and was permitted out in the evenings to come to the Center.
Twice she hadn't shown up—picked up by men on the way to school—and now she was allowed out only with an escort.
"He talks like a big shot now," she giggled. "All right," said Alice, breaking in sharply.
"Class dismissed. I'll see you all tomorrow night at six."
When they were gone, I could see by the way she was slamming her own things into her closet, that she was angry.
"I'm sorry," I said. "I was going to wait for you downstairs, and then I got curious about the old classroom.
My alma mater. I just wanted to look through the window. And before I knew what I was doing I came in.
"What's bothering you?" "Nothing—nothing's bothering me."
"Come on. Your anger is all out of proportion to what's happened. Something's on your mind."
She slammed down a book she was holding. "All right. You want to know? You're different. You've changed.
And I'm not talking about your I.Q. It's your attitude toward people—you're not the same kind of human being—"
"Oh, come on now! Don't—" "Don't interrupt me!" The real anger in her voice pushed me back.
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