I suffered from aphasia. For the first few days after I transferred schools, my classmates only thought I was quiet and shy. That was until I accidentally knocked a classmate's book to the ground and stepped on it. The scary-looking classmate sitting at that desk glanced up at me. Immediately, a "righteous" classmate pushed me hard. "Are you mute? Don't you know how to apologize!" My lower back hit the corner of the desk, pain reddening my eyes. I hurriedly signed: I'm sorry, I'll replace your book with a new one. The noisy classroom instantly fell silent. 1 Ethan froze. A hand flew from behind his head and smacked him, making his head wobble. Realizing what happened, he immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." I waved my hands repeatedly, signaling it was okay. Then I hurriedly walked back to my seat, took my brand-new textbook, and placed it on Caleb’s desk. I figured they probably didn't understand sign language. So I went back and wrote a small note to hand to Caleb. It read: [I'm sorry, I have some communication issues, I didn't mean not to apologize. My book is new, take it.] Caleb was the scariest-looking guy in the class. Although scary, he was very handsome. So there were always many people around him. Offending him meant offending a huge group of people. I weighed the pros and cons in my mind. And solemnly signed again: [I'm sorry.] I don't know why. But after doing this, the gazes of the surrounding classmates suddenly changed. Caleb: "...No, it's fine." A girl came over, picked up the book from the ground, and dusted it off. She scoffed: "Young Master is so precious, a book with a little dust is trash now? Hey... the one doing sign language, I want this book. My book is new too, you take mine." I was flattered and pointed at myself. Mia rolled her eyes at Caleb and Ethan, then came over and put her arm around my shoulder, leading me outside. "Yeah, you. Come on, I saw you stayed in the classroom all lunch and didn't eat. Sis will take you to buy some food." As a transfer student, since I didn't talk much, people generally ignored me. This was the first time someone was so warm to me. My eyes widened. I looked at Mia like she was a saint radiating holy light. Mia blushed inexplicably and coughed twice: "Alright, no need to thank me. What's your name?" I took a pen from my pocket and wrote stroke by stroke on my hand: [Lily]. 2 Mia treated me to bread and milk. Back in the classroom, she whispered to me: "We don't sit together, but if anyone bullies you, you must tell me." Moved, I held her hand back. Class started. The homeroom teacher announced a seat change. Caleb became my desk mate. I subconsciously glanced at him. He happened to look over too. Our eyes met. Caleb hesitated for a moment, then stiffly forced the corners of his mouth upward. I didn't understand what he meant. Was he threatening me? Sneering at me? Sure enough. When Caleb moved his desk next to mine, there was a loud bang. I jumped. But before I could react, Ethan leaned in: "Was that necessary, Bro?" Caleb: "...I just didn't hold it steady, it was an accident." Ethan moved his desk behind mine while staring at Caleb: "Really?" Mia pulled her desk behind Caleb's, her gaze turning spooky: "Heh." Annoyed, Caleb turned to me directly: "Did I bully you?" I hadn't reacted yet. Ethan and Mia's stares were about to burn a hole through Caleb. After a while, a classmate suddenly said: "Hey, are you guys human? Forcing a mute... no, forcing someone to talk?" Caleb: "..." Mia: "..." Ethan: "..." After a moment of silence, I suddenly smiled. Then I wrote on paper: [Caleb didn't bully me, thank you guys.] Mia and Ethan sighed in relief and laughed too. Caleb propped his face on his hand lazily, looking at me: "Write faster next time." I felt a bit embarrassed and nodded. 3 People in the class didn't understand sign language. So I stuck to the most primitive method—passing notes. Every time, Mia, Ethan, and even Caleb waited patiently for me to finish writing. I was truly touched by this. [Before, no one had the patience to finish reading when I wrote like this.] Mia's eyes turned red. Ethan, for some reason, slapped himself. Caleb... Caleb had no reaction. I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn't expect Mia and Ethan to react so strongly. If I knew, I wouldn't have written it. Because of the seating arrangement, Mia, Caleb, Ethan, and I became a temporary small "clique." Thanks to them, I met many classmates and made quite a few friends. Everyone was friendly, without being overly sympathetic. My transfer life passed harmoniously for a while. Until that day. A boy slammed something onto my desk, crossing his arms and smiling coldly at me. Thick, sticky liquid flowed out immediately, emitting a strange smell. It was a cup of spoiled bubble tea. "Mute girl, why didn't you accept the bubble tea