The bullying ended, but his social life never stopped being miserable.
How could he possibly make any friend with such a shameful private life?
He had to constantly hide the bruises with long sleeves and had run out of plausible excuses for his streak of black eyes months before.
His classmates and professors simply pretended to not know and he just pretended to believe being that good of a liar.
It was painful, but manageable.
He still had his little brother to share that pain with.
Carl was all he had, his family, friend and confident.
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