Chapters tagged bullying

by Levantin

Chapter 31

Monday morning at school was nothing short of an ordeal for my nerves. Every step across the linoleum floor of the school hallway served as a merciless reminder of what had held me captive since the weekend. With every movement through the thick denim of my jeans, the cage chafe...

by Levantin

Chapter 33

Wednesday morning began with the same leaden weight in the pit of my stomach that had accompanied me all week. Every step down the school hallway was a high-wire act. The resin cage sat firmly, but the thought that a single careless movement could give away the rigid contour ben...

by Levantin

Chapter 35

The seventh period dragged on like thick tar. I sat in the second-to-last row of the stuffy classroom, staring blankly at the chalkboard where Mr. Lindner was jotting down formulas for the basic physics course. Not a single word actually registered. The exhaustion from a sleeple...

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Chapter 56

Three days had passed since that night, and my daily routine had settled into a new, terrifyingly fixed orbit. The soothing balm had quieted the raw patches of skin, but the constant, unyielding weight of the resin cage reminded me with every single step who held control. On my w...

by Levantin

Chapter 59

The gray Friday morning swallowed every scrap of daylight over the schoolyard. My steps were heavy, each stride across the wet pavement a dull reminder of last night in the living room as the resin rubbed raw against my skin. The scent of Vanessa’s jasmine oil seemed still trappe...