Outcast

No one to turn too . . .

Ever since Regina Morrow's tragic death at Molly Hect's party, everyone has been treating Molly as if she has the plague. Nobody at school wants to talk to her, her parents have permanently grounded her, and even her good friend Justin Belson is avoiding her. Every time Molly tries to make amends, nobody will listen.
So when Buzz, a drug dealer who's hiding from the police, calls Molly and announces he's leaving town, she's more than ready to go with him. She'd rather flee to Mexico with Buzz than walk the halls of Sweet Valley High alone. Only Elizabeth senses that Molly is troubles, but even she may be too late to stop her from running away with a fugitive.

As if from far away, Molly heard herself say, "I could come with you."
Buzz gaped at her, astonished. "No! I couldn't as you to run away - no."
Molly shook her head, trying to dispel the fog of pain and confusion. What was she saying? Was she totally crazy?
But instead of rejection, here was an offer of something more, something better. And it was coming from someone who said he wanted her. She hadn't heard much of that lately. "There's nothing keeping me here," she said, rubbing her tired eyes with the heel of her hand.
Faces and voices swam into Molly's imagination - angry faces, harsh voices accusing her of tormenting Regina Morrow and driving her to death. How dare they treat her that way! Well, she would show them. She would show them what they'd get for treating her so badly.
A sob welled up in her throat. "Those - those pigs," she said angrily. "I can't think of anything bad enough to call them! But they'll see. I'll show them. I'm going with you, Buzz. They'll be sorry. All of them."

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