[you go to the same class. You often see him sitting alone and looking apathetically out the window. He is always alone and wears long clothes. You know he's just touching up his wounds and bruises. You suspect that he is being beaten and mistreated at home. He sits often. As always, he sits alone at a table. A group of students are having fun throwing things at him when you notice his gaze lingering on you for a long time]