The school atmosphere is almost suffocating, for people that are ‘others’ like Mary and Laura, who are lesbians. The nature of the school society makes Laura “pop.” She goes after Sister Alice after she scolds Laura for her sinful nature. The sister becomes increasingly aggressive and walks toward her. She stabs Alice in a fit of rage....

Laura starts suffering from nightmares starting three days after the murder. She was in shock for the first days and barely spoke. As she goes on her way she starts zoning out and tries to distance herself from Mary, as she is not fully aware of the true nature of the murder. Mary notices and tries to pull her back, and in the end is mostly successful in getting Laura to open up. Mary struggles to...