Chapter 721
Chapter 721 Episode 029 Selection Ends(8)
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"Flossie, Flossie Wright."
Upon seeing her, Yvonne Watson was taken aback.
Overwhelmed by surprise, she slightly moved, and the lunchbox fell to the ground with a ’pop’. But she didn’t have time to care about it, hastily wiping away the tears on her face. But they wouldn’t stop flowing. Even she could not hold them back.
Quietly standing in front of her, Flossie Wright tossed a pack of tissues into her arms.
Startled, Yvonne Watson looked up, her vision blurred by tears, and saw Flossie. But her tear-stained vision made it hard for her to see clearly.
The other looked down at her from a higher position.
With hands in her pockets, casually standing in front of her, immaculately dressed as always, she saw all of Yvonne’s uncomely state.
Mysteriously, her heart trembled.
Shame washed over her.
She had no courage to look up again. Yvonne hurriedly lowered her head and pulled out a tissue to wipe her tears, her actions rigid.
"Being bullied?"
With downcast eyes, Flossie asked.
Yvonne was sobbing softly but didn’t reply.
After a brief pause, Flossie glanced at her and then sat down beside her.
Yvonne’s hand tightened around the tissues and she turned to look at Flossie, surprised.
"What...what are you doing?"
Her question was cautious, her eyes full of suspicion.
"Just came to check on you."
Flossie replied nonchalantly.
Yvonne stared at her, bewildered for a few seconds, then turned away and muttered, "...Oh."
Neither of them initiated a conversation.
Yvonne was trying to calm her emotions.
The tears came a few more times. Yvonne kept wiping them away, telling herself not to make a spectacle of her sorrow any longer. The stiff fingers gradually gained feeling back through the process of wiping away her tears.
It took a while for her to calm down.
"Flossie, am I hopeless?"
Resting her face on her hands, Yvonne hid it, her voice soft, full of despair and tension.
"Not at all."
Flossie stared into the darkness ahead and casually replied.
Bewildered, Yvonne turned her head with a puzzled look.
She’s weak and lacks self-confidence, but she’s... not that bad?
"At least, you know how to reflect."
Yvonne laughed mockingly at herself.
After all, there are hardly any comforting words coming from Flossie.
"Flossie," Yvonne called her name softly, bit her lip and asked resentfully, "Why can you guys be so strong, while I always get bullied?"
She had always wondered that Flossie Wright and Becca Reyes were recruits just like she was, with even less experience than her. Yet, they could effortlessly intimidate Neal Thompson without uttering a word, while she...
Could only withstand bullying. Neal always had her in his sights.
"Because you are an easy target."
Flossie responded in her usual straightforward manner after slightly furrowing her brow.
"Just because I’m easy to bully, I’m weak, does that give her the right to torment me without remorse?"
Her voice trembled slightly with indignation, her eyes filled with resentment.
Why was she the only one being bullied?!
Looking at her, a hint of amusement flickered in Flossie’s eyes as she counter-questioned, "So, what do you think it should be like?"
Yvonne opened her mouth to argue but no words came out.
What should it be like?
No, she didn’t know.
She came from a financially stable family, not rich but not poor either. Her academic performance was average, not outstanding but not lagging either – the kind of existence teachers could hardly remember.
— End of Chapter 721 —