Since Then | 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖

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When rumors started going around that I cheated on all my tests, he scoffed at those who believed it.

When classmates gave me dirty looks in the halls, he'd stand in front of me and stared them down just as hard.

And when I voiced my negative feelings of my own self-worth, he was the one who stopped me, telling me I'm "much better than all of those stuck-up kids" and that anyone who looks down on me, is just mad that they don't have what I have.

Of course, I laughed at this, but it did make me reconsider my plans to visit that far-off lake...