Pussy Number Twelve

As you might expect with the Random Remote being half functional and all the previous targets in her philosophy and Spanish classes already being at least at level two, Jessica didn’t have a whole lot of options to mess around with during the day. She left early for her lab and was able to lock onto Clara in Spanish class early on and see her profile but that was the furthest it went. Cumguzzler was only two days since the initial lock-on and was still stuck at level one when Jessica left home and if she was able to advance Homer or Melinda, it probably wouldn’t be until at least tomorrow since they were unlikely to meet in person today. So for once she actually tuned the remote out of her mind and focused on her lessons when not interacting with her previous targets.

Jessica took the opportunity to hint at the events with Lily and their orgy yesterday just to gauge her reaction and it seemed like Clara was at least kind of in the same boat Jessica had been in before her fun with Sarah yesterday. She was still a little too hesitant to embrace her incestual cravings right now and didn’t want to talk about it. Jessica didn’t want to push the girl too hard yet so instead they just spent the little bit of free time they had before class and on break talking about the other classes they were currently taking and planning for what classes to take next year.

Since the two had Spanish and philosophy together the duo decided to continue their talk together and hang out while they walked to their next class. As they did they stumbled upon Andrea and her football player boyfriend while walking to class. They hadn’t seen Jessica yet and seemed to be having a little bit of a terse and antagonistic conversation. She was at level two so right now couldn't have her transition moved forward but Decker wasn’t so this could be an opportunity if she could get Clara out of the picture for a second to use the remote. It’s been tried and true before so she put some money out in front of Clara and asked her to grab them both a bottle of water.

It worked well in the past at least in part because the others she used this move on were a bit more passive than Clara and did it without much of a second thought. Clara on the other hand just looked at Jessica and gave her a friendly smile while saying that if she wants a drink that bad to get it herself. Jessica was about to press the issue but it turned out it wasn’t necessary. The two in front of them finished their conversation and separated. Andrea and Clara continued walking in the direction of their philosophy class while Boom headed down a different hall and it was one with a small school store with food and refreshments.

It turns out that’s exactly where he was heading and went to the cooler for a sports drink, he grabbed some jerky, and a bag of chips. While he was in the aisle grabbing his stuff Jessica was one over and putting him in her crosshairs to the best of her ability. It took a couple of attempts but she got it eventually.

CARLTON “BOOM” DECKER, CUCK

LEVEL 2 UNLOCKED, PRESS BUTTON TO CLAIM.

EMBRACING THE INADEQUACY

Target’s sex drive and pleasure from masturbation will rise dramatically. Sexual pleasure derived from penetrating others or being penetrated by others will be completely eliminated. Target will stop pursuing sexual relations aside from self-pleasure and encourage any significant other(s) to seek sexual satisfaction from others. Target will now see user as a significant other. If at any point they encounter significant other(s) in relations with another person, target will only feel shame, intense arousal, and a need to pleasure themselves.

The last line there made Jessica smile. Apparently one of the hottest and most popular guys in school, the superstar athlete and future millionaire, was her boyfriend now. And she didn’t know a god damn thing about him. Smiling she stepped up close behind his right shoulder as he was paying and reached an arm across to tap him on the far side of his left shoulder. After the quick, dumb prank was resolved and he saw who was standing behind him, Decker gave Jessica a warm smile and laughed, “Hey Jess, where’d you come from? Didn’t see you there.”

“Just on my way to Professor Brown’s class so I thought I’d grab myself a bottle of water. Then I saw you and thought that I still have a little bit of time before I need to be there. Maybe the two of us could find some little secluded spot and you could fill me up.” Saying that Jessica placed an arm on each of the man’s shoulders and as she did so she realized she knew at least one thing about her new boyfriend. He was in amazing shape. Standing this close, leaning into his chest, and feeling his shoulders under her arms made part of her wish the remote had given him a different path. Anything that didn't turn his dick off would have been fine. She understood why Andrea was with him if physical pleasure was her main priority and guessed before the cuck path, the man could probably throw out some good dick. She wished she had at least gotten one shot at it beforehand. On the other hand she was no longer against fucking Lily or Gerald so it wasn't as if she didn't have alternatives. Though of course she preferred her brother to bang other girls so having this guy as an option still would have been nice. On a proverbial third hand Jessica was both a lot hotter and hornier than she used to be so it wasn't as if she needed to limit herself to Random Remote targets. She did that mainly because at this point normies just didn't seem as fun.

