Chapter 148

Melissa looked at Barry with an apologetic expression and sincerely said "Something unusual happened last weekend, so I didn't pick you up and bring you home. I'm sorry, Barry." "It's okay, Aunt, I was just a little worried about you." muttered Barry after seeing Melissa. A sudden sense of pride welled up in his heart. He wanted his classmates to know that he, too, was loved and cherished. Leading Barry out of the hustle and bustle, Melissa opened the back seat of the car for him. "I am fine too, get in the car." "Hello, Uncle" Barry greeted Joseph after he got in the car, then fell silent. After the tribulation he had previously faced, Barry became more reticent than ever. His classmates saw him as a mature and indifferent introvert, always avoiding playing with them. "Barry, have there been any interesting things happening at school recently?" Asked Melissa, twisting around to look at him from the front passenger seat. "No...nothing interesting has happened." Barry did not want to te