Conor just kept on walking. “Aren’t you going to say you’re sorry back?” Lily asked.
“Nope,” Conor said. “Why not?” “Because I’m not sorry.”
“Conor–” “I’m not sorry,” Conor said, stopping, “and I don’t forgive you.”
They glared at each other in the cool morning sun, neither wanting to be the first to look away.
“My mum said we need to make allowances for you,” Lily finally said. “Because of what you’re going through.”
And for a moment, the sun seemed to go behind the clouds. For a moment, all Conor could see was sudden thunderstorms on the way,
could feel them ready to explode in the sky and through his body and out of his fists.
For a moment, he felt as if he could grab hold of the very air and twist it around Lily
and rip her right in two— “Conor?” Lily said, startled.
“Your mum doesn’t know anything,” he said. “And neither do you.” He walked away from her, fast, leaving her behind.
It was just over a year ago that Lily had told a few of her friends about Conor’s mum, even though he hadn’t said she could.
Those friends told a few more, who told a few more, and before the day was half through,
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