03
On the day of my exam, Xavier called me many, many times.
My mom told me that Xavier’s mom had fought back and almost stabbed Xavier’s dad to death.
If Xavier hadn’t rushed home in time, he might have lost both his parents on the same day.
His condition was getting worse. He reverted to his previous state of skipping classes, fighting, causing trouble, and constantly changing girlfriends.
That “you’re too good” he once said to me eventually backfired on Sophia.
One day, Xavier got into a fight with some guys from another school, apparently over some girl.
Sophia came to find me, crying and begging, “Arla, please help Xavier. He only listens to you.”
“You’ve got it backwards. Doesn’t he only listen to you?”
1:57 PM
Unable to persuade me, Sophia could only drag me over.
I had never seen Xavier so vicious. He was beaten bloody but still tried to shove a cigarette butt into someone’s eye.
A girl standing nearby was crying, constantly pleading, “Xavier, stop fighting. I’m not angry anymore, Xavier.
Xavier said he didn’t like good girls, but the girls he found were all gentler than the last.
Sophia rushed over, saying, “Xavier, Aria is here. Are you going to fight in front of her?”
Xavier paused, looking over at me.
In that moment of distraction, someone picked up a knife from the ground and charged at him.
“Xavier!”
Sophia rushed forward, and the knife slashed her wrist, drawing a lot of blood
The girl was scared and ran away. Seeing the blood, others were frightened and fled too.
Only Xavier remained, panicked, holding Sophia and saying, “Sophia, Sophia…
Sophia hugged him, her face pale, saying, “As long as you’re okay. Xavier, as long as you’re alright, I’m willing to do anything.”
Seeing them acting out some idol drama, I kindly called an ambulance for them. After doing my good deed, I turned to leave.
Xavier called out to me: “Who told you to bring Sophia here?”
Me: ?
Bring her here?
Was he deaf, or had I lost my memory?
“Sophia has always been timid, don’t you know?”
Here we go again.
They’re acting out some idol drama and insist on dragging me in as the evil supporting character.
Fine.
I’m about to go abroad anyway, so today, Ill fulfill my role as the evil supporting character.
I walked straight towards Sophia.
“Aria, what are your
you doing?”
I pulled Sophia out of Xavier’s arms.
I hurt her wound, making her cry even harder.
I leaned in close to her, bent down, and pulled out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from her pocket, throwing them on the ground.
“Is this the good girl you like?”
____“Timid?”
“Did you know that the guy who beat you up just now was her smoking buddy?”
Seeing the cigarette pack on the ground, Xavier was stunned too.
Sophia kept shaking her head, saying, “it’s not like that, Xavier, It’s not what you think.”
1:58 PM c &
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“They forced these on me. They were afraid of getting caught smoking by the teachers, so they made me keep them…”
I didn’t want to hear Sophia’s lies, and neither did Xavier,
I left, leaving them in a mess.
