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Nina giggled, dipped her fingers into the ointment, and carefully spread it across the bruises on the boy’s arms,
making sure her touch didn’t hurt him.
His brow knit slightly, caught off guard by what they were doing.
“No talking. No moving,” Nina reminded him sweetly while dabbing the ointment. “If you move, you lose and
have to do this yourself at home.”
The boy didn’t say a word.
Over the next ten minutes, Jesse and Nina tended to every injury with quiet care.
When Jesse saw the marks that covered the boy's back, even he—usually calm and steady—felt something twist
inside him. Even an adult would struggle to endure those bruises. How had this kid managed?
“All done,” Jesse said softly, steadying his voice as he handed the ointment back to Nina. “Time's up.”
Nina's eyes curved into a bright smile, her expression glowing with delight. The boy suddenly noticed the pain in
his body didn’t feel quite so sharp anymore. He glanced at Nina and said, “I won.”
“Huh?” Nina blinked, caught off guard.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“The Statue game. | won,” the boy said flatly.
“Nope, you lost,” Nina replied, showing him the timer on her watch. “Look, there's still thirty seconds left.”
The boy was momentarily speechless. He'd never encountered anything like this before.
He looked between Jesse and Nina, slowly realizing, “You two teamed up to trick me?”
“No,” Nina replied sweetly. “Only the two of us are playing. My brother's just watching, his moves don’t count.”
He wanted to argue, but deep down, he knew he'd lost.
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“This is the deal for lotion,” Nina said, offering him the ointment once more. “Use it once a day. You'll be better in
three days.”
The boy stared at the ointment in his hand, a mix of feelings churning beneath his usually calm surface.
Before, he could be lied to, mocked, or pushed around, and it never affected him.
But today, he couldn't keep the mask up.
“It was wrong to fake-cry and trick you,” Nina admitted, her voice soft and sincere as she placed the ointment in
his hand. “I'm sorry. Can you forgive me?”
“You go first. Ill talk to him,” Jesse cut in.
“No,” Nina protested, not entirely willing to leave.
Jesse slipped into his older brother tone.
Nina's shoulders slumped, but as she
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“Be nice to him.”
“I will,” Jesse promised.
Nina left with heavy steps, glancing back now and then.
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“| know what's on your mind. | know
what's got you scared,” Jesse said,
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I'dtake Nina's kindness and at least
make the pain easier to bear.” The
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