“No one ever comes here, so don’t worry, Jamal. You can relax now.”When Silje explained to him slowly, Jamal seemed to relax a little.“I hope you understand. Your boyfriend is very scary, Silje. Haha.”With his innocent eyes, Jamal looked up at Silje and asked, “By the way, why were you looking for me?”Silje stared at the gray stairs she often used to sit to get away from her bullies. Only the maintenance man came up here from time to time to check the boiler.It was a nice safe place for her and Silje felt strange being here again with her changed situation.When she remained quiet, Jamal looked confused. He asked her again.“Um, did you want to talk to me, Silje?”“Oh, sorry. I was just thinking about the past. Whenever I had a rough day, I would come up here. The bullies wouldn’t follow me up here, so I could rest safely. This was the only place where I cou
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