Chapter 66: Forgotten (2)
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“Nana… it’s not polite to reject other’s kindness like this.” Mr Smith sounded as if he was scolding me but there was something incredibly intimate in the way he spoke. It creped me out, now that my vision was weak I could tell it even more clearly.
It’s not kindness that I’m rejecting though… Because I’m not stupid enough to think he’s acting like this out of the goodness of his own heart. No one is naïve enough to think that… Especially not me…
“I’ve been watching you for a while… I worry for you, you’re always coming to school with all these bruises on your hands… I don’t want you to feel like you can’t talk to me.” Again Mr Smith mentioned my bruises, it was a way for him to try and get closer to me. The bruises I hide every day with long sleeves even
