"Hello. Do you need someone to file charges on your behalf?"

"....why? Did I miss something?"

"A 'no' would suffice. Your father said some unusual things when I dropped by with your homework."

"Oh. He didn't mention your visit." Pause. "My dad is weird. What did he say that was so unusual?"

"Nothing specific. I had a bad feeling. If you say it's fine, I'll drop it."

"This is me saying it's fine, I'm fine. I appreciate your concern, or whatever this is. But yeah." She pauses awkwardly. "He's really socially awkward, you were probably just picking up on that."

"I guess I was. Sorry, I'm holding you up from vocabulary."

"That's alright. Actually, there is something I was hoping to ask you...well, Jackson, but same difference."

"Same difference. I can get him to you after class, if you want."

"Nah, I've got plans. Which is kinda relevant, actually. So. I'm dating Matt Daehler. Well, very soon to be dating Matt. Is this what Danny's problem with me is?"

"Which one is Matt?"

"Cute brunette photographer, likes classic lit, is in our History class?"

"I'll ask him, but it's probably not a problem."

"Let's hope. But if it is, Danny should probably have a conversation with Matt about it."

"Danny's an adult, he can handle that."

She takes out her notebook and highlighters.