Chapter 3
The next day. Mrs. Wilson pulled me up to get ready for school.]
My stomach hurt, so I went to the bathroom by myself.[]
This time the color was different.]]
It looked black, or maybe red.]
Mrs. Wilson urged me on.
“Miss Claire, if you keep dawdling, your brothers won’t wait for you.”
I put the toilet lid down, climbed up on it myself, and flushed.]
I followed my brothers to school.
At kindergarten, halfway through playing, my stomach suddenly hurt again and I wanted to go to the bathroom.]
Ryan led a group of kids to block my way.
When I cried in fear, they would laugh happily.[]
Until my stomach hurt so much I was desperate and couldn’t hold it anymore.
A terrible smell filled the air.
All the kindergarten children covered their noses and stayed far away.[]
I saw yellow liquid flowing down from my pants.[]
My head felt like firecrackers going off.
Everything in front of me exploded.
“How can I have a sister like you? So disgusting”
“Claire pooped her pants!”
“No shame, five years old and still messing herself.“[]
All the children were laughing at me.
1 stood there crying.
Until the teacher Miss Davis came over.
She helped wash me and changed me into a clean set of clothes.
She said I was still small, and not being able to control it was normal.
Everyone goes to the bathroom.
But I knew this time was different.
I saw discus
disgust in their eyes. From now on, no one would ever want to be my friend again
After school, the driver came to pick up my three brothers.[]
I tried to get in the car.
Yet Ryan blocked the door with his body.
“Don’t get in. You’re dirty and smelly. So old and still wetting yourself, pooping your pants.“]
After hearing this, the driver looked at me strangely too.
Different from Miss Davis’s gaze.
My cheeks felt burning hot.[]
I hung my head and quietly stepped back
He closed the door.
“It’s not far anyway, just walk home yourself.“]
Being left behind alone–I was used to it by now.[]
I walked from daylight until dark.]
Finally I got home.
The moment I pushed open the door, I saw Katie from next door was sitting on our sofa.[]
She was crying
My three brothers surrounded her, trying to comfort her.]
I don’t know why, but when they saw me, they got very angry.[]
“Did you steal something from Katie?”