But as they stood there with her boyfriend, he did lean forward and give her a light kiss before pulling away, “Sorry babe, you know I would love to but I just haven’t been feeling up to it lately. Raincheck?”

Jessica knew that more than likely that requested delay was actually a cancellation but decided to humor the man. She just stayed where she was and pouted while pushing her chest out a little bit more, “You’re probably just too tired from banging that cheerleader bitch aren’t you? You gave it all to her and now I don’t get any? That’s just not fair.”

Eric reached around with one arm and pulled Jessica into a tighter hug and she got to feel his abs press into her stomach and his erect penis press into her body. Not only was he in tremendous shape but he was also well hung which annoyed Jessica even more that he was a solo show from here on out. “I swear I haven’t given her any more than I give you just like we promised. But I guess you’re getting frustrated because it's been a while. You know, if you want to go for one of those hot women you always hang around, it’s not like I’d complain about it.”

“Well then, maybe I’ll talk your little Andrea into hooking up with me and we’ll just leave you out entirely if that’s the way you want it.” Jessica did her best to act a little upset but kept a fair amount of flirtiness in her voice as she teased him.

All he said in response was that he didn’t want his girlfriends to suffer through frustration and getting pent up just because he wasn’t in the mood lately. “Hey, you know I’m not a jealous guy but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t find you and another girl to be kind of hot. You and Andrea together would be amazing.”

Jessica stepped away and smiled, “Well yeah, me with anyone would be hot girl or not wouldn’t it?”

Eric didn't want to go beyond a lesbian thing but still being honest, any scene involving a nude Jessica would be great. He just nodded and agreed, making it clear that the idea of her with a different guy wasn't quite as desirable in his opinion. As Jessica paid for her water they left the store together he spoke, “You’d look hot doing just about anything, that’s why I couldn’t resist when you starting coming on to me.” He reached out and grabbed her hand before dragging Jessica into another short hug before heading off in the other direction and saying goodbye. Apparently Andrea didn’t know that her boyfriend and Jessica were also supposedly dating and didn’t want her to know yet.

Jessica walked away thinking about what an interesting development that was. Apparently she was now secretly dating Andrea’s boyfriend while secretly also fucking Andrea behind his back. The Random Remote had certainly made her life a lot more interesting once again.

After leaving her boyfriend, Jessica went to class and found that while dressing in yet another sexy dress, Professor Brown was acting just as professionally as ever and didn’t even speak when Jessica walked in. There was an apologetic look in her eyes which made Jessica think that she was just trying to keep their relationship as low-key as possible with so many other students around. Jessica was fine with that as she had no desire to cause her career issues so she went and sat down next to Jade like usual. Just before class started Jessica got a text that her parents’ cam show had ended but the remote remained locked down so it would probably require Jessica to do the show herself. At least Melinda gave her parents some positive reviews. Sarah was proud to help Jessica and be a part of her channel right from the start. Lily was rather shy at first but the more sexual things got, the more that she was ordered around and played with, the more she got into it. By the end she seemed disappointed that it ended.

Homer said the idea of doing an Internet cam show was appealing but he was still too worried about his reputation at the law firm to actually do a web porn show so he wasn’t an option, Gerald probably still wasn’t horny enough to fuck his sister so that left him out of consideration, and her boyfriend was a cuck and trying to hide his secret relationship with Jessica so including him wasn’t an option. If she wanted a cock in the show her only option was Lily. Which she began to seriously consider and Jessica gave it some thought as class continued.

As the class went on Jessica began thinking about the future cast for her ongoing plans and made a couple of lists. Cunts and cocks. Counting herself and her brother she had 4 penises and 11 pussies. It didn’t take long for Jessica to rationalize the decision to add another vagina to the group. Knowing how much more popular pussies were in porn, a 3-to-1 ratio seemed about right and eleven was just a clumsy and clunky number. They were two shitty reasons for Jessica to begin looking for new targets, but at this point that was all she needed. But even though there were a couple of other fine girls in this class, Jessica decided she wanted to explore a little bit before deciding on who to target.

