Why couldn’t I just say something to him? Michael was right there and he wasn’t doing anything, either. Why didn’t he help me out? I was staring into the mirror, squeezing the handkerchief in my hand, hoping it would just disappear like that. I exhaled sharply. What was I even doing here? I came here to study and learn. I didn’t come here to be dealing with rich snobs, who think it’s fine to do anything as long as they have more money. I’m a person as well! I’m a human being with the same rights as them! I won’t let them treat me nor anyone else like we are less than them! I’ll make sure to get enough signatures to start my own path in the Torture Council! Just you wait, Benjamin. I will sweep you off your feet soon!
I exited the bathroom in front of the infirmary. I wasn’t going to be wa
