ONE PERSON, THE STALKER, HER CLONE.

"Come over here, I ain't gonna hurt ya." Rose smiles widely, as she spreads her arms for an hug.

"Oh..." I roll my eyes at her. "Rose?"

"Real Rose?" I stammer and she rolls her eyes at me.

"Come on, dude. It's me, Rose. Look, we're gonna go back to school to at least..." She shrugs her shoulders. "Maybe beg the dudes to allow us retake the exam."

"And...and..." I stammer, standing still. "What if they do not agree?"

"Then they should go fxxk themselves." She retorts, and moves faster to me as she hugs me tightly.

"Rose, so it's you." I sob, still stuck to her hug.

"Yes, it's me, buttercup. You're fine, ain't you?" She frees me, looks me in the face, and asks with emotions.

"Yes, i am, Rose. Thank you for caring. I hope you are, too."

"Yes, I am." She shrugs. "Sure."

"So, what's next now? Where are we going to?"

"School." She splutters.

"What about mom, Greg, Jude, Ben, Dylan and..."

"And what other freaks?" She rolls her eyes at me.