One afternoon, after enduring another round of cruel taunts in the cafeteria, Lucas decided he couldn’t take it anymore. He mustered the courage to seek help and headed to the teacher he trusted most, Mr. Thompson.
Mr. Thompson had always seemed like a fair and understanding teacher, someone who genuinely cared about his students. Lucas walked into his classroom after school, his heart pounding in his chest. Mr. Thompson looked up from his papers and smiled, but his expression shifted to concern when he saw Lucas’s distressed face.