I used to get bullied a lot when I was a kid.
Not the kind you see in movies. Nothing dramatic. Just… constant.
Being pushed in the hallway. Getting laughed at for no reason. Sitting alone while everyone else had someone.
You get used to it after a while.
Or at least, you pretend you do.
But there was this one person who never treated me like that.
Lia.
She didn’t make a big deal out of it. She didn’t try to “save” me or anything.
She just… sat next to me.
Talked to me like I was normal