TW: bullying
Going back to school with Coraline was absolutely weird. All eyes were on me and Coraline as we walked into the school together. The stares were entirely too intense, and worse, they were all looks of pity. It sucked. I couldn't stand the way people were looking at me, like I was some kind of tragic figure.
"This is so weird," I pointed out, trying to shake off the uncomfortable feeling creeping up my spine. "It's like they don't know how to be subtle."
Coraline glanced over at me, her expression a mix of sympathy and frustration. "The rumor was that you died because you were gone for so long," she told me.
I rolled my eyes at that. "That's fucking stupid," I said, annoyed at the ridiculousness of it all. People would believe anything as long as it made for a good story.
