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  THE SCREECHING sound of Gram and Russell’s sneakers snapped me back to the present.

  Hide. Have to hide!

  Can’t let them see me!

  “Ha! You know this probably wasn’t the best place for you hide!” exclaimed Russell.

  I froze. The stalls were just out of reach.

  Why won’t they leave me alone?

  They’ve been bullying me for so long!

  What’s wrong with me?

  I can’t contain the monster for much longer.

  “You know this would all go away if you would just admit it!” sneered Gram.

  Without warning, a sharp pain rolled up my spine causing me to collapse. My knees hit the floor, followed shortly by my hands, as stars blackened my vision. The wind was completely knocked out of me. There was no running this time.

  Gram and Russell burst out laughing.

  My chest burned with stubborn rage at the sound of their familiar laughter.

  The last time it happened, they were laughing then, too.