Teenage Strife: The CEO'S Mistake

d in the dining room to enjoy the readily served dinner. The room remained silent until Dai

a lot of fun today,

up, but he continued. "I could have joined them, but they were too girlish." Brian

ildren, yet you keep doing so." Mrs. Cole poured a lit

ot to worry. "You'll be making new friends in school too. I'm sure you'll get yourself a ver

about what she could do to help Michelle avoid Richar

ullying a girl? They have the same potential, and t

ole, surprised by the

rsonal grudge or a reason

ole suggested. Daisy nodded her head si

thering you?" h

ering," she replied, but

at looked like minutes and then s

their food-filled mouths halfway. They had not ex

ith her pillow in her arms as she recalled the memories of the third and final academic year, the mos

isy. She loved being alone in her world of imagination, out of fear that she might offend many people with her seemingly strange actions, which no one would understand. Whenever she had to communicate with anyone not too close to her,

ried making friends with her, but she never cared about it. Whenever they argued, it always turned into an

weakness was her temper. At least, he thought so. He started frustrating her by picking on her every chance he got. Overnight, he turned i

ce exam to write but couldn't concentrate and also had to indulge in aberrant

because every time she reported him to the school authority, and he was punished, he would only stop for a w

speak badly of her to her face and behind her back. Even some crimes she knew nothing of were

, as Richard was not the type to give up his plans easily. After all, Michelle was the only Arrowhood in the whole country. Just a word and things were d

ol uniform. When he soiled her clothes, she reported him to a teacher because she didn't want to portray the image of a nuisance. The

the leader of the MaVaMi trio, comprising three gossip girls of

teacher questioned again, directing her

e when she wanted to take something. Who knows?" Vanessa, the s

oil in it. She looked up at Michelle with an emotion she couldn't decipher, but Mi

Michelle with a bit of

ma'am," the other kids

s shocked to see her school books a

g," she shrieked, even though sh

hole time. Why are you bent on implicating him? You must be out of yo

call me a bitch?" Michelle asked angr

itch like you that's capable of lyin

tween them as Michelle tried to defend

ne, shouted. "What's wrong with you all?

ma'am," they a

Arrowhood, to my office,

ould she have done? He had placed the oil bottle in her bag after spilling it on her, got the othe

she was told to apologize to the class, serve as the school janitor for

d built in the school was soiled as t

ill fresh, as if they ha

teacher? How did he get her? Is she just being partial and plonk