"But, but," Her lower lip quivered and if she were looking at herself in such a pitiful state, she probably would have slapped herself. This was not how normal people reacted. Alice sounded so certain, so resigned that Sloane couldn't even come up with any other arguments. Her parents needed her help, OWLs were perfectly respectful, she could do a lot with them if she wanted to, but Sloane still didn't like it and she wanted nothing more than to fix it. Why was everything in her life sliding away without any way for her to stop it? Growing up was miserable.

"This sucks." She said after a moment of sniffling, looking down at the hem of her chemise briefly before back up at Alice, tears brimming in the corners of her eyes. "I'll miss you."