A/N: Happy New Year!---In the morning, Alice pulled herself out of bed feeling low and melancholy. She couldn't get the previous day's events out of her head. With Courtney, Ray, The money-

"Come on!" Emilia's voice called out to the rest of the group, "Work faster! You're all being too slow!"Alice let out a short sign before jabbing her gardening fork into the soil. She could feel sweat forming on her brow.The rest of the group were stood beside Alice. They all were trying to dig up weeds as fast as they could to avoid Emilia's cut remarks. 

As the days rolled passed, Alice started getting used to the silent treatment that she received daily. Her and Gwen's friendship was blossoming as each day passed, sharing jokes and smiles. She almost made up for the gaping hole where Lauren and Juliet used to be.Libby still couldn't forget how Alice had stopped her on the Gym's Balcony. She felt as if she should somehow make it up to her. So Libby tried to act normally around Alice, but it came out as a little too forceful. Although Alice appreciated that Libby was trying to be friendly, she still felt quite troubled inside.

She heard Gwen let out a small cry of surprise from the behind the piano, taking her hands off the keys as if she had been burnt. She stood up and looked straight at Alice, demanding an explanation. Her eyes caught sight of somebody standing up against the microphone and her a look of anger displayed across her face.Alice scrambled to her feet and turned to look at who had pushed her. Emilia was her first suspicion, considering everything that had happened. She didn't expect it to be...

 As the day dragged on, Alice was used to the funny looks and dirty glares. She got them everywhere. In the corridors, in classes, at lunch, on the bus...To Alice, she did her best to push them out of her mind. Friday's concert was such a massive knock and left her feeling so broken that the glares were almost nothing. Compared to what she really felt on stage, she knew that this wasn't as bad. She felt a great deal better, knowing that her friends stuck by her side. They comforte