Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run." So they just stand there and Gretchen shifts from one leg to the other and so do they. Then Gretchen puts her hands on her hips and is about to say something with her freckle-face self but doesn't. Then she walks around me looking me up and down but keeps walking up Broadway, and her sidekicks follow her. Based on this excerpt, what conclusion can the reader make about the girls?

Based on this excerpt the reader can conclude that the two girls are not friends. They seem to be in conflict with each other. Gretchen's body language, "hand on her hips", and her actions, "looking me up and down", show that Gretchen is sizing up her opponent. However, Gretchen also seems a little hesitant to engage the speaker because she does not say anything. The speaker also does not engage with Gretchen, instead letting Gretchen circle around her. There does not seem to be hatred between the girls, but they certainly are not warm and fuzzy.