Blanket

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I lost my blanket.

"Kim, why aren't you asleep yet?"

I looked up, seeing my teacher. "Ma'am, I can't sleep."

She sat next to me and settled in a bench made of bamboo. "Why?"

I looked down, seeing my fingers clasped together. "I don't know."

"You can tell. We're friends."

"Really?" I said, without interest.

"Honey, I am your teacher. Your second mother. I am here. You can tell me anything," she persuade.

I turned my gaze leftward. I focused on her eyes. "My blanket is lost."

"Is your blanket on your lap right now?" she asked, confused.

"Not that."

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