Giving up has never been an option for Camille. Especially after finding out that her fake act of happiness isn't fooling anyone, she decides to go back to school. To the same routine but with a different mindset. Finally, she'll be able to break free from the voices, from her fears, from everyone holding her back. The determination to face the truth and stop pretending for others is finally shining through. Enjoying a moment with Ally and Paige, something the three girls haven't had the chance to do in a while.

"This feels nice," Ally comments while handing Camille half of her KitKat Chocolate. Ignoring the curious glares thanks to her bruises, Camille grins widely.

"Thanks!" she says with a radiant gleam that seems to alert Paige.

"What happened, to you?" Paige asks with skeptical eyes.

Camille lets the delicious chocolate melt in her mouth, to find the crunchy cracker inside with even more chocolate, she smiles as the flavor travels all the way down her throat.

"What do you mean?" Camille asks trying to enjoy the chocolate to the maximum.

Paige glares at her in an accusative way, Camille glances at Ally, who quietly watches the different attitude in her as well but finds nothing wrong with it. She shrugs her shoulders while she unwraps another package.

"What? Is it wrong to be happy, and not really care about them." Camille says glancing back at the eyes surrounding them.

"I guess you're right." Ally says sharing another piece with her.

Paige stops smiling as soon as Kate and her friends appear in the cafeteria's entrance. Immediately meeting her eyes, being the defensive friend, she is. Kate feels the need to stand up for Camille, sensing Kate's intentions as soon as she starts to move in their direction.

"Stay alert," Paige warns her friends.

Taking advantage of the fact that Adam has basketball practice and he's not around to defend his girlfriend, Kate grins triumphally. Her eyes sharp like daggers, her bouncy waves shine lively as she takes a seat next to Ally. Giving her a slight push, she flashes her perfect grin at Paige.

Ally fights her back by stiffening her body. She fixes her glasses and looks right at Kate in the eyes. Although she's always quiet, and timid, Ally has always stood up to Kate, and that's admirable to everyone. Kate ignores Ally and turns to glare right at Camille.

"I just wanted to say that I'm happy for you. Truly happy, Camille." Kate says with an evidently bogus tone.

"Thank you?" Camille answers trying to keep it simple and not give Kate the so needed attention she craves.

"Yeah, I mean. The relief to know that alcoholic tramp is not your father. Thank God, right?" Kate says as Brook takes a seat next to Camille giving her a phony smile. Camille ignores her and focuses on Kate.

"But now you have to wonder, your mom-"

"Don't you dare..." Camille warns her immediately, finally giving up on Kate's persistent attack. She flinches back in a fake scared gestured.

"I just feel sorry for Adam," her bitter tone taking the best of her, her green eyes full of hatred.

"Someone with impressive family values. He can have the world to his feet, any girl he wants, but you. What did you do to Adam to make him such a pathetic dog following you around... obviously is the looks, but then with a mother likes yours..." Kate says her tone sharp and hurtful, her eyes piercing Camille's pride with the sharpest words?

These words hurt her greatly, for the simple reason that Kate is right in some of the things she said. Although her family survives, is nothing compared to Adam's family. He comes from the best families in Primavera Town. Someone so different to her, with a father, that is a drunk abuser. Kate is right, her mother had to be unfaithful to that man to have her, that would explain Steve's hatred.

Although she wants to jump on Kate and hurt her, get back at her for many years of harassment. But she can't, embarrassing Adam by getting into a fight is the last thing she wants to do, and that would just prove her point, anyway.

"Get over your bullshit, already." Paige finally snaps at Kate, which turns her attention to her instead. Paige is the only one that returns the same level of hate and sourness that Kate spills out. Kate laughs hysterically for the whole cafeteria to stop and turn their attention to them.

"Seriously, Paige. Don't make me laugh." Kate addresses her with vicious eyes. Paige doesn't flinch.

"Look, everyone! Do you want to see a good, loyal friend? Well, look over here. Look at Paige!" she announces to everyone watching with curiosity. Camille's heart tightens up to see Paige holding back her desire to jump on Kate.

