Alice turned to Clarissa and asked,
"Do you have something to say to me?"
Clarissa clenched her teeth and took a step towards her.
"I'm just here to tell you that I still don't trust you." Alice nodded. That was already a known fact, so what else? "But I'm going to listen to what you said about that suspicious man, so I'm going to tell the teachers so that no one else falls victim."
'She doesn't trust me but she's ready to believe my words. That's an improvement. I knew she was smart.' Alice smiled.
"What are you smiling about?" Clarissa flared at her but Alice shook her head and said,
"Oh, it's nothing." She stepped towards her. "I just thought you were pretty cute."
Hearing that from her, Clarissa took a step back and declared,
"I... I'm straight."