# Kaira's POV

When I was in middle school, it was yet another sad day after enduring Tonia’s bullying and the constant taunts from the other kids. I walked home alone that evening, denied a place on the school bus by Tonia and her friends, and with no money to take any other ride.

So I stayed for the extra classes with the hope that I could join the second round of the bus.

By the time class ended, it was already 4 PM. I should have left at 1 PM with the first bus. Normally, I would have ...