Little Boy Lost: Abandoned by J. P. Barnaby

Author:J. P. Barnaby [Barnaby, J. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-05-17T23:28:05+00:00

THE bruises had faded, but the limp that I’d been left with caused me to feel very self-conscious as I walked down the south hall to my first class. I don’t think I could have drawn more stares from the other students if I’d been glowing. Some of the stares were hostile, but most were curious, even sympathetic. Louise Birch from my math class had even given me a tentative smile as I passed her locker. That gave me a bit of hope, but I still made sure that I was very aware of my surroundings at all times just as Sensei had been teaching me. The first line of defense, he’d repeated many times, is awareness.

I grabbed the lunch Carolyn had packed from my locker and sat in the cafeteria away from everyone else with my back against the wall. It seemed that in my two-month absence, no one had taken the space next to the emergency exit. Again, I ate quickly, trying to avoid all of the stares, all of the whispers. One thing had changed, however, from when I’d sat there day after day before the attack. My back was straight, and I was no longer ashamed of who I was or who I loved. Over the last few weeks, day after day, Sensei had taught me to stand tall and be proud.

That’s exactly what I was doing, for me.

As I finished the last of my pudding cup, I was surprised to see someone heading towards my solitary table. It was Brenda. She dropped a note next to my lunch bag and kept walking. Watching her as she set her tray down in the front, she never looked back as she pulled her backpack up higher and walked out of the cafeteria. Picking up the note, I opened it and began to read.

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