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.

someone endure bullying without fighting

Stuart, who had shown

crew had no connection to Keira, no kindness, only

"Why not fight back?"

to

lost my parents when I was five, but I've always fought back

remained silent, her head bowed, causing

ingrained thoughts were hard to

and watch Keira be bullied like

thought to herself that resistance was

childhood

would blame her for not doing well enough, for not reflecting on her own faults

say she was a nuisance, nowhere near as good as her

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

Morwenna, now that she was aware, she

no difference whether she spoke up or

felt she shouldn't have returned to school. Maybe taking a gap year

she felt like she

she dropped out of school and something happened to Morwenna because of Sandra, she would be

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