Mable frowned at Francis' rudeness, immediately regretting trying to be nice to him.  He really was just a stinky jerk.  Nettie was very kind, though, even though Mable had been a stinky jerk to her, which meant that she was a really kind person at heart.  Mable much preferred her to Francis.

The girl picked up the paper Francis left and listened quietly to Nettie.  "I think all that just makes me more worried.  But if you think he's okay despite all that, I'll believe you.  I guess... I guess you know him better than I do."

She sighed sadly, wiping more tears from her face as she held the cover of her bible, filled with loose papers.  "I definitely need help fixing this.  But I'm not really hungry.  Can we go somewhere else?  Being here makes me sad."