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Chapter 3

Author: River of Quiet
When I returned to school, I became even quieter.

As soon as I walked into the classroom, everyone looked at me before casually turning away, as though I were invisible.

I approached my desk and stared at the scene before me, my fists clenched.

My desk compartment was stuffed with all kinds of trash. A sticky liquid coated the entire desktop, and even my chair had been smeared with a layer of clear glue.

“Oh, my! Whose seat is this? Why is it so filthy?”

Lindsey’s voice rang out behind me.

The next second, the entire class burst into laughter.

I turned to leave, but Lindsey shoved me back into my seat. The glue immediately stuck to my school uniform skirt.

“Where do you think you’re going, little liar?” She leaned down and whispered in my ear. “This seat suits you perfectly.”

Another wave of laughter erupted around us.

Someone held up a phone and started recording. The camera flash was so bright that I could barely keep my eyes open.

“Look at how disgusting she is. No wonder nobody wants her.”

Lindsey raised her voice, sounding thoroughly pleased with herself.

“At yesterday’s parent-teacher conference, she was the only one whose parents didn’t show up. What do you think? Is she an orphan?”

“Orphan! Orphan! Orphan!”

Someone shouted the word, and others eagerly joined in.

Tears welled in my eyes, but I gritted my teeth and refused to cry.

I was about to start clearing the trash out of my desk when Lindsey suddenly lunged at me. She grabbed my head and violently shoved it into the pile of wastepaper and filth.

“If you love garbage so much, why not eat some?” She grabbed a handful of paper scraps mixed with the sticky liquid and tried to force them into my mouth.

I struggled desperately, muffled whimpers escaping my throat.

“What are you doing?!”

A familiar voice came from the classroom doorway.

Everyone froze.

Lindsey immediately released me and stepped back. In an instant, she plastered an innocent, well-behaved smile across her face.

My parents stood at the doorway, their expressions stern.

“What’s going on?” Mom asked, frowning as she looked at us.

“Mrs. Hayes. Principal Hayes.”

Lindsey pursed her lips in feigned grievance.

“Madison Hayes is so careless about cleanliness. We were told yesterday that school administrators would be visiting today, yet she still made such a mess of the classroom and her desk. Isn’t she making our class look bad?

“I told her to clean it up so it wouldn’t affect the school’s evaluation, but she refused to listen. Instead, she accused me of making a fuss over nothing. She even said…” Lindsey hesitated, lowering her voice as though she were reluctant to reveal the truth. “She said you two were personally involved with her, so you’d definitely take her side.

“She was slandering you like that, and I lost my temper for a moment, so I…”

“So you took matters into your own hands?” Dad asked, frowning.

“I’m sorry. I know I was wrong.”

Lindsey lowered her head, putting on a remorseful expression.

“I just didn’t want our school to earn a bad reputation with the visiting administrators. And I certainly didn’t want her going around ruining your reputations.

“After all, everyone knows that you, Principal Hayes, and Mrs. Hayes are the fairest people in the school.”

“That’s not what happened…” I choked out, overwhelmed by the injustice of it all. Instinctively, I looked toward my parents.

“She’s the one bullying me! They’ve been bullying me all along, Mom…”

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