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Author: Gru
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It was a strange behaviour that I was getting used to. Before, she would definitely show a smug face with a smirking mouth, but lately (right after the S Incident), she prefers to stay away. And it's not just her, but almost everyone in the school, including the teachers.

I'm used to being ostracised, so this shouldn't be any different.

In fact, everything felt different.

I don't know. Let's put it this way. Whereas before I was shunned for being a disgusting insect or a pile of foul-smelling rubbish, now I was shunned like a deadly virus or a savage prehistoric animal.

I don't know the exact reason. I think it's because of the rumour that I was the one who hurt--, I mean hurt Susan.

I don't know who first made that baseless accusation. Even the public newspaper has announced it as a form of accident (although of course you can't be sure that everyone will believe it, because if that's the case, then everyone here is so stupid).

And I was only called by the police as a witness. Howeve
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