The little girl knew that this would embarrass Montez, but she said it anyway to help him.
After she spoke up, the other children began speaking up as well.
"She's right. I heard it too. Eccoy called Montez a motherless wild beast."
"I heard it too. I didn't dare to say it until now."
"Eccoy shouldn't say that to him. Montez may not have a mother, but that doesn't mean that he can say such mean things to him."
"That's right. He ought to be punished."
Noticing that everyone was speaking against him, Eccoy began to get upset.
He then shouted out in anger, "Am I wrong? Montez is a motherless wild beast! I'm right! Everyone knows it's true Montez! He doesn't have a mother! He does not!"
This time, Montez didn't rush over to Eccoy.
His face turned pale as his body swayed weakly.
When Eccoy called him a motherless wild beast, no one else heard him.
But now, everyone knows about it.
That he, Montez Quartley, didn't have a mother.
Montez felt weak and was about to fall down.
Just then, Yesseca stepped forward and held Montez up.
She clearly looked upset but also had pity for him.
Yesseca straightened her back and said, "Who says Montez doesn't have a mother?! I'm his mother!"
Everyone was shocked.
Montez was shocked as well.
He looked up and blinked at Yesseca.
Montez had always liked Yesseca.
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