You Are Just A Mistake

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da's

arly for the

oom, our teacher's face greeted me.

ime I was late. Not just once, twice, but almost always

rry,

. "Make sure, Ms. Navarro, that you won't be late for my c

with my head down and star

ere when I suddenly trip

ter erupte

a day goes by when th

ou're such an idiot!

hurt me both physically and emotionally. Well, I'm used to it.

ded them, but they didn't c

y who tripped me. Jerome Lee Chavez

of retaliating, I just smiled

o clumsy next time,"

uickly faded and was replaced by

to write something. Pretending not to care, but inside, I was hurting. This is me, good a

something I've never done. It's just that... I

avarro here?" I looked up when

here. Ethan James Jime

d he immediate

Ah, the Dean wants to talk to you," he then turned t

, go

re I reached the door, the whis

to get rid of trash

s going to get

really

expelled from

e, she doesn'

ecause of what I heard

them," I hea

he can't do anything to stop them, even the teachers are afraid to scold any of them. They just pretend not to

to you. He won't harm you," he said afte

ean knows everything, but

ccompany you inside." His eyes were f

I chose not to say anything. Instead, I jus

see you around, Nami," he sa

trust him. I trust no one

he Dean say from ins

I greeted him politely

ase take a seat,"

. I didn't know why h

me again," he began, ca

ou stealing money from Ms. R

at it again, accusing me of

to check the truth bef

Dean," I said, t

I just want to remind you that this is not the first tim

would never do such a thing. I c

varro? I already know you. You're good at making excu

d as I tried to hold back tears. Even if

oesn't happen again," he added as he leaned back in his swiveling chair. "It would be a shame to waste your scholarship if

him. Unable to defend myself. What ca

f the girls who made my life miserable at this school entered. Na

he Dean with a smile, but it quickly f

ave now, Ms

started toward the door, but I hadn't even rea

r last chance. If you do something wrong again

get expelled? I worked hard to get a scholarship just to enter this university and

cruel," I sa

hat should I do? They're accusing me without even finding out

en it comes to their bullying, no one even reports it to stop them. What kind

omeone. I looked up but immediately bowed my head

s h

aused all the misery I've been through. The one wh

be blind? Can't you see that someone is walki

I apologize

ate. He didn't do anything to me, so now I'm scared because I've noti

y face," he said in an irritated tone, smirking at me. "It's d

to care. I needed to control myself because I didn't want

my head and met

again," I replied and im

a few steps, he sudden

ly, his eyes glaring at me. He tightened his grip on my arm and spoke again. "I won't let y

from falling as I watch

like daggers

done nothing to you. Why are you

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