Teres kept poking at her food as she listened, her mood slowly improving as she watched Sarah put her arm around Maddy. Seemed to her like everything might actually be okay if they did end up like three peas in a pod, but then it suddenly happened…

Freezing as Maddy’s outburst snapped her attention away from the disappointing food she stared at her, half out of sheer shock and half because it was definitely an unpleasant reminder that everyone here had issues that meant this kind of confrontation was probably quite common. After the initial outburst there was a few moments awkward silence as all eyes remained on Maddy, before suddenly she added [color=teal] "Quit fucking staring at me." [/color] before storming out of the room. 

Glancing around at the others she decided to break the tension and said to no one in particular [color=DC143C]“So she seems nice…”[/color] though immediately after her brain went into overdrive as she thought about what had just happened and what Maddy had said. She seemed to have a bit of a problem with Sarah, though how justified that was remained to be seen. Teres hadn’t put much thought into the idea that not everyone might be as sincere as they first seemed and she started to wonder who was in the wrong. 

Next her thoughts went to Erik and so did her eyes as she wondered about what Maddy had said about him being vain and flirting with her. Taking a few more moments to take in his appearance she now noticed that he was dressed in fine ‘eveningwear’ that wasn’t exactly appropriate for a casual morning in Ebott house. In fact everything about him seemed quite perfect, his hair, his completion and even the way he had composed himself with Calla. [color=DC143C] ‘So what’[/color]  she said to herself pushing the thoughts away. [color=DC143C] ‘Is it a crime to take pride in your appearance?’[/color]

[color=DC143C]‘No, not a crime’[/color] she told herself[color=DC143C] ‘but it [i]could[/i] be part of why he is here’. [/color]

She decided that she would take what had just happened with a pinch of salt, after all it was still only her very first morning and they hadn’t even finished breakfast yet, she would reserve making judgment on anyone at [i]least[/i] until after lunch. Hoping to avoid the wrath of Maddy she also made a mental note to avoid touching her as she finished eating her food and wondered if she’d be returning before breakfast was over with. Glancing at the clock that adorned one of the walls she saw that the morning was rapidly passing by and sooner rather than later they would need to be ready for their class at 9:00 and she would get to see what her education would be like over the next two months. Then there was the therapists session which she was dreading, after all she knew she didn’t have DID – but the therapist would be unlikely to believe that.  She hadn’t yet decided if it was best to simply fake it and endure the two months or come clean and try to convince them.