Book 3, Chapter 9: Every Tale Taller than the One Before

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Title: Every Tale Taller than the One Before
Authors: kiltsandlollies and escribo
Characters: Billy, Elijah, Dominic
Word count: 4050
Summary: Learning lessons the hard way.
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Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction; the recognizable people in the story belong to themselves and have never performed the actions portrayed here. I do not know the actors nor am I associated with them in any way. If you are underage, please do not read this story. I am not making any profit from these stories, nor do I mean any harm.

( Though they cannot possibly know the reason behind it, even Dominic’s classmates have registered Billy’s general discomfort, and they reflect it back on him, shifting in their chairs as Billy circles the room, trying to coerce from them responses he would normally prefer to coax. A small, shocking surge or anger runs through Billy as he thinks how dare this personal difficulty affect him so much professionally, when nothing before ever has. )