When break came Jessica decided to go get her brother a soda from a nearby vending machine. At least that's what she told everyone else. Truth be told she intended to just wander around a little bit and see if anyone or anything appealed to her while she did so. To her surprise though she didn’t need to find anyone as someone quite interesting found her. Despite her shorter stature, the woman who approached her looked a little older than most of the students around and wore an outfit that Jessica didn’t think worked the way it was intended. While the woman herself looked attractive and cute in a more skinny, nerdy kind of way her clothes didn't help give her the professional aura that Jessica felt she was probably shooting for. The maroon, short-sleeve suit jacket, button-up white dress shirt, maroon-and-gold bowtie, and dyed maroon hair made the woman look more like a movie theater usher than the combination of school spirit and authority that Jessica guessed the woman wanted. Even the frames on her glasses were maroon and gold. The woman looked apprehensive while approaching Jessica with a serious but compassionate expression. “My apologies if I am incorrect, I am merely following the descriptions I’ve gotten but are you Jessica Thompson?”

Jessica hesitantly said yes while offering her hand to the woman who immediately shook it and smiled a little bit, “So nice to meet you Miss Thompson, and I apologize for disturbing you if I am. Am I disturbing you? I hope not, that would be such a bad way for any possible future relationship to begin. I guess I should have done a better job of getting into contact with you through professional channels but it is the end of the week and if I miss this chance then I may have needed to wait until the weekend was over to speak with you and I would have hated to do that. Even if the official channels went through I couldn’t be sure if you would come to my office and we’ve never spoken before so you man not even know where my office is. And let’s be honest, none of us want to stick around any later than we need to on a Friday Night. It isn’t like I have a crazy night life or anything but I still have a few things that I’d like to do and with you being as young and pretty and popular as you are I’m sure you have a few plans. But I felt the need to swing by and talk to you because your name has kept coming up lately and, oh, wait. I haven’t introduced myself yet have I?”

Jessica just smiled and shook her head. She had no idea who this woman was but she obviously had a tendency to get a little enthusiastic when talking, jump from subject to subject, and had a little bit of a motormouth once she got going.

“So Sorry, my name is Sue. Sue Richter. I am a new counselor here and like I said, I have been seeing and hearing your name come up a lot lately with some of the students that see me regularly and a few other people. But I was hired shortly after counselor Goldberg retired last year, did you know him at all? Oh wait, you’re a freshman if I remember your records well enough so no, I don’t think you would have gotten the chance. It's a shame, he was a nice guy and as long as he was here it feels like a tall order to fill his shoes. I'm doing my best of course and things seem well enough so far. Oh, don’t worry too much about what the girls have been saying though, it’s almost entirely positive and that’s part of why I wanted to seek you out. Apparently a couple of your classmates have been very appreciative of some of the relationships you have provided for them and I thought it might be helpful to me to get to know the woman they were talking about a little bit. Maybe even see if you have some secrets if everything is on the up-and-up.”

Jessica was fine with everything she said but wasn’t sure how much time they’d get to have an actual conversation as Sue wasn’t giving her much of a chance to speak. “Sure. Uh, may I ask who you have spoken with?”

That was actually enough to leave the woman quiet for a few moments as she began to think. “Dang it, I knew I was forgetting something. I wasn’t really planning to come and speak with you until recently and I never got their permission to share details and of course I do take my confidentiality agreements very seriously. I guess I was operating on a shorter timeframe so it makes sense that I would have forgotten but still I would prefer to have a short talk now that I found you. Umm,”

Jessica put a hand up and cut in before the woman got started again, “I’m in the medical track and my mom works at a hospital so I know a little bit on the subject. I know that you are allowed to provide vague details of a patient’s case so long as no identifying details that allow me to identify them are given. If I just happen to be able to guess who you’re speaking about it isn’t really any fault of yours right?”

Sue stood for a second and casually leaned her shoulder against the vending machine they were standing next to before responding. “I guess that works. The first woman is a lady who I have been counseling since the year began and she had been receiving help in and out of school for years to deal with her shyness...”

At that moment Jessica didn’t even need the woman to continue, “Jade?”

Sue didn’t say anything to confirm it but did tap her nose twice as she continued, “The girl and I have been meeting once a week or so since the year began and she has been a wall of fear and anxiety and the poor lady had been terrified of people since the day we met. I kept advising her to try to make just one friend. That many times getting over that one initial hurdle can lead to greater things in the future. I asked her to find someone who seemed nice and friendly, to just give one person a shot as a way to begin the process of being more comfortable. She said she was close to it a few times but always panicked. Apparently last week she finally did it. From what she told me earlier this week not only has she become friends with you and your brother, but you have moved in to her house? And your brother and her have, uhhh,”

The blushing and uncertainty in how to proceed made it all too clear what Sue was trying to say without saying. Jessica decided to give her a hand, “Yes, yes. They did.”

