People don't react like this for no reason. A reaction like this is either born from a deep hatred, an even deeper pain or both. And whatever was in that envelope preyed on that.
She has been a perfectly nice girl in all of my interactions with her thus far. A typical teenager of course, but still no different than many of the young ones in my village. This couldn't have come from nowhere and if I were to wager what it could be I would put my bets on it being from pain. I would like to try to understand, to see if talking with her can help and maybe prevent this from happening again.
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She has been a perfectly nice girl in all of my interactions with her thus far. A typical teenager of course, but still no different than many of the young ones in my village. This couldn't have come from nowhere and if I were to wager what it could be I would put my bets on it being from pain. I would like to try to understand, to see if talking with her can help and maybe prevent this from happening again.
It's the very least I must do as an elder.