“Being unapologetically yourself is one of the best things you can do for yourself.”
— Elizabeth
Everything happened so fast. One moment, I was lost in a compelling fiction book, and the next, I was defending myself against Patrick’s verbal assault.
And now?
“His injury isn’t that deep,” the school nurse said to the janitor as soon as she stepped out of the attending room.
“Oh… but why did he faint all of a sudden?” His question echoed the one in my head.
I hadn’t planned to shove him—definitely not that hard. And never in a million years did I expect him to lose consciousness the moment his back hit the iron shelf.
“Can we talk inside?” the nurse asked. The janitor nodded, and together they walked off, leaving me alone in the reception, feeling purposeless and more lost than ever.
