Black Cat and Hattie by Michelle Cook
Hattie Jacques, they’d called her at school. After a fat, olden days actress.
“Can you touch your toes, Hattie?” The skinny, mean girls would say.
“Can you see your toes?” Jenna was the skinniest and meanest of the gang. Her sharp fingers were made for slapping faces.
Hattie wasn’t that fat. Still, her thighs wobbled too much as she ambled towards the campus bus stop through the autumn drizzle.
She’d planned to leave it all behind when she moved to Fulchester College. Granted, it was a twenty-mile commute on two stinky buses, but it was a fresh start. Somewhere they wouldn’t call her Fatty Hattie.
Those cruel voices had followed her. Crept inside her head like brain lice, nested there, and bred. They were as much a part of her now as her yellow-green eyes. If she was awake, they were droning. Hattie called them the Hectors.
“Look at her now, the fat cow. Can’t even run for the bus.”
“She’s gonna miss it.”
“The walk’ll do her good...
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“Can you touch your toes, Hattie?” The skinny, mean girls would say.
“Can you see your toes?” Jenna was the skinniest and meanest of the gang. Her sharp fingers were made for slapping faces.
Hattie wasn’t that fat. Still, her thighs wobbled too much as she ambled towards the campus bus stop through the autumn drizzle.
She’d planned to leave it all behind when she moved to Fulchester College. Granted, it was a twenty-mile commute on two stinky buses, but it was a fresh start. Somewhere they wouldn’t call her Fatty Hattie.
Those cruel voices had followed her. Crept inside her head like brain lice, nested there, and bred. They were as much a part of her now as her yellow-green eyes. If she was awake, they were droning. Hattie called them the Hectors.
“Look at her now, the fat cow. Can’t even run for the bus.”
“She’s gonna miss it.”
“The walk’ll do her good...
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Summary: Hattie Jacques faces bullying and loneliness as she navigates her way through school and her daily l...
Review: The story skillfully explores themes of loneliness, bullying, and inner strength through the charact...
Get full Summary and Review on Shopee as low as 0.083!