Chapter 15 – My Kindred Spirit
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Chapter 15 – My Kindred Spirit
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Three days before graduation.
Sandra and my classmates’ bullying lessened to a certain degree. It gave me some space to breathe, but I never once lowered my guard. These she-devils kept throwing me those sneaky grins.
Only fools will be happy with this calm before the storm.
The meet-up after graduation sounded so ominous that it gave me a shiver. Whatever scheme they have in store, all I can do now is to make sure that I won’t be caught in that dreary situation.
Waiting for that day without doing anything is a fool’s tactic. I won’t count myself as a pig that awaits its death while enjoying the foods catered to it.
I will run and hide. If not for our school’s policy that I can’t consider myself a graduate without attending the ceremony, I would have run right after confirming that I was included in the graduating list.
“Hey, Ada. Buy me a soda.”
“Me too!”
“Same!”
Sandra started another of her whims. Since they stopped hurting me that much, she and her friends turned me into their gofer and sent me to errands even during class.
We were left with nothing to do but the graduation march. That bore the hell out of my lovely classmates, making me the target of their unwanted affection.
Declining has never been an option for me. I remember how I retaliated once, and these mean girls only beat the remaining savageness that I was able to gather.
From that time onwards, I learned how to grit my teeth and make sure that I survived without being beaten for the whole day. Patience has been my virtue, and there is no doubt that it saves my life.
“This is not my brand! Are you stupid or what?”
A disturbing scene caught my eye when I made it to the vending machine. I’ve been hearing it for a while now, but this is the first time that I ever saw another one of my kind.
I only caught a glimpse of their victim’s back as I can’t let those bullies drag me to their fun. Those bitches alone have already made my life a living hell. Adding these hyenas with phallus is not a life that I wanted to have.
That would be too dangerous.
“They don’t have the brand that you want.”
I almost drop the can that I am holding when I hear that voice. There is no way that I will be wrong with this one. That person is undoubtedly the trainee teacher that we have had in the last two months.
Pam mentioned that his training would end in time for our graduation.
Everyone was interested in him when he first entered our school. Well, that interest was certainly not good for him, since it was full of malice and unwanted curiosity.
A trainee teacher seven years older than us. He looks so worn out with his baggy clothes that screams poverty.
This school only accepts rich students, making his existence an instant source of hot topics in this institution. It would have been acceptable if it had just ended with that, but these bullies obviously have another plan in mind.
Calvin Hager, the trainee teacher, was instantly added to their victim list.
He has had it worse compared to me, since Calvin’s pride as an adult has been greatly degraded. It’s not a secret that Calvin has no backing and is part of the lower society. He was late to start school due to his financial situation.
Being a trainee teacher at his age invites a lot of unsolicited attention for Calvin.
Poor guy for pulling the shortest of the stick when he stepped into this place. It makes me wonder if he initially thought that the prestige of this school could help him achieve something in his life.
Just too bad since it turned out this way. I pity him like how I pity myself.
Aren’t we the same in that aspect? Funny that I could still think like this despite the hopelessness of my situation. Who knows? I might end up as another Calvin Hager after I run away from my family.
“Then you should have looked for it at another store? Stupid bird brain.”
“That’s enough. Good boys can’t treat their teacher like that …”
His voice alone is more than enough for me to know who that person is. Sean, Sandra’s boyfriend, is one of my greatest nightmares in this place. This man is no ordinary demon.
Sean is Satan himself. That angelic face of his could never hide the evil lurking in his body. I’ve seen more than once how he turned a good person into nothingness with his cunning ways.
I fear him more than I fear my own death ...
… And I loathe him more than my own family.
“… And Mr. Hager will be joining our graduation party. We can’t have him all black and blue. It should be a happy night for all of us...”
That freaking party again. Now that I confirm that Sean is a part of it, there is no way that I will let myself be caught and stupidly blindingly join them while wishing for the best.
Sandra and this man will never organize an event that purely promotes love and peace in this world. None of my cells can see them changing for the better.
It will be the end of this planet should they suddenly change into those kinds of people.
“… You’re coming, right, Mr. Hager? Of course, you don’t want your nudes to be exposed to the public. I bet no school will hire you after that.”
Makes sense. Unlike me, the trainee teacher has a lot more choices when it comes to escaping this hell. He is an adult, giving him the freedom that a teenager like me can’t have.
“I’m coming.”
Poor guy. It must be hard to swallow the truth that he is being played by these brats. All I could see was his hunched shoulders, but I’m sure that he couldn’t even express his anger on his face.
“Now we’re talking! Anyway, you don’t have to bring anything. Your presence is more than enough to make us happy.”
Annoying laughter filled the air. Hearing their voices irritated me so much that I hurriedly fixed the drinks in my arms and walked away. I pity Mr. Hager as a human in the same shoes as him, but that will be the extent of it.
There is no way that I could engage myself in the trouble that he is having.
After all, being kindred spirits doesn’t mean that we need to care for each other like fated lovers.
- Writer
