btchholdmypurse commented on blueridgemod's post in blueridgeschool:

She had been being so sarcastic and vindictive about her question, she was genuinely taken back when Charlie informed her that she was quite serious. She did want to be like those girls, sappy and in love or whatever they claimed to be. She had always figured that Charlie's affection for her ran fairly deep, it was something easy and convenient to take advantage of, but perhaps she had taken it too far now. Even as Charlie tried to hold it back, Alex knew what was coming, and released her arm quickly as if burned.

"Don't say those things," Alex warned her quietly, looking around to make sure no one was listening in on them before she spoke again. "You've come a long way from the little mudblood I took under my wing all of those years ago. You've got some nerve, just giving all of that up, after all we've been through.. what else is there to care abot? I made you popular, I made you pureblood, I practically made you captain! I made you, Charles, and now you're just being ungrateful."

Crossing her arms over her chest, Alex glared at her friend a little. "Go then," she relented, turning her eyes away. "I don't care. Get out."

It was, surprisingly, untrue. It brought on that unfamiliar glow of feelings and emotions when she saw Charlie about to cry, that was why it was easier to look away. Easier to tell her off, cut her losses, and move on. Gemma had told her that some people would just be too thick-headed to change, or too stubborn. There were ways to fix them, apparently.