“I know.”

“We can be angry without putting anyone else in danger.”

Later that week, Autumn received a letter through the counselor.

Brandon wrote that he was sorry for grabbing her chair, for making her fall and for the words he’d used.

He acknowledged that she was entitled to travel through school without being touched or insulted.

Whether he understood that fully was something only his future behavior could demonstrate.

Autumn read it and put it in a drawer.