Diary of a Witness
“I wasn’t sure whether to panic or not. I mean, after all, he only started picking me up at my house to protect the jacket. And the jacket was gone.Then again, I should have heard something from him. Right? All weekend? I called. I messaged. I e-mailed. But it’s like Will didn’t exist. Like I might’ve just made him up.I sat in my room, chewing my nails and the inside of my lip. Every now and then I’d press my fingers real lightly on my hip, just to feel how sore it was. Like I’d been doing all w...eekend. I think when other people fall, it doesn’t hurt them so much. I guess it’s just bruised. I just keep praying it’s something that’ll get better all on its own.I knew I had to go to school on my own. But I couldn’t leave until my mom left for work. Otherwise she’d notice the jacket was missing.Then I heard her get into the shower, and I knew this was my chance. My big window of opportunity. On my way past the bathroom I yelled, “Bye, Mom. I’m going to school.”I think she heard me.MoreLess
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