Chapter 8

After Clara finished crying, seeing that she had calmed down, I left. Clara panicked and grabbed my hand to hold me back. She sobbed and said, "Don't go! Help me, please."

I replied, "I helped you twice."

Last time, I did a dangerous job for her; this time, I helped her escape the bullies.

"Please, just this one more time. Only you can save me. Those people won't forgive me. They always secretly bully me. Countless times, I was beaten and brutally abused. If you don't save me, I will die."

Clara's tears fell endlessly again, her voice choked with emotions of despair.

I remember the first time she came to see me. Although she appeared fine, her face was pale and weak. It seems like she's been bullied before I arrived here.

"Why do they bully you?" I wonder what mistake Clara made that made those people not let her go.

Clara lowered her head so I couldn't see her expression.

Her voice was frustrated, "This is all a misunderstanding. I happened to talk to Jack. It was just a polite greet