With the awkwardness out of the way, Sue went back into her part of the conversation at full steam. “I must confess that I am not sure where my envy ends and my suspicions begin. I’m hope you don’t take it too personal but I’m sure you can understand that from an outsider’s perspective if part of me finds her rapid changes in personality and comfort around people to be troubling. The school staff tried to open her up for over a year with multiple people trying several different approaches with no significant change and efforts by private sector help was just as fruitless. But you and Gerald managed it within two weeks and the fact that it resulted in you living in her residence and engaging in, relations with her, can you see how that could maybe raise a red flag or two? Please try not to be offended as I’m not trying to insinuate or accuse you of anything sinister. I just felt it was part of my duty to follow up as it did seem rather unusual. Can you understand where I’m coming from?”

Jessica could only agree as, even though she knew the Random Remote was responsible for it and Jessica had done most of this stuff herself, it was a lot of changes to reality in a short amount of time and some suspicion her way only made sense at this point. When she responded she didn’t even need to lie, she just left out some of the ‘magical mind control’ aspects of her story. “I totally understand as it kind of blows me away and a lot of what I’ve seen the past couple weeks confuses me too. To be honest I don’t think you are giving yourself enough credit with it though as a lot of this started last Friday and when Jade approached me in class, me and Gerald weren’t much better in terms of having friends. We were pretty much the only friends that the other had since starting classes a couple of months ago. Jade showed us some of her artwork and we talked a little bit in the commons and my brother kind of has a ‘big, tall, and handsome thing’ and is kind of a big, sensitive softie too and I noticed Jade seemed to be acting like she had a little bit of a crush on him. That kind of got her to start opening up so we went and played some board games together. And well, neither of us are exactly crazy party people so the idea of blowing off steam at the end of the week playing Monopoly or something seemed like a good time. Plus you have seen how nice and sweet she is, telling her no would have felt worse than kicking a puppy."

Jessica looked around and made sure nobody was around before leaning in to whisper, playing up the idea that she wanted to keep her friend’s secret a secret, “she wound up in the bathroom because of her stuff. Cow stuff. You know, milk started leaking. She asked for my help since it was starting to hurt and it turned out that helping her, you know, got her a bit worked up. Next thing I know she’s asking Gerald to help her out in that way.” Jessica leaned back and stopped whispering. “After that I guess we just spent a little more time together, she met our parents, and as time went on she just seemed to relax more and the idea of being alone again seemed to upset her. I don’t know but I think she finally found a little bit of a safe space with actual people in it that she trusts and it kind of grew out from there.”

Sue remained leaning against the vending machine and sighed. It certainly tracked with a lot of what Jade had told her the last time they met so she couldn’t find any reason to be suspicious of Jessica so far. It put her at ease somewhat and the woman continued. “And another of my repeated patients is a young woman, formerly a devoutly religious woman that was cut off by her parents as her faith began to falter,”

“So Tanya?”

Once again Sue didn’t outright admit that’s who she was talking about and continued on, “The young lady still has issues stemming from her younger days. In fact she isn’t the only student I’ve seen with similar issues. If they had fears of Hell and wrath burned into their minds as their faith begins to cede, the fear of the punishment doesn’t always fall away with it. This can lead to some rather disturbing dreams and troubled sleeping. Add to that the fact that her parents have made it clear they want nothing to do with her at the moment, well, that by itself can be difficult for anyone. She still loves her parents and wishes they would at least listen to her or give her the time of day which adds to her general distress level. The distance between them has been very trying and a trying job only makes things more stressful but she has indicated that while your time together has been short, because of her busy working schedule, but she has found the time quite valuable. She has told me that being around you has been somewhat comforting and reassuring. She has said that she has had aspects of her life that she would like to experiment with but didn’t go into details at all on that. But she has commented that she appreciates your relatively non-judgmental attitude and openness. I know it’s not my place to ask but if you could spend more time hanging out together, from what she says, I think it could be helpful for her mental well being.”

Jessica was a little surprised with that. “She really hadn’t given me any indication that she was struggling with nightmares or anything. Honestly if I had known that and knew being around helped I would have tried to get her over for a sleepover or something at some point or something. But yeah, if you think it would help I would definitely try to spend more time with Tanya.”

