"Why did you do that?" Sebastian asked quietly, still hiding his face as he very carefully moved to pick up his book.
He didn't know this kid. He'd noticed when he'd started. Sebastian noticed a lot of things most kids ignored. But he didn't understand why he'd made an enemy of a bully when he was still the new kid.
No one had done that for him before. Not since kindergarten.
His pants were torn a little where his knees burned and his hand throbbed, but it was nothing like the pain in the middle of his back. And all he could think about was why this kid had done something like this and what he'd tell his mother when she asked what happened.
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He didn't know this kid. He'd noticed when he'd started. Sebastian noticed a lot of things most kids ignored. But he didn't understand why he'd made an enemy of a bully when he was still the new kid.
No one had done that for him before. Not since kindergarten.
His pants were torn a little where his knees burned and his hand throbbed, but it was nothing like the pain in the middle of his back. And all he could think about was why this kid had done something like this and what he'd tell his mother when she asked what happened.