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“Everyone, this is the new girl. Elder knows her. New girl, this is everyone.�� A few people look up politely; some actually smile. Most, however, look wary at best, disgusted at worse. The nurse closest to me jabs her finger behind her ear and starts whispering to nobody.
“What’s wrong with her?�� I ask Harley as he leads me to the table he was sitting at.
“Oh, don’t worry, we’re all mad here.��
I giggle, mostly from nerves. “It’s a good thing I read Alice in Wonder-land . I definitely think I’ve fallen into the rabbit hole.��
“Read what?�� Harley asks.
“Never mind.�� All around me, eyes follow my every move.
“Look,�� I say loudly. “I know I look different. But I’m just a person, like you.�� I hold my head up high, looking them all in the eyes, trying to hold their stares for as long as possible.
“You tell ’em,�� says Harley with another Cheshire grin.”
― Beth Revis, Across the Universe

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