"Nobody bullies in the school anymore, right?" Casaio began has he handed the hot chocolate mug to Idris.
"Not a word since that incident," Idris replied, wrapping his hands around the warmth of the mug. "The atmosphere changed completely. In fact, most of them go out of their way to be kind to me now."
"I'm glad to hear it. But remember," Casaio said, leaning in slightly to catch the teenager's eyes, "if you ever find yourself in trouble again, no matter how small it seems, you come to me or Gabriel immediately. Don't try to shoulder it alone."
Idris gave a firm nod and took a long, comforting sip of the cocoa. As he lowered the mug, he said, "I have my final exams right after the Christmas break, and then we have a full month off. A lot of my classmates were talking about going on vacations with their families. Do you think we could go somewhere? Just three of us?"
