Alex swung around quickly, turning on Gemma with a sour expression. She eyed the woman up, and then down, entirely with skepticism before actually reaching out to accept the cigarette. "Great, thanks," she replied dismissively, and without any tone of genuine thankfulness. She put the smoke between her lips and then used her wand to ignite the end.
"What, are you a student teacher, too? The staff around here isn't particularly strict, if you are.. you're as bad as that other guy. Not that I care, of course! There are all sorts of rules in that school that are stupid and need to be abolished.. the smoking ban is one of them! I'll smoke where I damn well please, wouldn't you agree?"
Bitching about Blue Ridge and their well-meaning regulations was easy, easier than talking about Charlie and that dumb bitch.
