For the past two months, the bullying against me had only gotten worse. And all of it was because of Edwin.
At first, Edwin had been judged poorly for being violent toward his own sister. But somehow, another rumor spread, one that everyone chose to believe.
The rumor said Edwin had not hit me that hard.
It claimed I was the one who slammed my own body into the door. That the blood on my lips was not from his slap, but because I had bitten myself.
How ridiculous!
From Tessa, I learned that Darren was the one spreading the rumor among his friends. Those friends then told their younger siblings and relatives who also studied at the academy.
Darren had the image of a kind and fair older brother. Everyone believed him without question.
Just like that, Darren cleared Edwin's name. But he never once tried to clear mine.
Instead, he made my reputation even worse.
What was I even expecting?
While enduring the bullying, I tried to escape again and again.
