Chapter 9
Rebecca had been bullying me at school for a long time.
Since the day I ranked first in our freshman year.
She cornered me in the girls‘ bathroom and slapped my face with her used sanitary pad.
I
was the top student for three years in middle school, and now you come along and steal my spot just like that.”
She balled up that disgusting, blood–stained thing and forced it into my mouth.
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“Top student, huh? Let me give you a bloody good celebration!
“Swallow it! You dare to spit it out?! I’ll smash your mouth if you do!
“I’m not the type to be bullied and stay silent.”
So I told a teacher. After listening, the teacher remained silent for a long time and then took me to the principal’s office.
The principal adjusted his expensive suit and frowned as he asked me, “Evelyn, my daughter might be a bit spoiled, but haven’t you done wrong by stealing what belongs to others?”
He patted my shoulder.
“In life, one should reflect on their own mistakes and know their place. Don’t you agree?”
That’s when I realized I couldn’t keep that top rank.
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By then, my parents had already kicked me out because I refused to marry someone they chose, and the scholarship was my only way to pay tuition.
Without the scholarship, how would I pay for school?
I found a part–time job at a small restaurant, helping the owner serve food and wash dishes after evening classes.
The female owner was kind. When there were no customers, she always let me nap on the bench and often complained I was too skinny,
occasionally cooking me some meat dishes for nutrition.
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But later, a customer who often praised me for being hardworking at such
a young age reported her for employing child labor. She was heavily fined and had her business license revoked.
I smiled bitterly.
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“You see, life is always so difficult for the poor.
“So that night, I sat at the garbage dump on the street corner all night, and I thought, I still need to be the top student.
“I need to continue my education.
“Rather than being ground down in a hopeless life, I’d prefer to take Rebecca’s beatings.
“But guess what?.
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“Rebecca didn’t want to beat me anymore.
“She said she was tired of it.
“Her dear daddy said they should just find a reason to expel me.
“People who can’t take a hint should be out of sight, out of mind.
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“See, I struggled for so many years just looking for a way out, but one word from a noble person, and my path was cut off.
“But I couldn’t accept that fate.
“I needed to force Rebecca to lay hands on me one more time.”
I looked down at my clenched fists.
The monthly exam story I told Gabriel was a lie I made up on the spot.
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My obsession with Gabriel’s face was real, but compared to my future, he was worthless.
I deliberately scored much higher than Rebecca in that monthly exam, but it wasn’t for Gabriel.
It was because…
“She was furious that day and cornered me in an alley right after school.
“That dark alley was where she often attacked me.
“Because it was secluded, with few people around.
“She and her dog could move freely there.
“The painful moans would echo, giving the abuser double the pleasure.
“That day, I was severely injured.
“By the time I crawled out of the alley, I was covered in blood.
“But I knew I had found my way out.”
I turned my palm toward him, revealing a black SD card.
A dashcam at the entrance of the alley recorded the entire process of
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Rebecca torturing me.
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I told Rebecca that if she touched me again, or if I got expelled, this video would appear on every video website.
Rebecca thought I was crazy. “You’re stripped naked in the video, crawling around like a dog! Do you really dare to release it, Evelyn? Aren’t you afraid of ruining yourself?!”
I laughed and asked her, “Rebecca, I’m willing to rot in the mud. What about you?”
“Of course, she wasn’t willing to.
“But she couldn’t accept it.
“So she chose to send you to my side.”
Gabriel shook his head in disbelief.
“I didn’t know any of this…”
I nodded.
“Of course, I knew the bullying had nothing to do with you.
“Otherwise, sleeping with someone who bullied me would be disgusting, wouldn’t it?”
A flash of hope suddenly appeared in his eyes.
“Then we-”
I cut him off, not giving him a chance to fantasize, “But you aided evil, which makes you just as despicable and vicious!”
Ignoring his pale face, I stressed each word to strike at his heart.
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“So why
were you angry just now?
“Rebecca was right.”
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