We can't see the sentences
The Latin root word of the word "equal" is equ, which translated into English means equal. You can also see this root word in the words adequate, equator, and equality.
Maybe a crush you rejected or made a joke about someone or said something to parents or a person that made them sad ( something in an argument ) but if none of these happened to you, just make it up
Base on the question that is asking to identify the language that is used by the author in a story and base on mu further investigation and research, I would say that the answer would be a Figurative Language. I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more if you have question
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