"Roswell wasn't that bad with the class differences." Granted, Isabel's parents weren't rich, but they were well off enough that she'd never lacked for anything. "It was more jocks, geeks, and well, the alien freaks that are my brothers. They always did their own thing."

"I think the thing here is that so many of us have had to deal with real life or death issues," she said slowly. "In that case, money and popularity really don't matter. You just want someone you can trust at your back."