Sunset exhaled. Yes, this girl definitely reminded her of Wallflower. She gripped her geode, now just a harmless red necklace, and settled down.

"I know it's not as easy as I'm making it sound. I've struggled too---there were times when I thought no one would ever want to be my friend again. But that was because I'd spent the last three years tormenting them and only recently realized that bullying was wrong," she said, shaking her head.

"Anyway, my point is: No matter how bad it got before, and I'm positive you weren't as bad as me, or bad at all---you can start over. Going through that taught me that everyone's worth a chance."