23. Why is She Being Mean to You?
Michelle
When Ryan and Candace left, I stood there, watching their figures fade into the distance until they blurred away.
A couple of tears rolled uncontrollably down my cheeks. With each step they took, I felt them moving further away from me, as if an invisible and ever-growing wall was rising between us.
"Are you okay?" Abdiel's voice pulled me out of my thoughts.
I barely nodded, not trusting my words not to betray the storm of emotions swirling inside me.
"Yes… I will be okay."
I see the compassion reflected in his eyes, and a lump forms in my throat. I don't like it. Pity is the worst feeling one can evoke in another because it reduces you to someone pathetic, a person deserving of pity rather than respect. I looked away and searched for Susy
