Winter does think that having Marcellus go all this way to meet her is quite convenient since she does not have to commute anymore, but she will rather travel a far distance if it means avoiding unwarranted attention.
She already knows how everyone in Marie Claire High School will react once they find out that she is acquainted with a personality of repute and high standing like him. Before she went back in time, she experienced becoming more and more of an outcast because of a similar reason. While some spread rumors about her, others tried to approach her and pretended to befriend her.
In reality, they were only either using her or feeling jealous of her.
'Back then, I didn't know whom to trust anymore. My friends were backstabbing me, and others were speaking ill of me for some reason. I was bullied. Eventually, I was left all alone, and I came to decide that I would no longer care...' Winter brooded in silence, feeling down and heavy from recalling that particular memory.
