The space was silent. The girl asked Anna to stand in a corner and start calling someone.
“Hmm, she said Brandon hates her and forbids her to touch her body.”
“Yes, that’s right, she’s very emphasized.”
“She even asked us to ask Brandon to verify.”
The girl kept describing what Anna had said. It filled the entire room with only her voice and Anna’s deep internal voice.
Clack!
The other girl disconnects the call, then looks at the other girls.
“Okay, she told us to go.”
“You, watch out!” The girl fiercely glanced at Anna, raising her voice threateningly.
After they left, Anna lay on the floor of the bathroom, she began crying loudly in silent space, each sob getting louder over time, the small sound becoming clearer than usual.
‘Why do they always hit me?’
This sentence appeared in Anna’s mind ever since there was no way to erase it. She was very sorry, also very sad. At this moment, the entire world seemed to turn its back on her.
Anna just lay there, approximately thirty minutes later. She wiped her tears with her hands, tried to hold back the pain, sat up, stood up, and walked to the door step by step.
Anna touched the handle on the door, turning it heavily.
Flick!
Anna tried opening the door again, but to no avail. The door still wouldn’t budge. She started banging on the door, then used her whole body to push the door open, but the stable door was so strong that the strength she applied didn’t make it move at all.Tired of skating down, Anna suddenly felt desperate, hoping she wouldn’t starve in this place.
Suddenly Anna felt regret. Was entering this school a smart decision? Initially, she enrolled in this school because of a full scholarship for students here, in addition to the living expenses that the school periodically gives out each week, which is quite high for an ordinary family like hers.
Because it is a private school, the education system here is not like the state public schools. Here, classes are not divided by subject, but classed with a fixed number of students each year, in extra, student scores here are public and posted on the wall.
Each year there are four main semesters. In addition, there may be additional semesters organized by subject teachers, all to enhance the competitiveness of the students here, and also to keep the reputation of the best school in this city. Students are also required to wear school uniforms.
When she heard about the education system here, Anna thought that students who have good points would be appreciated, the smart students would be respected, and Anna would be respected too. However, when looking back at her current situation, Anna smiled wryly. Thinking about having to see Brandon again, and having a mysterious person who liked him so much that he hired someone to lock her in the bathroom, Anna felt that perhaps choosing this school, it seemed, was not very wise.
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At the night, the sound is quiet, a little wind blows through the trees.
In the toilet, Anna was breathing heavily, she sat on the toilet, her arms wrapped around her legs, her head bent between her knees.
She had been sitting like that for an hour, it was 7:30 pm, and almost everyone in the school has already left, perhaps Anna is the only one left in the school except the security guards and the cleaners.
Suddenly outside the bathroom, the sound of hurried footsteps resounded, Anna heard it, feeling both happy and scared. Before she could speak, from the outside door came a rushing voice, the other party seemed to be a girl.
“Hey, hey, are you there Anna? If you’re here, please speak up, I’m Vivia in your class!!!”
Anna happily exclaimed, “It’s me, Anna. I’m here. Please open the door!”
Anna went to the door, banging her hands, her voice full of urgency. She said once, twice, then thrice, ‘I’m Anna!’
Vivia heard Anna’s fear, she rushed to comfort her. “Don’t worry, they put a wooden stick under the door latch, I’m trying to open it!”
After a while, the door finally opened. Appearing in front of Anna’s eyes was a girl with short brown hair, and emerald green eyes, still wearing the school uniform, and approached Anna in a panic.
“Anna, are you okay? Want to get up? Aren’t you hurt anywhere?!”
Vivia raised her voice, her voice low, she helped Anna to her feet, her eyes darting all over Anna.
Anna, who was still in despair, was suddenly saved by someone else and was deeply moved in her heart. Laughing till she cry, Anna nervously thanked Vivia.
“No, I just got a little scratch. Thank you so much, Vivia! Let’s get out of here first.”
Anna looked back at her surroundings, she pulled Vivia’s hand out of the toilet, and the two young girls walking in the dark gradually left the school grounds.
