Lorna huffed and walked away without another word.

Dahlia, too, had left for class.

Soon after, Keira emerged from the shower, only to find Dahlia and Lorna had already left.

Morwenna was waiting for her, concern written all over her face. "Why don't you ask for help when you're bullied? Even if you're afraid to reach out to others, why not tell me? Aren't we friends?"

Fiddling with a towel, Keira responded with a mix of nervousness and helplessness. "I... I thought I could just bear it and it would pass. I'm used to it, really, it's nothing."

Morwenna's brow furrowed. "Used to it? How long have these people been bullying you?"

Keira lowered her head, staying silent.

With a stern tone, Morwenna pressed. "If you still consider me a friend, tell me."

Trembling slightly, Keira whispered, "Since freshman year. The Roberts family knows mine, and Sandra has known me since we were kids, though we weren't close. She knows I'm a nobody, that my family doesn't care, and she just wants to take advantage of me..."

Morwenna gasped. "So, you mean they've been bullying you for a whole year?"

Keira trembled again, biting her lip and nodding.

Morwenna was baffled.

endure

not like Norbert or Stuart, who had shown her kindness; she could understand bearing a

her crew had no connection to Keira, no

"Why not fight back?"

just need to survive.

fighting back always needs parents? I lost my parents when I was five,

head bowed, causing

sighed, knowing such deeply ingrained thoughts were hard

stand by and watch

that moment, Keira thought to herself

in her childhood had only led to

not doing well enough, for not reflecting on her own faults and

father would say she was a nuisance, nowhere near as good

"Alright, I won't be pushy. But next time something happens, you must tell me. We're friends, and a little trouble

she was aware, she wouldn't just stand

made no difference whether she spoke

to school. Maybe taking a gap year

coming back, she felt like she

and something happened to Morwenna

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