C2 Childish

Gao Mu settled back into his seat, gently touching his cheek.

"Are you alright?" asked his deskmate, a girl with a sharp intellect and a reserved nature.

Her modest background was evident in her attire; she wore the same clothes nearly all year. Her school uniform, in particular, had faded to a dull white from frequent washing and hung loosely on her frame.

"I'm fine