Sue just nodded her head and carried on, “Finally the only other student that I have had mention you, well I’m not sure how much the confidentiality applies as she is also your pet. She has confessed to me this morning that she is now pregnant and that has come with some unexpected, irrational fears.”

This was the most surprising to Jessica of what she had heard so far as, between Asuka always switching between her playful and serious demeanor, she hadn’t picked up on anything like that. “What kind of fears?”

“Well, she has told me that this isn’t actually anything she really worries about. Not seriously at any rate but it’s one of those crazy background thoughts that always pop into our heads during stressful times of our life. But you know every once in a while there’s a story or a joke about somebody’s pet getting pregnant and then being driven somewhere to be isolated and abandoned.” Jessica was about to step in there but Sue continued, “Now don’t get me wrong, the woman said flat out that she doesn’t believe you would do such a thing. She said you seemed far too nice and friendly, too loyal and she said that living with you so far has been short but amazing. But she added something about her children not having the father you preferred and that adding stress and concerns. But pregnancy for a woman, especially a first time pregnancy, can be incredibly stressful and hormonal and difficult,”

“Say no more. So you just need me to let the young woman know that she is loved, to help her feel safe and secure. The girl acts so cavalier sometimes that I didn’t think things like that would be an issue but I guess I was wrong about that. Thank you for bringing it to my attention so I can help her out.” Jessica moved to leave and asked if there was anything else but wound up staying in the room as apparently Sue had a couple of more things to discuss.

“Yes, unfortunately though they don’t involve students. One is relatively minor and involved a former alumni student by the name of Melinda Laugherty? Would that be a woman you are familiar with?”

Jessica smiled, “Yes, yes. A friend I recently met and we have been discussing some future business plans. She has been on campus? Looking for me or...”

“Well, not from what she said. Mainly she said she had a relationship of some sort with you and she claimed talking to you got her feeling nostalgic and because of that she wanted to tour the campus to see how things had changed and what things were the same. It wasn’t that big of a deal but her and I talked for a little bit and she said that if I got the chance to come to speak to you it would be worth my time. But of course my primary concern was that any time I have an older person touring the campus talking about a particular student, especially when they aren't direct family or a known contact, I want to double check with them and make sure there’s nothing to be alarmed about.”

Jessica smiled as she looked at Sue and realized that Melinda had apparently been a step ahead of her on this one and was trying to send the girl to be a new addition to their enterprise. “No, no. Melissa’s great and has helped me kind of open up and a lot of my recent developments, you know like I mentioned as far as seeking more friends and expanding my social circle kind of started with her and her husband.”

Sue gave Jessica a smile and then sighed in a manner that indicated she had been saving the worst for last. “Finally I had a conversation with another older woman yesterday. Do you know a woman named Caroline Smith?”

At first Jessica was going to say no because the name didn’t ring a bell but as she began forming the word, half way through the memory clicked. “N-wait. Carol. Cumguzzler’s mother?! That bitch showed up on campus?!”

Sue made a strong inward breath at the use of the word bitch but nodded, “Yes, unfortunately I got to deal with her too though I got the impression from the rest of the office that they were just shuffling her down to me because I’m dead last seniority-wise and nobody else wanted to deal with her.”

“Yeah, sounds about right. I first met her yesterday after I hired her daughter to be our maid because we were starting to get a little bit of a full house and thought we could use some help keeping everything clean. She shows up, doesn’t even say hello or good morning, and just starts insulting and cutting down her own daughter in front of everybody while we’re eating breakfast. Just calling her stupid and incompetent, and clumsy, and a whore. Eventually my mom couldn’t take it anymore and asked her to stop. They argued back and forth until the bitch tried to slap my mom so mom dodged out of the way, and slapped her back. If you want my advice with that one, yeah, she’s one you need to be worried about keeping off campus as I’m guessing she has no intention but to cause trouble.”

Sue nodded slightly to confirm, “Yes, she did seem to be of that mindset. She didn’t even seem positive that you were a student here and assumed it likely based upon your age and proximity to the school. When I told her that the amount of details I could give to an unauthorized person about a student’s schedule and personal information was very limited, well, let’s just say she didn’t like that very much. And when I insisted that her anger was going to do nothing more than make me call security and have her removed by ****, she gave me a quite upsetting look to be perfectly honest.”

