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The smug look on their faces was replaced with annoyance after I made my stand.
Mr. Richards finally looked up. He doesn’t look scared, just resigned. As if this had happened a dozen times before, and he already knew how it would go.
“Ah, your new girl has some guts!” The guy who seemed to be their leader exclaimed. The playful smile came back to his face.
I was about to respond, but the old man beat me to it.
“Stand down, Nerissa.” He said, probably in the calmest tone I’ve ever heard him.
My hands formed into fists. Out of all the times this old man wanted to stay calm, why now? Sometimes, I just don’t get how humans think.
“The grumpy man is right, Nerissa. Stand down.” One of them mocked, making me glare at them.
I saw him instinctively back away a bit. He looked confu
