She refused to meet his eye. Whether this was because she was hurt or embarrassed she didn't know, but regardless she knew she didn't want to talk to him ever again. He claimed that he cared, claimed that he knew her, but he didn't even bother to remember the insults hurled at her. It didn't work both ways, and were they outside of the library she might've screamed that at him.

But, she was trapped and she refused to scream inside of her sanctuary.

"How do you need me to tell you what you said?" Alice demanded lowly. "You thought I'd get Sloane expelled, because that was the kind of friend I was. Even though I'd rearranged my life to help you, none of it mattered. I didn't matter."

Alice wiped furiously at the single tear that managed to escape. "I was doing all I could to help you achieve a dream that I'll never have and you- you just threw it in my face." And, with one last push past him she made it from the library and into the main corridor.