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Show Inside Out, 175 Chapter 36: Terra Terra was only half-way down the hall from the dance room when it hit her that she was acting like a baby. A drama queen. She felt tears of embarrassment filling her eyes. Embarrassment and disappointment. It was just that she had wanted Andli to be a friend. She hadn't realized how much she had wanted things to work out with Andli until just then. And now she felt abandoned. And it wasn't just the Denver thing. Heck, she could see how charming he was. The guy oozed pheromones, or something. Really, she couldn't blame Andli for falling for him. Andli was new around here. Terra could cut her some slack about that. For a moment Terra wondered if she should tell Andli everything she knew about Denver Bingham. Is that what a true friend would do? Were they still friends? That thing she had said: "At least you have a mother"-that's what had really bugged Terra. Because it sounded like Andli thought Terra was taking her mother for granted. How could she just assume something like that? She didn't even know Terra. And so then, while Andli was talking, a tiny part of Terra was asking herself, "Do I take my mother for granted? Have I been fair to her?" Terra slammed her locker shut and headed towards English. Her mom worked really hard every day. Terra knew that. Mom was miserable and lonely. But that was because she had bullied her husband until he quit caring. Was that Terra's problem? Terra was just trying to get through each day, just like Mom was. Terra didn't know what |