Bracelet of Beauty

Chapter 6: Hair

Meanwhile, in the section of Elizabeth Feliz, the class is still answering the exercises in the book as stated by Ms. Belle.

"Pssst! Stacy!" Denise whispered.

It caught the attention of Stacy so she turned around. "Did someone call my name?" Stacy said.

"Stacy! Over here." Denise whispered again.

"What is it, Denise?" Stacy asked.

"Do you know the answer to number 8?" Denise replied.

"Sorry, but I am still in number 5, Denise," Stacy said.

Denise sighed because Stacy could not help her. "Nevermind, Stacy. I will just ask Patricia instead. Go on. Continue answering." Denise added.

Denise looked at the other side where Patricia was sitting.

"Hey, Patricia!" Denise whispered but Patricia does not seem to hear her because of the distance. Their seats are far from each other.

"Patricia! Turn around!" Denise repeatedly called Patricia but it was useless.

Denise paused and thought of an idea to catch the attention of Patricia. She wrote a letter asking the answer to number 8 and ripped the paper from her notebook. Afterward, she crumpled it into a ball shape.

"This will do. Let us see if Patricia will fail to notice this ball." Denise chuckled and threw the crumpled paper at Patricia. It immediately hits the back part of Patricia's head. Due to the impact of the ball, it was able to hurt Patricia as well.

"Ouch! Who threw this ball of crumpled paper at me?!" Patricia was angry.

"Pssst! Patricia! Over here." Denise stated while waving her right hand so Patricia will notice her. Denise started pointing at the crumpled paper as if she was asking Patricia to read it.

Patricia opened the crumpled paper and read it. "What is your answer to the number 8 question?". She looked at her notebook to revisit the answer and started writing on the crumpled paper. When she was done writing, she crumpled the paper again and shape it back into a ball. She signaled to Denise that she is going to throw it back so Denise better be prepared to catch it.

"Okay, throw it back. I am ready." Denise acted a thumbs-up implying that she is prepared to catch the crumpled paper.

"Here it goes," Patricia whispered and threw it back to Denise.

Denise was able to catch it. "I got it." She smiled and was excited to read the response of Patricia. She immediately opened the crumpled paper and it stated, "I am uncertain also but my answer is letter C."

"Well, two brains are better than one. Letter C might be the correct answer after all. Okay, let us go with the letter C." Denise told herself.

Some of their classmates noticed the conversation between Denise, Stacy, and Patricia. It is just an exercise and not even a quiz but they are still cheating. They are shameless students. What is even worse is that their subject is Values Education. They cannot even be morally upright in this class. Their other classmates are answering the exercise with clean consciences because they are not cheating while Denise, Stacy, and Patricia grabbed the opportunity to cheat because their teacher, Ms. Belle was not around.

"Hey! Do not cheat in this class. This is Values Education." One of their classmates cannot take it anymore and confronted Denise.

"Excuse me. Are you talking to me?!" Denise shouted back.

"Yes, Denise. Shame on you. I heard you talking to Stacy earlier then Patricia afterward. I know I am not the only one who noticed that you are cheating. Some of our classmates are witnesses as well." The classmate replied.

Everyone in the class, including Elizabeth Feliz, turned around because of curiosity about what is happening now.

"How dare you accuse me! Do you have any evidence? I am not a cheater." Denise stood up due to her anger and she walked towards her classmate. The situation is getting intense.

"Don't you dare deny it, Denise! You are not just a cheater but also a liar. You have no right to pass this subject." The classmate responded.

Denise was not able to control her temper anymore. She was hearing murmurs in the classroom. She hates it the most whenever she is embarrassed.

"You little attention-seeker! Come here and I will teach you a lesson that you will never forget!" Denise shouted and pulled the hair of her classmate.

Denise was famous on campus because of two reasons. First, her physical appearance is simply stunning. She could be a celebrity or win a beauty pageant because of her charm and face. However, she is also popular because of another reason, she is a terrible bully. She already bullied many fellow students. They became frightened of her and dared not to report various bullying incidents because Denise would threaten them also.

"Ouch! You want a piece of me. Bring it on! I am not afraid of you anymore!" The classmate shouted and pulled the hair of Denise also. Unknown to others, she was also a former victim of Denise's bullying. This time, she was ready to fight back and the scene became total chaos.

Stacy and Patricia stood up immediately and tried to calm and stop Denise.

"Denise, please stop. Ms. Belle might return any moment." Stacy said.

"Please stop it both of you. Oh my goodness." Patricia tried to separate them but it was no use. Instead of parting them, Patricia's hair was accidentally pulled because she was in the middle.

"Oh no, Patricia!" Stacy saw what happened.

"Ouch! Stop pulling my hair. I am not included in your fight. Let go of my hair." Patricia said while trying to escape the fight.

Simultaneously, their other classmates were standing and surrounding them. They are watching the intense scenario. Some were even laughing because of what happened to Patricia.

Elizabeth Feliz was scared of what is happening. She cannot believe the courage her classmate possesses to fight back against Denise. However, they are both hurting each other physically.

"Do not just stand there and watch! Do something! Help me in stopping the fight." Stacy told her fellow classmates.

Their other classmates tried to separate the two from fighting, including Patricia who was inadvertently added to the chaos. Some are hesitant to do something because they do not want to be involved and hurt like Patricia, who was just trying to help.

Denise and her classmate who confronted her were really difficult to separate. They are firmly grabbing each other's hair.

Elizabeth took a step back and think of the best possible solution at the moment. She realized that if their classmates cannot stop the fight, an adult with authority can. She instantly went out of the room and ran towards the faculty room. Unexpectedly, she saw Ms. Belle walking toward the principal's office.

"Ms. Belle! We need your help!" Elizabeth said while running.

It caught the attention of Ms. Belle and she asked, "What happened, Elizabeth?"

"There is a fight happening in our class. Please stop them. Please help us, Ms. Belle." Elizabeth seems worried.

Ms. Belle was supposedly headed to the principal's office to report the bullying incident but an urgent matter needs her attention now. She decided to postpone going to the principal's office and hurriedly went back to the classroom with Elizabeth. "Okay, let us go to the classroom quickly." Ms. Belle agreed.