Cassie hated me.
Some students are subtle when they don’t like you. They roll their eyes, suck their teeth, or skip your class. Not Cassie.
She told me. “Your class sucks. It’s stupid.”
Her negativity became so oppressive that I dreaded coming to school each morning. I found myself praying, “God, please let Cassie be absent. Please don’t let her come.”
And sure enough, Cassie was right there, sneering at me.
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