Jessica responded with a bit of exasperation in her voice. “Yeah. I didn’t even meet her for ten minutes but she came across as someone without an ounce of friendliness or humor in her body. The only friendliness she showed to anybody was me after finding out I was her daughter’s boss technically, and once I acted like I considered my employee as an equal who just happens to be working for me at the moment, not treating her like a subordinate or whatever, it definitely rubbed her the wrong way. Just an elitist, selfish cunt,” Jessica finished with a bitter tone followed by an apology as Sue winced at the use of the vulgarity at the end.

“I’ve heard worse in my short career of counseling troubled college students believe me, but I appreciate the apology all the same. But I hope you can understand why I felt the desire to swing by and talk to you rather quickly. I frankly didn’t know you existed really up until the beginning of the week when I heard Cassandra Brown, err, your Professor Brown mention you in passing as a promising student and then within the course of a couple days several people across the spectrum bring your presence to my attention for various different reasons. The mental well-being of the school and student body is my top priority so after everything, I felt the need to track you down and have a brief word. I hope you understand. With everything going on, I just felt the need to establish a connection, try to get some more information, and ask for your assistance if possible. I know asking a student for help isn’t necessarily part of the job description but you do seem to have a lot of influence with some though and thought you could be in a better position on some of these things...”

Jessica decided to butt in as it seemed like Sue could have continued to go on for quite a while still based upon her body language. “No, no problem. Some of this stuff I am more than happy to help with and if you need my help with any other students in the future, especially anyone that identifies as one of my friends or associates, I don’t want you to hesitate. I hate to leave now and be rude, but looking at the time I think I may have missed the end of break and am a little late for class. I need to run, I don’t suppose you could let Miss Brown know why I’m late. I’d really appreciate it.”

With a smile Sue took a moment to make sure her clothes and tie were straight before saying yes and turning around. With her back turned she continued talking while Jessica took out the Random Remote and shot the counselor in the back.

SUE RICHTER, ULTIMATE RIDE

FOR FIRST THREE LEVELS TARGET WILL NOT GAIN A SINGLE NEW TRAIT, THEY SHALL GAIN AN ENTIRELY NEW PATH AND ALL SUBSEQUENT TRAITS THAT COME WITH SAID PATH WHILE ALL PREVIOUSLY HELD PATHS SHALL PROCEED AS WELL.

FIRST PATH, PAIN ****.

Target will find physical pain and being treated with disrespect to cause sexual pleasure and arousal. Being treated with respect will cause discomfort. Sex drive will increase and sexual attraction and subservience to user will increase greatly.

Jessica stared at the Random Remote and read that whole thing several times, nearly forgetting to put it away before she walked into the classroom where Sue was explaining that Jessica was late returning because they were having a short conversation together about some ‘important and confidential’ matters. It sounded like that when Sue leveled up not only would her Pain **** proceed to level two, but she’d gain a whole other path that would automatically start at level 2 at the same time. Then at level three that would be repeated?! By then she’d have nine enhancements. There was no telling what level of a dirty, shameless slut the woman could be by that point and the idea was making Jessica more impatient than any other transformation thus far. Even her own and her brother’s took a backseat just out of curiosity.

Jessica did remember to hide the remote before walking into class (barely) but decided a little test of level one could be in order with Sue. Without apology or hesitation she walked up to Sue, “Give me your phone number. Personal and business in case I need to call you about our conversation.”

Jessica made a deliberate attempt to avoid using any manners or making it a request while at the same time adding a little bit of a sneer to her face as if the idea of interacting with Sue was beneath her. Sue was obviously surprised by the sudden, rapid shift in Jessica’s attitude but for some reason she didn’t understand, this more dominating, disrespectful, and controlling Jessica was something that Sue actually found more preferable than the previous interactions. With no hesitation she walked over to Professor Brown’s desk, bent over, and wrote her home phone number on the back of her business card before handing it to Jessica.

“If you need anything, any help at all about the things we talked about let me know. I will do my best...” it looked like she was about to begin another long diatribe so Jessica told her to leave and walked over to her chair and sat next to Jade.

“What was that all about,” Jade asked quietly as Jessica sat down next to her.

“Apparently some of our friends are dealing with some issues and she was informing me as she thought I could offer some support to them.” Jade just gave a polite nod and the rest of the class proceeded as usual.