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As soon as I said that, everyone was stunned.
Willow’s face turned pale, and she grabbed
Mom’s hand tightly.
My dad immediately reacted and shouted
angrily, “You’re just making trouble for the
school! Rose, stop it!”
My mom also chimed in: “Principal, this is
between them. We can handle it at home. We
won’t trouble you.”
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Saying that, they exchanged a look and
forcefully dragged me out.
My arm hurt from their grip.
But I just looked at Principal Lewis:
“Principal!”
“Principal Lewis!”
As I was being dragged away, my heart sank.
As soon as we were out of the principal’s
office.
My mom’s expression changed drastically:
“Rose, you’ve really grown wings! You dared
to report to the principal! Do you really want
your sister to suffer?!
“How could you be so vicious!”
“How could I give birth to such an ungrateful,
heartless, white–eyed wolf who doesn’t care
about her sister!”
I looked sideways.
My dad was indifferent, while Willow smiled at
- me.
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Arrogant, triumphant.
“I want to be recommended too.”
My mom pinched my arm hard: “With your
good grades, can’t you get into college
through the regular exams?! If you hadn’t
stolen your sister’s nutrients in the womb, she
would be as healthy as you, maybe even
smarter than you!”
There it was again, there it was again.
I only felt disgusted and nauseated by those
words.
Was my life destined to be dragged down by
this sentence, forever used, trampled on, and
drained dry by Willow?
If I couldn’t change it, why give me a second
chance at life?
At this moment, my heart was plunged into
darkness.
But the next second, a voice called out from
behind:
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IVII S. TIILIT, IVII.
Il, vail a UNIONL:
I immediately turned around.
Principal Lewis had actually chased us out!
She was panting, holding two test papers in
her hand, and said, “These are the new
assessment papers I just finished. You two
take them.”
“Principal Lewis—”
Principal Lewis ignored her and pulled my
hand from my mom’s grip. Seeing the bruises
on the back of my hand, her movements
paused slightly, then she casually said to my
parents:
“You two can take the test in my office. Mr.
and Mrs. Smith, since you have so much faith
in Willow, you should have confidence in her.
We’ll wait outside.”
After saying that, she turned and left.
Her steps were firm and decisive.
Principal Lewis’s palm was warm, like the
spring sunshine dispelling the darknoc
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Principal Lewis’s paim was warm, like the
spring sunshine, dispelling the darkness and
gloom in my heart.
I looked up and smiled:
“Thank you for believing in me.”
Sincerely.
Happy.
For the first time since my rebirth.
