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Chapter 38

The classroom buzzed with the usual pre-lecture chatter, but Hilary felt detached, the noise a distant hum. The professor's voice, usually a soothing balm, felt like sandpaper against her raw emotions. She kept her sunglasses on, a barrier against the world, a shield against the pitying gazes she felt burning into her.

"Hilary," the professor's voice, laced with concern, broke through the haze. "Could you please take off your shades? It's difficult to see your eyes when they're covered."

Hilary hesitated, her heart pounding. She knew the professor was right, but she was so caught in her own pain, so overwhelmed with shame and sadness, she couldn’t bring herself to expose her swollen eyes, the evidence of her father's anger.

But the professor's voice was gentle, insistent, and Hilary, overwhelmed, finally relented. She took off her shades, revealing her red, puffy eyes, the traces of tears still clinging to her lashes.

She couldn't bear the pitying glances of her classmates,
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