Lola had turned on her heel and started walking off to put her books away when her brother spoke up. Although he was often self-centred in his words and views he wasn't afraid to start up for his sister. Well, once wasn't. Although he'd stand for her on occasion those moments where becoming more and more fleeting and it'd take more harsh words for their mother before he intervened. As a result Lola started pushing back against him, ensiring to distance herself. She couldn't take the heartbreak of losing the care of the last of her family alive to do so, not on anyone or anything but her own terms.

She liked when he stood up for her, it felt like something their father would do. That was when he spoke that last line, [i]Last I checked she scored higher than you did she not?[/i] It caused Lola to freeze in place. Her mother has always made a big deal of how badly Lola did, she never thought her mother would have done worse. [color=LavenderBlush]"I sorry, you what?"[/color] she asks, turning back to her mither and brother