RIVER

“What was what?” I asked with a shrug, ready to disappear to my room.

“All of that?”

“Should I have kept quiet while she called me all sorts of names?” I asked, passing by him. The memory of what had just happened was haunting my mind. I tried to act as if it meant nothing when I knew I was probably going to toss and turn all day trying to make good sense of it.

“No, but…”

“Oh, I know how to deal with bullies a lot,” I added in case he was wondering how I managed to ...