33. Classroom
Age: 15
Was the charms classroom especially hot, or was it the pitying looks at his back? He was highly aware of every stare, every whisper.
'His father gambled everything...had even their house
taken away...
He clenched his fists.
'They had it coming...had it..'
He bit his lip.
'Lost everything...'
"Yes, we lost
everything, but being
poor isn't epidemic, I won't
infect you!"
He was ready to punch anyone daring to meet his gaze, but no one did. He sat at the remotest corner of the classroom, and didn't even realise when the professor entered.
They would pay for it. They would.