Go home and have a good cry. When you come back on Monday, pretend like this never happened. Just ignore them.” “Mr. Harrington, you’re a math teacher. What’s the probability of that changing anything?” I start to walk away, but turn back. “And I hope you never tell your daughter to just have a good cry and ignore bullies. She deserves better.” “You’re right, Ellie,” Mr. Harrington calls out after me. “She does deserve better. And so do you. Maybe better advice might be to spend your energy focusing on what and who makes you happy, instead of focusing on the fools who don’t like you —for
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