"I can show you around, if you want," Beverly offers, glad for something that feels like common ground, a place to start, something she can do. This was probably always going to be somewhat awkward, but it doesn't have to stay that way. At least, she hopes it won't. As much as she won't say so, probably not to anyone, she's never really felt as comfortable — as at home — here as she has anywhere else. It's hard not to worry that that might be about to change.

"As far as school goes... I mean, I think school sucks, but it's not bad."