I sent?" I remembered. A few days ago, a cup of bubble tea appeared on my desk with a note. It had a guy's name and contact info. I didn't think much and returned it. Josh looked me up and down, smiling wider: "Looking up close, you're just average. You really think you're some mute beauty..." Before he finished, his head was slammed onto the desk. Caleb appeared out of nowhere, pressing him down with one hand, his face expressionless and cold: "Do you want to die?" Josh struggled, face turning red but unable to break free. "Why do you care if I teach a mute a lesson? Meddling in other people's business, think you're some hero saving the beauty? I spit... Ah!" Caleb grabbed his hair and kicked his knee hard. After Josh fell, he immediately jumped up and threw a punch. 4 The two started fighting. Josh's bros blocking the door all surged in, surrounding Caleb. I wanted to persuade them, but I couldn't speak. Just then, Ethan came in, cursed loudly, and rushed into the fray. Mia also came over to shield me, asking: "What's going on?" After a kind classmate explained the situation, Mia immediately rolled up her sleeves to join the fight. Luckily, the homeroom teacher walked in at this moment. A glint flashed in Josh's eyes, and he immediately clutched his leg screaming: "Teacher, Caleb hit me!" Our group was called to the office. I was a bit worried about Caleb, but unexpectedly, as soon as we entered the office, the teacher glared at me fiercely. Then said: "Classmates told me everything, you caused this, right?" Me: "?" "Everyone else go back and reflect, especially Josh and Caleb, no more fighting." "Lily, call your parents! This is outrageous! Not studying properly at school, causing trouble like this, what does it look like!" Hearing this, Mia couldn't hold back first: "Teacher, this has nothing to do with Lily, if anything it's Josh..." Ethan also couldn't wait to speak: "Yeah, no matter what, you can't blame Lily, right?" The teacher raised his eyebrows, shouting angrily: "You still have opinions? Say another word and I'll call your parents too!" Josh raised his eyebrows triumphantly. I looked at the teacher's disgusted gaze, somewhat stunned. Caleb looked at me and said lightly: "If we must call parents, notify mine and Josh's first." Josh: "Hey!" The teacher froze for a moment, stuttering: "You... just students playing around, no need." Caleb didn't speak, nor did he move. In the end, the matter was left unsettled. Mia whispered to me: "Caleb's family is very rich, the teacher doesn't want to offend him. Josh's family sent gifts to the teacher... sigh, don't take his words to heart." I blinked and nodded. 5 Back in class, I glanced at Caleb. I found a small, inconspicuous wound on his chin. [Are you okay?] Caleb glanced at it, didn't respond. I wanted to write more, but the bell rang, class started. The next day, Caleb didn't come to school. After school, I was blocked by Josh and a group of people in an alley outside the school. He stood in front of me, sneering: "Let's see who helps you today, little mute." I pressed my phone behind my back a few times. Josh pressed closer, looking me over with a disgusting gaze. I clenched my fist. The moment he reached out, I punched him hard in the face. "F*ck!" Josh covered his face, cursing: "What are you guys doing! I paid you trash to watch me get hit?" The people behind Josh immediately surrounded me. I learned some Taekwondo before, but only the basics. I was soon subdued by several people. Seeing I was completely harmless, Josh walked towards me step by step. He pinched my cheeks hard with one hand. Staring at me viciously: "Damn, even a dead mute like you dares to hit me?" I glared back without giving in. Josh suddenly smiled, a very ugly smile. "Interesting." I looked toward the alley entrance. Josh: "Forget it, someone's guarding there, no one dares to come in. You think Caleb is coming to save you?" He laughed happily again: "You don't know, right? Caleb was beaten by his dad since he was little. Others don't know, but I do. You really think he's some aloof flower? I think he was beaten stupid!" As soon as he finished speaking, the person holding me suddenly shook and let go. Josh frowned: "What are you doing?" He turned around and saw a group of people in suits and sunglasses surging in aggressively. Josh: "!" Behind them followed a petite woman with glasses. "I f*ck his grandfather, beat these smelly idiots to death!" Josh's face turned pale, he looked at me in disbelief, and turned to run. The well-trained bodyguards immediately controlled those people. Josh was pressed heavily onto the concrete, scraping blood marks on his face. Sister Zhou stepped forward and kicked him, Josh screamed in pain, blood gushing from his nose. "Young Miss, are you okay?" I shook my head. And sighed.
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