Everyone fell silent.
Suddenly, Lydia came forward. “Why do we girls have to deal with this, Mr. Duggan? None of us wants to share a room with her.”
Even Skylar’s heart of steel was increasingly unable to handle the dreaded feeling of being treated like an outcast.
In the meantime, Mr. Duggan was in a bind.
“Can I have my own room, then?” asked Skylar.
Mr. Duggan gave it a thought. “We don’t have that many rooms. There is, however, an empty slot in the men’s commercial room. Why don’t you take that?”
Skylar’s face instantly darkened.
Am I not human? Why am I being treated this way?
Then, Harry stepped forward. “I’ll share a room with Skylar, Mr. Duggan.”
Everyone stared at Harry, dumbstruck and believing he was taking one for the team.
Skylar was at a loss for what to do.
Well, in any case, Mr. Duggan will be right next door. Harry can’t do anything unruly to me.
Thus, she agreed. “I’ll share a room with Harry, then. Lynn can have her own room.”
With that, Lynn clutched her chest in relief as though she had just evaded a bullet.
Skylar had accidentally touched her hand a while ago, and the latter couldn’t wait to disinfect herself.
Skylar didn’t have much of a choice. If I don’t share a room with Harry tonight, I won’t have anywhere else to sleep.
After putting her belongings down, she unlocked the room door and felt relieved upon realizing there were two separate beds.
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