She smiles. "Yeah? I've never been there before. My dad and cousin always expressly forbid it. But. Who cares what they want, right? I mean, my dad demanded you stay away from me... and yet here you are."

"You didn't want me to. Your dad doesn't matter compared to you."

"Do you need to pick anything up at home first?"

"My camera's in my locker. I'll just stop by there. Meet me in the parking lot."

"Mines in the darkroom. I've been experimenting with what they have in there. I'll go grab it after Latin."

"Works for me."

There's not much to focus on in class yet. The first week is slow.

"How was it? This weekend?"

"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."