Originally Posted by thekraken

There were times when Althea really wished she had some seer ability so that she could avoid uncomfortable situations. Unfortunately, within the first few days of term starting, she'd already had several instances of uncomfortable moments that she'd much rather forget. If she knew that she was going to be thrown into another situation, she would've found an empty classroom to cry in. The bathroom door had opened quickly, and Althea wouldn't have cared much, had the person just stood further away.

And, of course leave it to Coretta the very expired, very under-cooked, noodle, to be the girl to stand near her. Of course.

"I would ask you what's wrong, but that would require sympathy on my part," she said cooly, carefully applying some creme under her eyes and massaging it into the skin gently. "You look terrible." And she would've left it at that but..."Here," she passed her the small tub over to her, "it's all natural and home made. Mum swears by it. You'll be glowing in no time." Because as much as Harrietta annoyed her, she also could not watch tragedy unfold before her. She was such a saint.