Crystal's POV:

I walked up to Firman, helped him up from the ground, and took out a handkerchief to wipe his face.

I could feel the little boy trembling with fear as he looked at me. "Thank... Thank you."

I smiled at him gently. "You're welcome. If something like this happens again in the future, go to your teacher, okay?"

Firman stuck out his lower lip and lowered his head sadly. "I can't. There are too many of them."

The despair in his words pricked my heart. I could recall being in the same situation, bullied and abused as a young child.

I took a deep breath and comforted him. "Trust me. At least they'll know that they'll be punished if they're ever mean to you again."

you, I'll kick their butts!" Beryl swung her small fists aggressively. Firman looked at Beryl in bewilderment

to thank me. It's my

to reach out to touch Beryl's head, but

awkwardly and wondered

wearing the right mask today." Rufus cast a sidelong glance at me. In fact, it seemed he was the one

dubiously and murmured, "Really? I think it's

mask fit my mysterious image. It was shaped like

at me anymore, as though

two lollipops from my pocket. One for Firman and the other for

his obediently. "Thank

smiled and turned

my disappointment, the little girl refused my lollipop. She buried her head into Rufus' neck and clearly didn't want to talk

wronged, I tried to get near her. I didn't know what I had done to make her

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