Just as Crystal Foster had anticipated, she was called to the office after the class meeting.
Otto's homeroom teacher looked a bit conflicted. After a moment of hesitation, he spoke up, "Mrs. Riley, I wonder if you've noticed the changes in Otto lately. He's been acting quite differently. He doesn't play with the other kids during recess anymore. Instead, he sits on the bench reading. I've noticed several times that he's come in with bruises."
No one would dare to mess with Martin Riley's child, so if it wasn't from fighting with classmates, then those bruises must be from...
Seeing the concern in the teacher's eyes, Crystal felt a bit relieved. At least this teacher genuinely cared about Otto. "Thank you for your concern, but as you might have seen from the news before, Otto was kidnapped, so he..."
She didn't finish, but the teacher understood.
The kidnapping had left Otto with emotional scars, and he wanted to make himself stronger.
