Chapter 12
Chapter 12
When Archie looked in the direction where Benny was staring, the little girl they met the day before came
into sight. Subsequently, he furrowed his brows.
In the meantime, Este was staring at them as she pped her hands with the other kids.
When she realized Archie and Benny were fastening their gazes on her, a hint of inexplicit excitement
flickered in her crystal-clear eyes.
Never had she expected that she would meet them here. Even though she had only met them once, she
could not fathom why she tended to take a fancy to them.
Even so, Archie and Benny had retracted their gazes as she kept her eyes glued to them.
“Okay! You may take your seats now. Oh, there are two empty seats over there. I’ll arrange for you two to
sit together, okay?” Their teacher pointed at the two empty seats next to Este.
Archie and Benny were momentarily stunned. Nevertheless, they nodded obediently and walked over to
sit down without uttering any words.
Este’s eyes lit up at the two boys walking toward the empty seats next to her. She gazed at them in
anticipation but was soon ovee by a wave of disappointment. They’re seated right next to me, but
why don’t they greet me? It’s as though they didn’t recognize me.
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Down in the dumps, Este cast her eyes down, toying with her fingers.
In actuality, the two boys were observing her reaction discreetly. Sensing thetter’s sheer
disappointment, they could not help feeling guilty.
Clenching his fists, Archie reminded himself and his brother at the same time, “Daddy abandoned us and
had another child with another woman. He even bullied Mommy! We mustn’t talk to her because she’s
his kid with another woman! Otherwise, we’ll surely hurt Mommy’s feelings!”
Benny nodded solemnly at the former’s words. “Yeah! We should ignore her!”
Hence, the two boys sat upright throughout the ss and did not even nce obliquely at Este.
Sensing the duo’s aloofness, Este dared not steal any nce at them again.
After ss, quite a few girls huddled over to y with the two boys. They not only gasped admiringly at
the two brothers’ good looks but also shared their toys willingly with them.
The outgoing Benny got along well with the others,ughing cheerfully.
On the contrary, Archie was polite, mature for his age, and friendly.
Catching sight of the two boys’ bright smiles, Este suddenly had the courage to go over and greet
them again.
However, all the other kids surrounded the two boys and squeezed her out of her seat.
One of the girls even grimaced as she pushed her aside and scoffed, “Little Mute, get lost! You can’t
even talk, so what’s the point of you squeezing with us here? Don’t rain on our parade, okay?”
Caught off guard, Este lost her bnce and fell backward.
All the others behind her dodged immediately. None of them stretched out their hands to help her.
Startled, Este thought of bncing herself by grabbing the side of the desk next to her. Even so, she
missed it and fell. The next second, she knocked her hand on the side of the desk.
Ouch! It hurts! Este ended up slumping on the floor. She knitted her brows in pain. At the same time,
tears started to well up in her eyes.
Meanwhile, the other kids around her only watched without taking any action. A few girls cupped their
mouths to stifle their giggles.
Este had been unsociable in the ss all the while. Since she was mute, she hardly had any friends.
Nevertheless, she was as sweet as a doll. Even though girls disliked her, she was well-liked by most of
the boys. They even treated and served her well like a princess.
In fact, the boys, who were usually as agile as monkeys, tended to practice self-discipline in front of her.
Needless to say, the girls were green with envy because of that.
Tammy, who shoved her away moments ago, never failed to grab the chance to bully her.