"Ah, you"re the newbie. My aunt said your arrival here brought her a lot of headaches because of your family and health problems and she can"t wait for you to leave" she said with a bitter tone of voice.
"What problems?" asked Nancy, who had joined the small group people gathered to hear the new gossip of the month.
"She"s anemic and apparently needs a high protein diet and can"t do too much physical exertion. Poor thing" explained Jess sarcastically, pleased to put me in trouble in front of the others.
No one knew about my damn disease. I hadn"t talked about it and intended to keep it a secret.
I was afraid of losing the friends I had made not long ago, so I decided to keep quiet.
At that mome
