y?"sheaskedoncehejoinedherinside.
"Uh...I..."Quasistumbledoverhiswords.Hescratchedhisheadaanervous,"Hehheh,"hisdeformednosewrinklingwitheachsound.
Thiswasastaffbreakroomonthesideofthecastle.Notbig.Justatable,chairs,acoudtwolowets.Thechairwastootinyforthemascot.Reyaperchedoable,hermascot-cdlegsdanglingandswinging.
Shetiltedherhead,amusementglintinginhereyes.Themanbeforeherlookedlikehewaodigaholeandcrawlintoit.
Quasilickedhisentlips,thenfinallypulledanenvelopefromhispocketaouttoReya.
"Forme?"Reyaasked,surprised.
Henodded,eyesflickeringwithbothhopeandfear.
Reyaacceptedtheenvelopeandsliceditopenwithaletteropeingoable.
"ToMyDearestEsmeralda..."
Reyalookedup,puzzled."Yougotthewronggirl.Myname''''''''sReya,notEsmeralda."
"...Iknow."Quasigesturedtowardtheletter,urgiokeepreading.
"...Iknowyournameisn''''''''tEsmeralda.Ha,youguessedwhatIwasw."Reyachuckled,ghim,theurheletter."Andmynameisn''''''''treallyQuasimodo..."
"Julian,"Quasisaidquietly."MynameisJulian."
"Julian?"Reyarepeated,thennodded."Niame."
"...I''''''''vealwaysbeenalone.Nofamily.Nofriends.Youprobablyguesswhy.
Afterawhile,Istopexpeganythingdifferent.Igetusedtobeingtheshadowintheernoonelooksat.
Untilyoushowedup.
Thefirstdayyoucametowork,someoftheoldstaffdaredmetoscareyou.It''''''''stheirprankfornewhires.
Whileyouwereintrodugyourself,someoneshovedmetowardyou.Istillrememberthemanageryelling,andeveryoneughing.Butyou...youdidn''''''''tugh.
Yousmiled.Andyoureachedoutyourhand.
Thatwasthefirsttimeanyoneeversmiledatmewithoutfear.Withoutpity.Justkindness.LikeIwasn''''''''tamoall.
TheycallmeQuasimodo.Fromthatmoment,youbecamemyEsmeralda.
InTheHunchbaotre-Dame,Quasimodocouldn'''''''
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