Arabella Rivera If I thought searching for Haiden was hard, well being on the hunt for Sasha was proving to be the most difficult. It didn't help that I hadn't gotten a good glimpse of her last night and what made matters worse was that I never paid attention to anyone in this school. So putting a face to the name would be very challenging. A girl with a pixie hair cut rounds the corner, nearly bumping into me. "Sorry." She murmurs and sidesteps to get out of my way. "Wait." I called out, turning around to face her. She looked friendly enough to ask her a question without her being skeptical. She whirls around, eyebrows drawing together in question. "Yeah?" "Have you seen a girl named Sasha Phillips around by any chance?" I had resort to asking anyone I could stumble across, being smart to not ask those who worshipped the ground Gwen walked on. I didn't want her to catch wind of any of this. She'd most likely be upset and furious that I had not heeded her warnings to stay away from Haiden, which also included his problems. Which was mine, come to think of it, since I did start all of this. The girl's coffee colored eyes narrowed. "Sasha from drama class?" Seeing that I didn't know if it was the Sasha I was referring to, I just decided to go with my gut and nodded. Worst case scenario is that she's referring to a guy. Then again I did say a girl. "Yeah, I need to give something back to her." The girl nodded. " Last time I saw her she was in the bathroom. That was about two minutes ago. If you're quick enough you might catch her inside or just about leaving." I nodded, cracking a decent smile that wouldn't make someone cringe. If it did the girl didn't show it, for she only smiled in return and murmured a welcome when I thanked her. I made a beeline for the girls' bathroom, hoping the girl named Sasha was still there. She had to be, if not, I'd give up. Time was already ticking and I swore I could even hear it set off in my head, like a ticking time bomb. As I neared the door I suddenly realized I had not even thought of what I would say to her. I couldn't just go up to her and demand her to demolish the rumors about Haiden. She'd ask too many questions. Questions I couldn't give her. It would be like throwing water on a raging fire. Yes, it died out eventually but it still left ruins in its wake. But if I were to lie......Thinking about it was already giving me a massive headache, one I didn't want right now. I pushed the navy blue bathroom door open, the scent of the urine strong enough to assault my nostrils. It hit me like a bulldozer, one so strong that it nearly had me running away. I scan over the area, noting how empty it was. No one was in sight. I was about to turn around when a feminine voice called out from the bathroom stall. "Is anyone here?!" She yelled. I furrow my brow not knowing if to answer or not. "Does anyone have a tampon!?" She yelled, her voice thickening with urgency. "Please anyone? " My mouth parts in realization. She needed help. "Wait here, I'll be back with one." Well, it's not like she can go anywhere. I scurry to my locker in a matter of minutes, hurrying to grab a hold of a tampon in my bag. When I did, I made a quick dash to the bathroom. I was happy that I didn't have to meet too many prying eyes. They'd definitely think I needed to take a dump with the way I sped through the hallway. I wrenched the bathroom door open, unintentionally having it slam against the wall with a bang as I entered. It closes without me having to do so, with a soft click. I strut towards the last stall, hoping it was actually there I heard the girl's voice coming from. "Are you still there?" I called out, eyes falling down to see if I could spot a shadow under the stall to let me know if there was anyone inside. "Yes. Did you get one?" The girl's urgent voice cracks through the stall's door and seeks validation. "Yeah, here." I murmur as her hands peek out from under the stalls door. I give the tampon to her furrowing my brows as her voice suddenly rang a bell. "Thank you so much." Her voice was definitely familiar. "It just came on me you know?" She chuckles lowly but the embarrassment in her voice could be detected easily. "Are you by any chance Sasha Phillips?" I question without much thought. "Uhm yeah, who's asking?" I could hear her shuffling, probably trying to put on the tampon without falling inside the toilet. I decided to give her space, walking a few stalls away. I leaned on the wall, facing her stall. I pondered if to lie about my name but decided against it. She probably knew it already anyway. "Arabella. I need to ask you something. Well, it is sort of a favor I suppose." "Well you can get any favor from me, it's the least I could do for you literally saving my ass." She giggles, flushing the toilet. I hummed, crossing my arms under my chest. "Really? Even if that favor has something to do with Haiden Cross?" I kicked back one leg to rest it against the wall behind me. The flushing dies down and for a few seconds, everything is mute. I could only hear my breathing until the door of the stall opens slowly. Sasha comes out, almost hesitating. She looks like she was weighing her options, either to make a run for the bathroom door or head back in the stall. Both would be fruitless seeing that she couldn't exactly make a run for the door without passing me on the way and going back in the stall would even be the dumber option. She was stuck inside here with me, whether she liked it or not. Her blonde hair was plaited in a long braid that flowed down her back and her blue eyes, the color of the darkest part of the ocean, peered at me in what I presume was alarm. She must've figured out what she'd do seeing that she closed the stall's door and lets out a shaky breath. "What do you want?"