Chapter 14 Schoolyard Bullying
Just as Eliza nearly tripped. Nolan grabbed the back of her collar and yanked her upright.
She barely avoided falling, but her chest still burned from the strain in her breath.
“I asked you a question.”
Nolan’s presence was suffocating
Though he was just a teenager, he exuded a sense of authority far beyond his years.
I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Eliza tried to brush him off.
But Nolan leaned in, voice low and expressionless. “I saw it.”
Her heart skipped a beat.
“I saw you switch papers during the last exam.”
Her eyes widened in shock.
He saw it? That couldn’t be. Naomi had always chosen the blind spot–areas with no cameras, no monitoring.
Nolan didn’t miss the flicker of panic in her eyes.
“There’s no one in Class Six who can bully you
He didn’t press her further. Instead, he flicked her forehead lightly and said, “Keep running”
Eliza followed him in a daze.
He’s known all along. But he didn’t expose her.
Why?
“Eliza! Hurry up! You’re falling behind!”
Henry jogged beside her, nudging her forward with a grin.
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Thanks to what had happened earlier, Class Six had unexpectedly taken her in. The resistance from this morning was gone.
Even Colton, who hadn’t been friendly before, made sure to run behind her, blocking Class One’s line of s
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At lunch, a few of the Class Six boys hauled their boxed meals into the classroom.
There were only sixteen students in Class Six. The cafeteria delivered meals based on class headcount.
Since Eliza had just transferred in, her name hadn’t been added yet. There was no meal for her.
If she wanted to eat, she’d have to go back to Class One to get it
And those people? They weren’t going to make it easy
“Eat mine!”
Henry shoved his boxed lunch toward her.
Eliza shook her head. “It’s yours. I can’t take it.”
“We’re all one family in Class Six. No need to divide what’s yours and mine. Besides, I worked up a sweat during PE–I’m not hungry anyway
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Chapter 14 Schoolyard Bullying
He opened the lid and pushed it closer. “Eat up. You’re still growing. You won’t get taller if you don’t eat.”
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His easy smile warmed her heart. It was hard to imagine this was the same Henry who’d been ready to throw punches an hour ago.
Outside the door, a few girls from Class One appeared, staring at Eliza with smug, mocking expressions
Clearly, they were waiting for something to happen.
Eliza’s eyes darkened.
“Eliza, Naomi asked us to bring you your lunch.”
One girl raised a boxed meal in her hand, her face haughty and smug.
Eliza didn’t need to guess to know what was coming.
“Ignore them. Tomorrow your name will be in the system. They won’t have any reason to mess with you anymore.” Henry muttered, gesturing to her to eat.
But Eliza stood up and walked straight toward the door.
The two girls exchanged excited looks.
-Eliza, we knew you didn’t have a meal, so we brought one for you. Aren’t you going to say thanks!”
“Right? You were part of Class One too. Even though you’ve given up on yourself, we still treat you like a classmate. Just say thank you, and it’s yours.”
She had thought that being reborn once gave her perspective–that childish bullying like this didn’t deserve her energy.
The two girls‘ smug smiles froze.
Eliza casually grabbed the rat by the tail and flung it squarely onto one girl’s head.
Before the other could even scream. Eliza upturned the entire box over her, garbage raining down from her hair to her shoes.
The move was so swift and smooth it left everyone stunned.
“Eliza! Are you insane!! How dare you?!”
Eliza smiled faintly “Go ahead. There are cameras everywhere in school. You handed me that box. What was inside? Clearly
planted by you. The school has a zero–tolerance policy for bullying. I’d love to see who gets expelled first.”
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