A helpful friend

I was walking to class the next day with so much on my mind. I would be happy that Isabella broke up with her useless lump of a boyfriend Chad if my brain wasn't filled with the image of Isabella moping at breakfast. I wanted to say something to her, but I did not know what to say so I said absolutely nothing at all. I could have just kicked myself for not being more of a comfort to my friend when she needed it. Part of me also felt guilty because I was a little too happy now that the Johnny Bravo look alike was out of the picture. I am not sure that I was even watching where I was going. In my distracted state, it was all too easy for a certain someone to catch me off guard by touching my shoulder.

"GAH!" I screamed while nearly jumping to the moon. I look at Sally who had jumped back because of my reaction. That vegan blonde is so perky that I wonder if she was a cheerleader in high school. "Don't do that!"

"I'm sorry!" Sally blared. "It just looked like that you needed to talk."

"I suppose that would be nice," I gave in. "Did you hear what happened last night?"

"Yeah, I heard Jerk Face finally got the ax," Sally told me.

"That pig actually wanted to bring in a woman for a threesome without even asking Isabella first!" I angrily blared.

"You seem mad," Sally guessed.

"You bet that I'm mad!" I was practically yelling. "How dare that jerk do that to something like that to someone as wonderful as Isabella! How dare someone treat anyone that way!"

"Easy, Anne," Sally murmured while rubbing my right arm to calm me down.

"Sorry, but I can't get over how sad Isabella looked at breakfast," I whined. "I just wish that there was something more that I could do for her."

"You know, Anne..." Sally started to say while gently putting a hand on my right shoulder. "You look just as mopey. Is there something that I can do for you."

"I don't know," I sighed.

"C'mon, Anne!" Sally pressured me. "Everyone at Latin House knows how you feel about Isabella. We would have to be ****, dumb, and blind not to."

"It is just that I don't know what is going on with me sometimes," I complained. "I dated a few boys in high school and I had fun, but now I find myself attracted to a woman for the first time in my life. Do you think that is weird?"

"No. I don't," Sally said while giving me a warm smile.

"Really?" I asked out of disbelief.

"Do you remember what I was thankful for during our Thanksgiving dinner?" Sally questioned me.

"You said that you were thankful that you lived in a place where the people respected your choices," I recalled.

"What kind of friend would I be if I didn't give others the same consideration?" Sally asked. "I would never consider dating a woman myself, but I don't think that there is anything wrong with others doing it."

"I am glad that you feel that way," I replied.

"Actually I think that you and Isabella would make a cute couple," Sally said with a smile of encouragement.

"What do you think I should do?" I asked.

"I would concentrate on just being Isabella's friend for at least a few days so she can heal from this breakup," Sally suggested.

"You a great friend, Sally! Thank you!" I proclaim while giving her a grateful hug.

"Anytime, Anne!" Sally acknowledged. "This is my way of giving thanks to you for convincing our RA Dominic to let me keep Vegemite even though it was against the rules. What did you say to him anyway?"

"I just told Dominic that he would be a hypocrite if he started enforcing all the rules now when he has been a little lax in his enforcement in the past." I explained.