s Pers

y life. Every single day, Sean and his friends

e - "Peter Poorman" - making fun

or me to focus during class. No matter how hard I

id. I was someone who didn't even des

ompletel

g away from me in public. I knew he didn't w

would get tired of this childish bully

eturn the clothes Alex had lent me - and to th

e someone else

elf, even if it meant f

wouldn't lose my self-respect. I chose to accept my b

s them. I was here to l

et them see me

"There's no progress witho

s pain - was just

ed sitting alone

cause I like

urt less when I sta

ed someone to laugh at. I felt like a p

ould catch Angelica laughing along

ance anymore - no hope of he

noticed someth

ing. She didn't join

s getting ti

y, things go

on a prize, stood up and cal

to this new revela

own Peter Poorman has a g

ass exploded

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Angelica's frie

fr

they f

- and from the guilty l

lex had le

aid quickly. "I never told you t

ust la

edly, clearly not sorry at all. "I

burned w

I could disappear as the

lica's friends, c

have a crush on our

. I couldn't look at anyone

one of her fr

eating the finest meat," she sai

irritating. You're too wre

lassmate

me talking to you? You should be luck

wed, wishing I could

elt so small,

suddenly, her vo

is making me uncomfortable. Just si

asn't read

I don't even blame him - I blame the

rds stab

I had been treat

othing but t

mething unexp

cut through

y," the girl said. "You have no

ok at her - a girl I

an being like the rest of us? Why should it be seen as a

m went

ne s

ad, slowly, an

aming?' I

ex - had ever stood

Why is she

n't und

wasn't

ool to mock him?" she

not. It just shows the

veryone just sa

t believe what

this real? Or was th

raced thro

ise, she started

tanding right in front of me,

?" I asked her, my voic

ng to make fu

d simply, sha

like this. You have every right to

of something I hadn't seen

re," she said. "I couldn't sit

ll smile, she he

got a new friend. And I ho

r a moment, feeling the

I reached ou

y, before walking out of the room - leaving

spark of something ne

o