Revenge

She got expelled?

“Is it?” Amanda looked Rae Yan with unusual calm.

She was not Mia and she watched the incident and everyone involved as an outsider; Mia would have felt so panic and sad as Rae Yan expected, but not Amanda.

The unusual coolness and indifference of Amanda, sure enough, made Rae Yan feel uneasy; with her eyess evasive and hands firmly clenching at the backpack, she turned to look at Ali.

"Why, aren't you worried? I was so worried that I came out looking for you." It took Rae Yan a while to speak, watching Mia and squeezing out an awkward smile.

Ali rested his hands on the shoulder of Amanda and seemed not to feel comfortable leaving her and Rae to talk alone; but Amanda pushed him away and walked toward Rae Yan against his wishes on purpose. She held Rae Yan’s arm saying: “you have got to accompany to the president tonight, I don’t wanna get myself fired; I hate to leave you guys.”

With that, Amanda looked back at Ali and smiled at him.

Ali responded her with a smile, his eyes curved.

The atmosphere was so harmonious that Rae Yan, surprised at her soft words, said, "Ok, I'll go with you."

One thing Amanda felt good about was the independence and self focus of Rae Yan; she was leading the way in front while she and Ali was following behind. She could use her guide right now.

"Mia, where were you last night?" Still, Rae Yan repeated the same question as if determined to get a result out of her mouth.

Amanda, with her expression unchanged, looked at her and smiled. "Where do you think I've been? You must be so worried?"

so soft and tender that no one should have detected any harm from it, but still the lighthearted rhetorical question was making Rae Yan, who must be at her 17 or 18 years old as well, feeling uncomfortable;

said you were a mistress of his. Well, Ali was very sad and had been looking for you

So that was it.

"You're my best friend. Do you believe in what they said?"

speak; she suddenly stopped and pushed Amanda forward. "There it is, the president's

Then she turned around and walked away without looking back.

Rae Yan's slender waist beneath her large hip-hop dress and smiled with the self-aware irony. As the “best friend”, she had done enough

raised her hand and knocked.

middle-aged man's voice came through the door. Ever since her death, Amanda had been so sensitive to sound that she was positively

door and

he saw her, the middle-aged man sitting behind the desk stiffened his body and his

desk: “Didn’t we just meet last night; didn’t you just say how beautiful, young and tender I was? Well, didn’t you feel happy to see me

been expelled! Call your parents to pick you up and take you

eyes, looked at President Liu and cut to the chase: "President Liu, there are

asked "What reasons?"

and now the whole school knows about it. Even if I am seventeen, not exactly a little girl, but I am still a teenager girl; if this were to get out, it would not only ruin your position as the headmaster, but also the reputation of the school!" Amanda tilted her head to look at President Liu. Then she

building was one of his construction, right? I am but a thank-you gift from you to Mr. Hu...Thank him for what? I am pretty curious what good did you get out of it? I will try to find out after I get expelled; I am pretty sure I am not the only victim. Can’t wait to see how many secrets

introverted and timid teenager girl was now calm, clear-headed and full of courage and listing pros and cons for him? Before he could say anything, Amanda continued,

lot of money. Well,

the fourth. Yes, last night she was with the Mr. Gu-- the one who did not dare to provoke

wipe away your sweat...This summer is scorching hot and would only

dropped it in front of him and strode toward the

No sooner had her hand reached the handle than Amanda turned back, whipping her black ponytail nicely in the air. "President Liu," she said,