RUN

I don’t even get in trouble

for what I’ve done.

At first I think maybe

Greg didn’t see who it was,

but then today, when I pass

him in the hallway,

he looks me straight in the eyes,

and I can tell he knows.

He doesn’t look angry or scared.

Just sad.

And that gets caught in my throat.

So I stick my foot out again,

and I only hear

the slap of his hands against

the floor.

I run away as fast as I can,

ducking into a bathroom.

I hate him. I hate him so much.

And I don’t know why.