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chapter 7. "You little bitch!"

It's Wednesday. Talia didn't speak to me since Monday. Today I don't have to sit alone at lunch because there's not school this afternoonn.
I went hope at 12pm. Our math teacher gave us a lot of homeworks I have ti do for tomorrow. It's not because we have a whole afternoon without school that it means we're free.
- Hey Beth. There is carrots in the fridge. Said my mother
- Are you okay ? I asked
- Your brother is home. My dad whispered.
He is what ? This will be the worst week of my life.
- Hey tiny. Someone said
- Salita, you are here too... I said
- It's Salma ! She said. I always come with your brother.
- And where do you sleep ?
- Where we what ?
- Sleep. You know, in a bed, where people can also fu...
- She understand. Said my dad. They will sleep at the hotel.
- Oh Leo, I wanted her to say it. She said.
- I don't like her to say that kind of words.
- She is tiny but she's growing up.
At least she understand one thing, I grow. I'm still being the tiny baby I always was but I will be 18 in two years.
- Tiny.
- What ?
- Great, you know your name. When we were in the car, your brother said you like girls, is he true ?
How does he know ? I never told anyone. Maybe he saw it in the way I move. But everyone move the same. How ?
- What ?
- I asked, are you lesbian ?
- No, I'm not.
- Bad. Your brother never said that. One of my friend is 17 and she is, I though you...
- You do that with everyone ?
- What do you mean ?
- When you met a straight girl you ask a boy if he is straight too and if he can go out with her ?
- No, I don't, it would be inapropriate.
- So why do you do this with gays ?
- It's not the same. They looks like animals.
They what ? I want to punch her so bad...
- What is your problem ?
- What ?
- Put that knife down you little bitch !
- I'm... I'm sorry.
- What happened, ask my brother.
- I was talking with your sister and she cut my arm!
- I said I was sorry !
- Follow me Salma, we'll go to the hospital. My dad said. You, stay here. You will have big troubles little girl.
I lied on my bed, watching through the window my parents, my brother and his girlfriend go to the hospital.