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I trailed my eyes as Jerome leaves the dining hall, exiting away into the dimly lit hallway. I stared at his back with worry, conflicted by his overreaction on many occasions now. He hasn’t been looking alright for a while now, and that concerns me.
“Worried about Jerome?” Cara asked, scooting beside me after she noticed my distracted gaze.
“Yeah, he’s… kind of out of it these days,” I mumbled.
“How so?”
“I asked him about it a couple of days ago and he said he was… afraid,” I answered, trying to figure out the meaning behind his words.
“That boy… has a lot… in mind…” Jerome’s mother mumbled, speaking a few words at a time.
I flinched as I didn’t realize that she was seated next to me. She was still on her wheelchair, and has a more relaxed complexion compared from earlier. I pursed my mouth with a nod, know kno
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