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I said nothing and listened to her story in silence.
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"In my case, Duke helped me. I was not okay with being bullied. Every day was hard and painful. But Duke and the rest of the student council reached out to me."
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I feel like the story is being adapted, but I wasn't really there, so I'll keep my mouth shut.
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"Then I got myself together. Duke was a popular guy, and there were even more backbiting people there, but I pretended I didn't know. Instead, I stepped up and tried to get along with them."
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Isn't that kind of pouring oil on the fire?
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"Then they started to get to know me a little better."
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That's the magic of enchantment! That's a hell of a lot of power.
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"So, I think it's really important to get to know each other. When we understand each other, there will be no conflict. If we respect each other's ideas and give in to each other, I think we can build a wonderful world.
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...... What the hell are you talking about?
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You keep changing the subject. In the end, it became a story about world peace. The content of the story is surprisingly thin.
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"So you're saying we should make concessions?"
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"Yes. I'm not sure that's what I'm supposed to do."
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I try to hold back the urge to say a lot of things.
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First of all, you have to admit what they think at least once. I'm sure Alicia would do the same.
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I take a quick breath and look into her emerald green eyes.
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"It would certainly be an ideal world if all mankind could do that. But there are many things we cannot compromise on. Each person lives with pride in his or her own way of thinking. Simply put, it is like a religion. If you believe too much, you tend to be blind and reject other ideas. Cather Liz, there are many people who respect your ideas. But the majority is not always right. It is impossible for us to understand each other when you are trying to instill your idea of righteousness in us."
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What Cather Liz is saying and what is actually going on in the school is the exact opposite.
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"That sounds like I'm imposing my values on everyone."
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She replies, wrinkling her brow. Her clear voice rings in my ears.
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"No?"
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"No, I'm not. I hate that kind of brainwashing."
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"I'm afraid of being unaware."
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"What do you mean?"
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She looks at me suspiciously. It's rare to see this kind of expression on Cather Liz's face.
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"Then what about Alicia, whom you admire so much, Jill? She's more likely to try to instill her own values in the other person."
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That's because Alicia is Cather Liz's watchdog. You'd have to be overly opinionated to notice.
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"I don't understand why the bullies don't get the blame in the first place. Why do you get along with them too? ...... That's not being a softy, that's being an idiot."
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"We understand each other!"
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She seemed to be offended by my words and said in a stronger tone than usual.
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I feel that "understand each other" is a very suspicious word when Cather-Liz uses it.
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