“Maybe,” Maddie agreed sullenly. “Or they'll learn this lesson the hard way.” That was as far as she was willing to hint that she'd nearly said she hoped a zombie attack was what made them realize the effect their little game had on certain other people.
The leader of the group had a smug smile on his face. His friends, however, looked a little less certain – maybe even a touch guilty? No. Probably not. Maddie didn't want to imagine that the boys felt bad if they really didn't. It was probably better to assume they were jerks who'd keep doing what they were doing.
“If you want. I still don't think it'll help. Like I said, bigger priorities.” Maybe Kori would come through with a solution sometime soon. A solution the boys would actually listen to. “These pipsqueaks aren't important enough to get attention from the big guns.” She couldn't help giving one last little jab at the boys.
Nick fell into step beside her. Maddie didn't look at the other girl, but she did blink in mild surprise. Maybe it was just a show of solidarity, walking off together like they were some kind of team. Maybe it was some other reason. She didn't know until the other girl spoke.
“Why are you sorry? You weren't the one who said what they said.” Although it was highly possible Nick had thought it at some point. The girls may have had some unspoken truce, but that didn't make them friends. “It's no big deal. They're idiots. They don't know anything.”