I told my mom about everything that had happened.
She stared at me for a long while.
Then she said, "What's it to you, Ava? You were just a bystander after all."
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Harmless ☑
Short StoryIn which a girl who was always a bystander realizes the consequences of a few harmless jokes uttered by her peers. *** "Faggot." "Girly." "Gay." You didn't say anything. You never did. You didn't even meet anyone's eyes. But your bony fingers were...
