Atticus
I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around this.
Mrs. Stephens shifts in her seat, as if getting ready to tell me all her secrets. "It's kind of hard to explain, actually, but I can try." She pauses, choosing her words carefully. "Remember your first day of school?"
I nod, saying nothing because I don't want her to stop.
"Well, I could sense something from you right away. Mostly that you were a troubled girl, which consequently, made you more open to my abilities."
"So, you already knew I was..." I pause, searching for her word, "troubled?"
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