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        "Differenthow?"

        "Well,youknowhowteenagegirlsare—pronetooverthinking,overlysensitive."Shayflippedthroughtheclasslogbook."Lastweek,shegotintoafightonthefieldtripwithanemployeeattheamusementpark.Shereceivedaminordemeritbecauseofthat."

        Juntookthelogbook.WhenhesawthenameofMadeline''sopponent,hispupilscontracted.

        HecopieddownallentriesrelatedtoMadelinefromtheclasslogbookandquicklybegantonoticeapattern.

        ThetimestamponMadeline''sfirstvideomatchedthelastdayofmidterms,whenschoolhaddismissedearlyatnoon.Thegirlhadlikelytakenthechancetowanderoutsideforawhileinsteadofgoingstraighthome—anopportunitythatunfortunatelyputherinthesightsofthosetwomen.

        Thisexplainedwhyherparents,wheninterviewed,recallednothingunusualaboutthatday.Aftertheassault,Madelinehadstillmanagedtoreturnhomeatherusualtime.Threatenedbythesetwomen,shehadn''ttoldherparentsthetruth.Heremotionaldownturnhadbeeninterpretedasdisappointmentoverpoorexamresults.Theyhadofferedhersomecomfortbuthadn''tprobedanyfurther.

        Followingthat,Madelinetookaweekofffromschoolduetoillness.Uponreturningtoschool,sheclashedwithClassmateA.AccordingtoShay,Madelinehadneverhadconflictswithanyoneinclassbefore.Theargumentwasattributedtostressfrompoorexamresultsortheaftereffectsofherillness,anditwasn''ttakenseriouslyatthetime.

        Jununderstood.Asixteen-year-oldgirl,violatedandterrified,yetunabletotellanyone.Fear,shame,repression,confusion,andalackofsafetywouldhadcausedheremotionstospiralintoanever-deepeningpit.

        Fromthatincidentonward,theclasslogbeganrecordingvariousfrictionsbetweenMadelineandherclassmates.Asaresult,Shaytemporarilyremovedherfromthepositionofclassmonitor.

        JunaskedShayaboutthecauseoftheargumentbetweenMadelineandClassmateA,butdidn''tgetaclearanswer.

        Atthetime,onlythetwogirlswerepresent.Whentheteacherfolloweduplater,neitherwouldtalkaboutit.Teenagersoftensquabbleovertrivialthings,andtheteachersdismisseditasaminorspat,payinglittleattention.

        ButJuncouldn''tignoreit.BecauseClassmateAwasfirstassaultedbythosetwomenjustthreedaysafterthatargumentwithMadeline.

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