“Be careful, Anna. All right, sit down here.”
Vivia helped Anna sit down on a wooden chair outside the convenience store. After that, Vivia ran inside to buy some mineral water and cotton gauze, prepared to give first aid to Anna’s skin wounds.
Anna looked at the bandaged wound on her arm, glimpsed at Vivia, asking the question she’d been trying to ignore all this while.
“Hmm, Vivia, why did you know I’m in the toilet?”
Vivia lifted her head and smiled, “I don’t know. I went room by room looking for you.”
Anna asked in surprise. “So how do you know I was locked up?”
“While I was buying spaghetti near my house, I heard someone trying to lock you in the bathroom. I just knew they locked you up but didn’t know they beat you like this.”
Vivia recalled the process and sighed, feeling guilty in her heart. Without waiting for Anna to continue, she quickly replied.
“Originally, I was planning to ignore it, I've told myself that I didn't hear anyone calling about you, didn't know you were locked up, I’ll go home and continue eating my favorite noodles. But as soon as I picked up the noodles, I thought about you still locked up at school, so I went to look for you.”
Anna attended to Vivia’s words, taken aback. Anna is a bit surprised by the actions of this girl after what she did. “Why did you decide to find me? You can do what you think, ignore that phone call and continue eating your noodles! I wonder why you did that!” After hearing this question, she thought for a while. After a long silence, Vivia spoke up. “Hey, Anna.” “I have helped people who have been bullied before. You’re the second, Anna.” “I saved another girl in the same middle school. She’s an unattractive and quiet girl.” “When I first met her, I was not impressed. Only when I saw her getting beaten up by higher grade students, and being bullied, did I want to help her.” “But when I helped her out of the bullying scene, I was returned to her place.” “It’s ridiculous, huh?!” “But it’s the truth.” Vivia showed a tart smile. Anna listened to Vivia tell. Her heart was a little sad. What a poor girl, Vivia! Anna said nothing and remained silent. She wanted to continue heari
“I don’t want to change myself just for other people. I want to live for myself, no matter how people change, no matter how people treat me, I will still help people, in the way that I think is right!” For a moment, Anna seemed to feel a great motivation from Vivia. She never thought that, although she was just a small student, inside Vivia was such an enormous flower of freedom. The two girls sit and talk for a long time. Both feel the sympathy that the other has for them. Their interests are the opposite, but still can’t stop them from becoming closer. “You don’t know. Actually, my dream is to become a knight.” Vivia grinned, “Isn’t that very weird?” “Wow, that sounds strange.” Anna tilted her head to look at Vivia, “Why don’t you want to be a princess but a knight?” “Knights look cooler.” Vivia blushed and turned away. “Strange. I feel very comfortable talking to you.” Vivia opened a bottle of beer, “As for just now when I hesitated to come to find you, I’m sorry.” Vivia was a
Brandon’s longtime friend Peter Harrison, of them, had known each other since they were five years old.Peter is the complete opposite of Brandon. If Brandon is a cold, tough person who does not like to interact with others, then Peter is a warm, smiling, active, and mischievous person.Since being close friends, Peter has seen Brandon show his emotions, even anger at someone, which is also very rare.Except for Brandon’s mother, Brandon always quarreled with her. Between the two of them, there was a huge conflict. After each quarrel, Brandon’s temper was often terrible, and the relationship between mother and daughter became more and more broken.Even Peter, Brandon’s childhood friend, had only had a few occasions to see Brandon’s irritable temper. But after Anna transferred into this class, Brandon’s tantrums increased more and more often.‘Sounds interesting!’ thought Peter.Break time had just arrived, and while Brandon was playing basketball in the schoolyard with the other stude