"Are you kidding me?" Kate asks spilling her poison towards Paige.

Ally and Camille glanced at each other trying to follow the new turn the conversation has taken. Paige turns rigid with anger, knowing how heartless Kate can be, how evil and despicable she really is, Paige gathers her strength to fight back.

"You're such a bitch..." Paige hisses with vengeance but Kates grins with pride.

"Oh, Paige. Yes, I can be a bitch, I can be a whore. But, I'm not a fake friend. That's just sad." she says with certainty; Paige's face turns white as her eyes widen with surprise, maybe a hint of fear as well.

"What? You haven't told them, not even Ally? I mean if you're that loyal why not come clean to your little friends here." Kate pushes Paige to look at Camille.

"Paige..." Camille voice already anticipating something painful to happen, by Paige's reaction she realizes there's something with a deeper meaning in their words. Paige lowers her face to hide her embarrassment. Her hands placed on the table.

"This is so funny, you guys! You acting like you're the bestest friends in the world, but you don't even know her biggest secret!" Kate exclaims between evil laughs.

"What do you want?" Ally finally says, reaching her tolerance limit for Kate's annoying presence.

"Well, let me tell you, Allie! Paige here pretends to be your closest friend and confidant but hides the fact that she drools for your boyfriend..." Kate announces with pleasure to see Paige turn pale.

Surprisingly Camille doesn't have any reaction to what Kate says, although she can see the truth in Paige's shameful eyes. Almost losing her span of life. Ally freezes next to Kate, her eyes on Paige, questioning and hoping for her to burst out angry defending herself, but she doesn't. Instead, she lowers her eyes in defeat.

"I'm actually feeling sorry here. You guys have a lot to talk about, so I'm going to take my leave now," Kate mocks them, knowing that she's done what she wanted. Camille watches as she gets up with a wide grin of satisfaction she makes her way to the exit.

Paige doesn't say anything to defend herself, silently waiting for Camille to accuse her or be angry or at least question her. Instead, Camille is letting herself feel something more than just pain and guilt. She feels angry, tired of being a target for everyone. Looking at Paige's troubled expression Camille understand in a way why she decided to say nothing. Irritated by Kate's grin, Camille decides for the first time to take a stand.

"Hey, Kate!" Camille shouts with a foreign voice that surprises her friends.

Kate stops at the sound of her cold tone. The smile still on her face but her eyes challenge her. Camille searches deep in her core to find the right amount of coldness to return her venom.

"Thank you..." Camille stands straight and tall, with a brand new light of courage she curls the corner of her mouth into a smile.

"From everyone here, you're the only one that cares enough about digging up into my life. Bring up my problems, and taking the time to beg for my attention," her violet eyes turning firm and deep.

"Thank you, for trying so hard to be close to me. I'm sorry, though. I'm sorry that I don't care about anything you say or do, you're still irrelevant." she takes a step forward as Kate bites her lips with rage.

"I'm sorry that I don't care about your life like you care about mine. I'm sorry, you're just pathetic and unhappy, and in reality, you're not a loyal friend. Simply, because you don't have any friends." Camille mimics Kate's triumphant smile.

Walking out of the cafeteria before her guilt attacks her back, finally standing under a clear sky, full of sunshine and fresh air. Camille takes a deep breath to fill up her lungs. Suddenly the need to laugh takes over her, overtaken by the tickling sensation of power. Feeling lighter than ever she pushes a peal of loud laughter that echoes the parking lot.

Paige, her friend has been with her through everything all along, but why really? For her sake or for Adam's? But, in the end, Camille finally understands that her heart doesn't feel the pain she's supposed to feel with the news.

In her heart, there's no anger, no hate or accusations towards Paige. She's also hiding something, something cruel that she needs to break from. The fact that she stopped loving Adam, and she's staying with him because she's afraid of being alone, afraid of hurting him.

"Who's worst?" she wonders letting the guilt hit her low. Definitely not Paige.