As Nikki made her way home for Jameson Ridge High School, tears flowed down her cheeks. Before she had left for the day Nikki had used the restroom. After what she had heard while using it, however, Nikki wished that she had waited until she had gotten home. Shortly after Nikki had locked herself inside of a bathroom stall, her best friends, Erin, Geri Lynne, and Katy had made their way into the restroom. The topic of their conversation? Nikki. They were talking about how it had been a bad decision on their AP Honor Choir teacher's, Mrs. Leggerman, part to pick Nikki as December's State Choir Competition soloist. Erin, Katy, and Geri Lynne had also said that Nikki sounded like a dying horse when she sang. Immediately, the three of them had started to laugh. It had been at that very moment that Nikki had flushed and ran out of the stall. She hadn't wanted to hear another cruel word come out of her best friends' mouths.