He was standing against an entire system prepared to protect him.
And if Leo failed to choose his next move carefully, everything he had worked so hard to keep could be taken away.
His gaze settled on the principal’s hand one final time.
Then he raised his eyes.
He said nothing more.
The choice before him was no longer about keeping a seat.
It was about keeping his dignity without losing the truth of who he was.
And beneath the bright cafeteria lights, with his wire-framed glasses resting against his face, the quiet boy understood that whatever happened next would require more than courage.
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It would require restraint, patience, and the determination not to surrender himself to the very injustice he had refused to accept.
THE END
