Cascading Down...

    This morning I was walking down the hall to my locker when I suddenly heard something... Someone was crying and it was coming from the tiny music room that no one uses anymore. I tiptoed up the steps to the music room and cracked open the door. Inside was a girl. She had her head in her lap and she was sniffling loudly. I slipped into the room and softly shut the door behind me. The girl looked up suddenly realizing I was there.  Tears were cascading down her cheeks and onto her fushica shirt that said, "Sweet Treats" on it. It was Alaina.
     Alaina's in my Photography class. She always seemed like a really sweet girl, but I didn't know how to approach her because she always was so quiet.
     "Uh... I don't mean to interrupt or anything, but I heard someone crying and wanted to make sure no one was hurt," I babbled as I slowly began to back out of the room. Alaina wiped her tears from her cheeks with her shirt sleeve and stood up.
      "Wait! Don't leave! Please."
      I turned around to face her. "Okay then. What's wrong?" I asked as I sat down on a plum cushioned stool.
      "Ya know Caitlin?" I snorted. How could I not know Caitlin? She's the most popular and meanest girl in the school. I nodded as if to go on. "Well sh-sh-she wrecked  my trimester project in Photography that I had worked on for weeks," she stammered.
       "It's ok." I got up from the stool and walked over to her. "It's ok," I repeated. I hugged her letting tears soak through my glittery T-shirt (I always keep a spare tee in my locker). She cried and cried while I kept telling her it would be okay and I would help her finish her project in time (I had already turned mine in) and maybe she could still salvage her A+. She nodded solemnly.
        "Thanks for everything Sofia. You're a great friend."
         In shock I nod back. A friend?? For some reason I have a feeling we'll be the best of friends...