You had noticed Gretchen seemed a bit more…fragile as of late, so to speak.

Something was going on and something told you Candy was in on it and it had something to do with Regina.

So, one day you approach Gretchen and decide to try and befriend her, and you end up running right into her.

She drops her books and gasps slightly. “Oh no,” she mutters and bends down to pick up her books