The next two days passed relatively peacefully.
However, Amelia Clarke clearly felt those peculiar stares at school growing more and more obvious.
Gossip could almost be heard everywhere, and most of it was not at all kind.
Some of it was particularly nasty. Amelia Clarke didn't want to argue with people; firstly, because the baby in her womb was getting bigger and more aware of the outside world, she didn't want to pass her negative emotions onto her child, and secondly, an argument could have hurt the baby, which would be bad.
Viola Harris stood up for Amelia Clarke a few times, arguing with those gossipers, but to no avail—the rumors only grew fiercer.
When school let out in the evening, Viola fumed all the way on behalf of Amelia Clarke.
