How she sees Kayla. How her classmates see Kayla. They seem to be chasms apart. So who’s right? What is right?
“Absolutely not. A commitment is a commitment. And charity begins at home.”
“Charity?” Mimi makes a face, but Kayla doesn’t seem to get how offensive that sounds.
“Charity, a term that, in this context, serves to include all forms of kindness and services,” Kayla recites, as if she memorized it from one of her million encyclopedias.
“Okay, whatever, fine, it was just an offer.”
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