scorch them

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My breath
comes in
short
b u r s t s.


And suddenly, a wave of pain
passes through me,
making my head and my heart
ache.


Miss Ingrid talks
but all I can see is her
pink lipstick mouth
moving to form words like


'bullying'

'disappointed'

'suspended'


and nothing- nothing makes sense
because Zaina is my friend.
She's kind and brave and loving-


SO WHY?


I want to stand up
and scream at the classroom:


WHY DID YOU LAUGH?

WHAT HAS SHE EVER DONE?



A.N. Here's what I imagine 11 year old Mei to look like:

She has light brown hair, it's not black despite her being Japanese / Malay

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She has light brown hair, it's not black despite her being Japanese / Malay. The only off thing about this is that the girl in the picture has no freckles :) 

- Maoiel 

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