i love the look on the narrator's face at that point
Yes - the kid is, to most people, being treated unfairly when it's already in an unfair position. This makes emotions rise in people and is controversial, no? Can I be sticky please?
Don't be sad honey... Find something in the sadness to make you feel perkier... Like the fact it's happening to someone else and not you!!
That's the thing. I could give two shits what happens to myself. I tend to worry and feel for others without giving a damn about myself. I'm a odd person.