“I can imagine you going up to one of the walking dead and saying, ‘Do you believe I’m a thief? Have you heard that I steal stuff? Well let me ask you, have I ever taken anything of yours? Have I ever stolen something from anybody you know? From anybody at school?’” Beth smiled. “Yeah, that’s exactly what I would have done.” “And it would have worked,” said Ezekiel. “But it never crossed my mind because I was ashamed.” “Innocent and yet ashamed,” said Beth. “When people treat you like you’re guilty, then you feel the shame just as if you were. Shame is what other people force on you. I didn’t
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