Being Good or Better
Xyra promised Kiz not to tell the others. They would only worry about him, especially Amro. A week after Xyra went to the Lampts, they decided to at least meet every Saturday on that usual spot at the park. Kiz still didn’t tell Xyra everything.
“Can’t you tell me?” Xyra pleaded while Perry’s not looking at them.
Kiz is still wearing clothes with long sleeves and a bonnet. He’s wearing glasses today to hide his tired eyes.
“This is not right anymore,” she said.
“What can we do?” he asked.
Xyra thought about it for a moment.
“See, we’re just kids, Xyra,” he said.
“We’re not just kids, Kiz.”
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“Xyra? Do you want to visit your friends at the orphanage? We have deliveries in that area tomorrow,” her mother asked her while she’s doing her homework.
“Really?
