Elena Martinez

## **Physical Appearance**

Elena was a young girl who was slightly taller than Regan, but shorter than Collis. She had tan skin, brown eyes, and shoulder-length black hair. She usually wore a pink sweater, white pants, purple and black sneakers, and a pearl necklace. Her nose later got deformed after Regan broke it during their first fight. She later lost her necklace to Regan during their second fight before she died.

## **History**

### **Chapter 2**

The next day, Regan is still upset with Elena for to insulting her and for defending Collis' shenanigans from Mrs. Bouvier. Elena tries making excuses, but Regan is having none of it and tells her to stop. Regan realizes that Elena has no intention of apologizing to her and that she's changing for the worse. She later vows to keep her friendship with Elena intact.

### **Chapter 3**

Elena begins hanging out with Collis on a regular basis, much to Regan's disgust. Regan tries to talk her out of it, now wanting to lose her best friend, but Elena snaps that she can hang out with anyone she likes and tells her to buzz off, calling her a nobody. She and several of her classmates tease and mock Regan for her lack of popularity, which the latter ignores.

### **Chapter 5**

After their argument, Regan and Elena begin fighting more often, a sign of their friendship deteriorating. Elena begins hanging out with older kids while Regan keeps to herself. While walking home from school, Regan finds out she's three blocks from Elena's house and sees her cat Pedro approaching her. Regan tries to ignore him, knowing that Elena won't appreciate her touching Pedro due to their fighting. However, Pedro stops Regan by saying hello, and she realizes that she can understand him. Pedro, oblivious of what's going on between his owner and Regan, begins an awkward conversation. He follows Regan until she walks by Elena's house. Regan warns Pedro not to follow her and is about to bid him goodbye when Elena comes out of her house and sees the cat following her.

She hurries down the steps, scoops Pedro up in her arms, and angrily confronts Regan about what she was doing with him. Regan responds that he was merely following her and that she didn't touch him. Elena, however, accuses Regan of wanting to steal Pedro from her. A shocked Regan vehemently denies the accusation, asking Elena what she takes her for. She continues that her parents would never allow pets in their home. Elena calms down a little, but threatens to hurt Regan if she doesn't stay away from Pedro. Angered, Regan retorts that she'll hurt Elena if she doesn't stay away from her. Realizing that Elena has become toxic, a heartbroken Regan accepts that it's time to let her go. She tells Elena that if she wants to hang out with Collis, she can since she doesn't care anymore, declaring their friendship over.

Enraged, Elena yells that she can't do this, to which Regan replies she already has. Before the girls can continue arguing, Mrs. Martinez comes out on the porch and asks what's going on. Elena says it's nothing, while Regan politely tells her mother to keep Elena away from her. Elena snaps Regan's name, but the latter turns and runs home, crying.

### **Chapter 6**

Elena and Regan no longer speak to each other, with Regan going so far as to request being seated away from her in class.

### **Chapter 7**

The evening before the homecoming, Regan takes a walk through Allearth Woods to get her mind off things. However, she hears small footsteps behind her and sees Pedro following her. Regan asks him what he's doing, to which Pedro responds he wants to know what's going on between her and Elena. He reveals that he likes Regan and misses having her around. Regan replies that he wouldn't understand and keeps walking, but Pedro follows her, demanding to know. The girl thinks of the good memories she shared with Elena before their friendship crumbled, having a flashback of petting Pedro. She stops and begins to tell the story, but Elena arrives, having followed her and Pedro.

Regan coldly asks what she's doing, and Elena reveals she saw Pedro following her into the woods, once again accusing Regan of wanting to steal him. Exasperated, Regan tells her Pedro followed her of his own accord and tells her to ask him herself. However, Elena ignores Pedro completely and refuses to believe Regan, calling her a thief. She continues that Regan has always been jealous of her new friends and wants to hurt her. Regan snaps that she wants nothing more to do with Elena, reminding her they are no longer friends and calling her a half-wit. Elena asks if Regan is calling her stupid, and Regan replies that she is. Angered, Elena yells "Here's your stupid!" and attacks her former friend. Regan defends herself and fights back, not knowing that they're near the edge of a large ravine. She notes that while Elena is slightly taller than her, she's less experienced than Regan due to her own physical fights with Collis.

The girls furiously grapple with each other and throw insults while Pedro watches in shock. He tries to tell them to stop, but they both reject him. Elena manages to knock out a few of Regan's teeth, but Regan is able to get more hits in and is smart enough to use her surroundings to her advantage. She viciously batters the other girl back, and Elena stumbles and falls. Regan stands over her, warning her to stay away. However, Elena gets back up, saying she hasn't finished yet. Regan snarls at her to bring it, and they continue fighting.

The Martinez's arrive, hearing the commotion, and try to break them up. However, Elena grabs Regan's neck and starts choking her, ignoring her parents' cries for her to stop. In an act of self-defense, Regan scratches at Elena's neck with her fingernails, breaking off her pearl necklace, then bunches her legs and kicks Elena's stomach to throw her off. She, Pedro, and Elena's parents all watch in horror as a a screaming Elena falls to her death in the ravine, breaking her neck on impact. Mr. and Mrs. Martinez climb into the ravine and bend down next to Elena, unable to elicit a response from her. They mourn their daughter, and Regan passes out from shock after seeing Elena's body herself.

### **Chapter 8**

Regan wakes up in the hospital, jolted and traumatized by her role in Elena's death. She sees her parents and Collis outside talking to a police officer. All four of them enter the room, and Regan asks about Elena's parents. However, the officer avoids the question and asks her if she can recount what happened. Shakily and under the scrutiny of her family, Regan reluctantly does so before fainting again.