After My Father’s Funeral, My Stepmother Left Me Behind and Claimed Everything—Then I Called the Number Dad Had Hidden in My Pocket

“If you want.”

Noah accepted that.

Barely.

PART 10 — THE THING NOAH FEARED MOST

Noah started a new school.

He hated the first week.

Everyone already had friends.

Everyone knew where to sit at lunch.

Everyone understood teachers’ routines.

Noah felt like a visitor.