Chapter 248

“I don’t need to go back. I’m fine here by myself,” said Madelyn confidently.

In her painting, Madelyn depicted a field of sunflowers under a bright blue sky. The sunflowers reached toward the sun, full of hope and light..

People’s feelings often showed in their art. When someone was sad, their paintings might show a cloudy sky and a stormy night. And Madelyn’s painting was full of the brightness she felt inside.

Her painting was really good. With this talent, she could easily get into the art school she wanted.

Hayson had told her not to paint, and Zach knew that too. He wondered how she could make such- great art. Then he remembered that Madelyn never followed rules.

Zach sat down on the couch and looked at the paper on the table. It was for a parent-teacher meeting notice and a camp application form. Madelyn had filled out everything, but she needed a

parent to sign.

Zach’s eyes glinted when he saw this.

Madelyn looked at her painting, feeling like something was missing. She studied it closely.

“Are you coming back with me, or should someone come get you?” asked Zach.

bully Jadie?” said

painting.

didn’t answer. Madelyn knew what he was thinking

life is better without you,” she

didn’t understand Zach. He acted like he didn’t like her, maybe even wanted her

kept showing up when

behind what happened at

eyes of all her teachers and classmates, she had become

was

if she hadn’t taken those steps in the first place, like joining that Class

this mess would have happened. After returning

She asked herself, ‘Should I just keep ignoring my

get into

the lock on the door outside turned,

on the couch like he didn’t see him. He put the groceries he’d bought into the

better means fooling around with

I do… You’ve got it wrong, really. I’m just returning a favor. He saved

stayed up all night for it. It was her very first finished artwork. Carefully, she took off the

opened the fridge and saw a plate of leftover grilled chicken from last night. “Hey, Madelyn, do you want to eat

“Warm it up

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