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 her

me medicine. But I no need medicine. I just want to

eyes welled up with

scream. I scream because I don't know what else to

to her. I couldn't imagine being in a foreign

had to ask. "That's awful. And then? What did

They think I crazy. They give me more medicine. But I no

in stunned silence, as she kept on

pulled her

up, babes" Hande asked, her voice

Finally, Cylan spoke up.

Charlotte. We'll figure out a way

nodded in

face lit up.

"We'll do everything we

and innocent to be here. She was the only other person in the center who wasn't meant to be there, just like me. But unlike me, she had a language barrier that made it hard for her

became more than just strangers in a strange place. We were all misfits, stuck in

quietly, observing us. She hadn't said a word,

about you?" I asked, trying to sound casual, trying to draw her out. "What

her eyes cast downward. Her eyes seemed to hold

as Dilada end up in

the silence.

troubled me. Her silence spoke volumes, hinting at something that was probably hard to hear.

I wondered what memories she was revisiting, what pain she was

a smile. "Yeah,

in her eyes told me otherwise.

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

into the cafeteria, her face red with anger. "What is going on

notice Miss Stefan walking in. But as soon as we saw her, we knew we were in trouble. Her expression was stern,

taking a break," I said, when

here as punishment, not to make friends." She sighed, massaging her forehead. She really looked exhausted but that's what you get for being a

to argue. But before I could

working, Miss Stefan. We just finished our tasks and

turned skeptical. "That's not what it looked like. It looked like you were all chatting

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