After eating, Vivia was satisfied and wiped her mouth. She loves Medrano school to death! In other schools, food can only be eaten in the cafeteria, and bringing food to class, especially greasy dishes like spaghetti, is completely banned. But here it is different because it is a private school, and the amount of investment is a lot, so the service is also more diverse. “Hmm, wait, Anna, I remember you saying, do you work part-time outside of school hours?” Vivia drank apple juice, suddenly asked. “Yes, what’s wrong?” Anna answered while eating, not knowing what Vivia wanted to do. “I am curious. I just want to get to know you better.” Vivia propped her chin. “What’s wrong? Is that job difficult to say?” Anna sighed in her mind, “Nothing. I can tell you about my work. But don’t tell anyone else, Vivia. It is a job that is despised by everyone, especially the students in this school.” Vivia nodded, looking expectantly at Anna. “I work as a server at a bar. The salary there is qui
Today’s first class is the most difficult for Ms. Andrea’s Math in the school. Ms. Andrea’s character is difficult to approach, like other teachers, but she is quite famous for her appreciation of talents. She likes smart student.Because receiving a scholarship means that Anna does very well in school, so even though her family is poor, Andrea is very fond of Anna. In addition, Anna’s attitude toward the learning process is very good. She is also very diligent in doing the exercises that Andrea gives, so Andrea likes Anna even more.Brandon is good at math, but he often falls asleep in Andrea’s class, so this teacher doesn’t like him too much. Brandon’s attitude is not considered polite to the teacher, so every time he sees him, Andrea sighed too.Today’s math class learns a new lesson. The content is learning how to prove critical in geometry. This problem is troublesome to understand, so it took Andrea quite some time to complete her lesson plan. Although it is an advanced section,
Brandon stood up, his large body blocking the sunlight that was shining on the next table. From the moment Andrea was typing on the board, Anna had finished a brief conversation with Vivia. She turned her head and saw Brandon boldly explaining the contents of the book. Anna suddenly felt that his appearance wasn’t too bad. ‘Despite his bad temper, his bitter face is so handsome. No wonder he has so many girls chasing after him!’ Anna thought. “Very well, please sit down.” Andrea’s face was satisfied. She rarely looked at Brandon with kind eyes, but today’s lesson was not easy. Brandon could explain it so clearly. Certainly not bad at all, just a bit temperamental. Well, it should be changed. The instant Brandon sat down, Anna felt him glancing sideways at her, a look of great satisfaction on his face. ‘Is it me or is he looking at me with disdain?’ Anna speculated. But not long after that, without waiting for Anna to wonder, Brandon snorted coldly. The hum was so clear that Anna
7 pm.Five Roses Bar.Some people entered the staff locker room. Anna stood in front of her locker, unlocked it, and put the bunny suit in, then from inside the closet, she pulled out a medium-sized backpack.Taking a sip of cold water, Anna felt very comfortable.Another tiring day!‘Is there a pink piece of paper in the pencil case? Where did I put it?’ Anna remembered something. After searching for a while, she found the small compartment in her briefcase.‘You must be very good at math, right? Here, I have an Olympic problem, which is quite difficult. I want to challenge you to solve this problem. Within tomorrow, whether we can solve the result, we will also give the solution to the other party. Don’t worry, I’ve never done this type before. So believe me, I’m being fair. Brandon.'After reading this letter, Anna felt quite surprised. She couldn’t believe her eyes and turned around the paper two or three times.‘Is Brandon who wrote this letter, right huh?’ Anna still couldn’t im
Early in the morning, the sky is clear, each soft cloud floats slowly in the deep blue sky.Anna got off the bus and strolled towards the school gate. She arrived a bit early today, so there weren’t many people in the school in this time, only a few students were playing basketball, and the sound of the ball was echoing throughout the schoolyard.Having not breathed such fresh air in a long time, Anna feels that the present moment is very good, the space is peaceful; the air is clean, and each time she takes a long breath, she is extremely comfortable.Anna touched the door. Currently, there are only a few people in the class, including one or two who are also scholarship recipients like her.Medrano School awards a lot of scholarships, and each year, more than a thousand students in different grades receive scholarships from the school. This is also the reason why this school is always ranked first in this city, including in terms of the environment optimal schools and as well as the