“Exactly,” Mike said, “So it doesn’t matter that it’s true, don’t let it get to you, and they’ll forget about it. Some people just need to feel important by making others feel small, don’t give them the satisfaction of upsetting you.”
Ben tried to put Mike’s advice into practise, and so when that evening, as Ben collected his stuff from his old bedroom to take into his new room with the teachers, Richard dropped in his little taunts wherever possible Ben didn’t react.
“Aww, baby Ben got to go sleep with he adults so they can help change his dirty nappy?” Richard cooed in a sing song voice, “Poor little bedwetting Ben, not allowed in with the big boys.”
Ben did his best to ignore Richard.
“What, baby lost his voice now?”
“No,” Ben replied coolly, “Just don’t have anything to say to you.”
