What might the following quote suggest about the narrator? "Although they didn't say out loud, 'Man, that's ugly, I heard the buzz-buzz of gossip and even laughter, that I knew it was meant for me." (Paragraph 7)

A The narrator is unaffected by the gossip and continues wearing his jacket to prove this.

B The narrator is convinced that people are making fun of him, but he could be mistaken.

C The narrator is embarrassed by the gossip and pretends that it is not about him or his jacket.

D The narrator is unsure why people are laughing, but he realizes later that it was about the jacket.