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Title: Bruised Knuckles
Author: purplekitte
Theme: Family--Wounded
Genre: Drama
Version: Anime
Rating: PG
“Makoto, were you in a fight again?” the woman asked as she unwrapped a bandage to cover a scrapped knee.
“No!” the child bit back sullenly.
“I know the other children are smaller than you…”
“I fell down.”
“You’re not clumsy. You never fall down in the house.”
“I fell off the monkey bars because they were slippery.”
“That’s not what the parents of your classmates say their kids are saying,” her mother informed her.
“They’re lying.”
“Is that why you’re coming home with bruised knuckles everyday? Just because you’re so much bigger than the rest of your class…”
“I’m not a bully!” Makoto yelled. “I’m not.”
Author: purplekitte
Theme: Family--Wounded
Genre: Drama
Version: Anime
Rating: PG
“Makoto, were you in a fight again?” the woman asked as she unwrapped a bandage to cover a scrapped knee.
“No!” the child bit back sullenly.
“I know the other children are smaller than you…”
“I fell down.”
“You’re not clumsy. You never fall down in the house.”
“I fell off the monkey bars because they were slippery.”
“That’s not what the parents of your classmates say their kids are saying,” her mother informed her.
“They’re lying.”
“Is that why you’re coming home with bruised knuckles everyday? Just because you’re so much bigger than the rest of your class…”
“I’m not a bully!” Makoto yelled. “I’m not.”