For the first time in a week, Vivian felt confident when she walked through the front doors of her new school. The first few days had been lonely. Hardly anyone had spoken to her, and when she had walked past the huddled groups of students, she could hear their muffled comments. But yesterday at lunch a girl named Betsy had sat down with her and started a conversation. As it turned out, Betsy was really nice and shared a lot of interests with Vivian. It felt good to finally have a friend. Vivian was looking forward to spending more time with her today, so she was excited when she saw Betsy farther down the hallway.
Which event would further develop the conflict in this story?
Vivian and Betsy start to talk and walk to their first class together.
Betsy introduces Vivian to a few more nice girls at the school.
Betsy turns her back as Vivian approaches and ignores her completely.
Vivian and Betsy make plans to hang out after school.
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The event that would further develop the conflict in this story is:
Betsy turns her back as Vivian approaches and ignores her completely.
This event introduces a potential conflict in Vivian's developing friendship with Betsy, contrasting with the positive experience she had the day before and heightening her feelings of loneliness and insecurity at her new school.
