Chapter 61: The Major Freakout

In a split second, Julie went from annoyed to having a full-blown meltdown. The books and papers were scattered across the room. Courtney finally stopped screaming. Julie let out a ravenous shrill scream and grabbed a beaker. "Damn it, my nail. It broke because of you," her partner said, taking a few steps back. "Yeah, someone's going mental in class. She can't even wait until she gets home to lose her mind," another girl said and started to laugh. Courtney joined in, and so did a few others. Julie started to sweat. I could see her perspiration from where I was standing. I wanted to tell her it would pass and the cheerleaders would move on, but I didn't. I didn't provide any sort of hope that the future would get better, and that was all I needed when I started here. She was alone and frustrated, and I knew that better than anyone. "Julie, ignore them, okay?" I whispered from behind her. She looked down. I could imagine she could see me from her peripheral, but she didn't ackno