Darn Stupid Brother You Are by Mairee

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Angel's POV

I waved it off, knowing it was a jab to my mom but I didn't want to dwell on it. I was feeling frustrated enough. "I'm worried about him. I don't know what's going on with him, or if he's even okay."

As I spoke, a nagging thought crept into my mind. I was still suspecting the center was being sketchy with their medical practices. But I didn't say that out loud to the others. I wasn't sure if I should share my suspicions, or if I was just being paranoid.

They seemed genuinely concerned for me, but I wasn't sure if I could trust them with my doubts. What if they didn't believe me? What if they thought I was just being crazy?

No, I decided. I wouldn't say anything. Not yet, at least. I needed to be sure before I started spreading accusations.

"So, what's the plan?" Cylan asked, breaking into my thoughts.

I shook my head. "I don't know. I guess I'll just have to wait and find out."

As I finished sharing my story, I noticed Charlotte looking at me with a mixture of curiosity and concern.

We had abandoned our chore, but no one seemed to care. Charlotte's eyes met mine. She hesitated, then diverted her gaze.

"Charlotte, what's your story?" I asked, smiling, trying to sound gentle.

She looked at me again surprised, then pulled out her phone and opened a translation app. She typed something in, and the app spoke out loud.

"I am a foreign student," the app translated. "I came to this country to study. But I made a mistake. I came to the wrong place."

We all looked at each other in shock.

I frowned, confused. "What do you mean?"

Charlotte typed again, and the app translated. "I realized in my second week. I try to tell them, but they no understand. They think I crazy."

Charlotte took a deep breath and continued. "I come from small town in France. I want to study art in America. But I make mistake on application. I end up here."

We listened intently as Charlotte shared her story. She told us about her excitement to study abroad, her dreams of becoming an artist. But when she arrived, she realized something was wrong. The building didn't look like the one in the brochure. The people didn't seem to understand her when she tried to explain.

"I try to explain to doctor," Charlotte said, her voice shaking. "But they no understand me. I try to tell them I'm in wrong place, but they just smile and nod."

collecting

room. They want to give me medicine. But I no need

welled up with

they no understand. So, I scream. I scream because I don't know what

couldn't imagine being in

had to ask.

a whisper. "They bring psychiatrist. They think I crazy. They give me more medicine. But I

stunned silence, as she kept on

pulled her

messed up, babes"

Finally, Cylan spoke up.

We'll figure out a way

all nodded in

face lit

nodded. "We'll do everything we

person in the center who wasn't meant to be there, just like me. But unlike me,

that moment, we became more than just strangers in a strange place. We were all misfits, stuck in this place for different reasons. But we had

She hadn't said a word, just listened

sound casual, trying to draw her out.

cast downward. Her eyes seemed to hold a

did someone as shy as Dilada end up in a place

silence. "You're the last person

faltered, and she looked away. I sensed a deep sadness in her eyes, something that troubled me. Her silence spoke volumes, hinting at something that was probably hard to hear. "Let's not push her," I said, placing a hand on Dilada's arm. "If she wants

her gaze drifting off, her eyes clouding over. I wondered what memories she was revisiting, what pain she was reliving. "Dilada, hey,

a smile.

knew she wasn't. Something in her eyes told

a mental note to talk to her later, to see if I could coax her into sharing her secrets. But for

Stefan stormed into the cafeteria, her face red with anger. "What is going on here?" she

Miss Stefan walking in. But as soon

taking a break," I said, when no one spoke

exhausted but that's what you get for being a bitch to

to argue. But before I could say anything, Cylan spoke

just finished our tasks and were taking a short

looked like. It looked like you were all

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