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nce. Then why...why did it feel like a betrayal when he left the room su

he gave me a few minutes ago all part of m

re

e, I came forward t

u go. Complete these papers by the end of this month and I'll consider giving

f gratitude, thankful that he was at le

entire body froze in shock as my eyes widened. W-what was going on? I looked up into Mr. Agnes's eyes to find a shrewd expression

ed almost completely as he spoke to me now. "Remember how h

spine as he pronounced 'harde

so that he was forced to let go of my hand. Clutching the papers to my chest, I gave

ide my locker and headed straight to the washroom. Once I'd checked tha

the scene from the classroom played over and over again inside my head. Having my classmates humiliate me was an everyday occurrence for me. But a

gain, without shaking like a leaf, I took off my hood to check on the swelling on my cheeks. Thankfully, it

out my concealer from the pocket of my jeans and reapplied on the dark red bruise that was now turning blue around the edges. Just as I was d

ith brunette hair and wide hazel eyes was laughing with her

s, I entered one of the stalls to take care of busine

plied with a giggle, as if they hadn't even noticed me. "So i

r bouncing up and down in excitement. "Who do you think it'll be?

voice sounded upset...almost sad.

fade as they began to walk out of th

p as I flushed the toilet and came out of the stall, tryin

to notice everyone around him? And wasn't Sarah, the head cheerleader, already Cameron's rumoure

hy did I suddenly feel so upset upon hearing