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“Ew… How many guys has Aurora hooked up with?” one of the students frowned. “You think she’s got an STD or something?
“Gross!” a girl chimed in, her face scrunching up in disgust. I heard those things spread like wildfire!”
In an instant, the crowd instinctively widened their circle around Aurora. Some even fanned the air as if they could smell something foul.
Everyone was condemning and accusing her. The irony was palpable. The photos were clearly fake. The Photoshop job was so sloppy that anyone could see through it. Aurora was standing fight there, yet not a single person bothered to ask for her side of the story.
Alison casually blew on her perfectly manicured nails, relishing Aurora’s public humiliation. She was ecstatic.
“This is exactly how it should be,’ she mused. A country bumpkin like her should know her place -lurking in the shadows where she belongs. The very thought of trying to stand shoulder to shoulder with us is unforgivable. Aurora dared to do that. Now she’ll have to face the consequences.
Just then, Alison shot Jenny a meaningful glance. Getting the hint, Jenny pulled out her phone and started recording.
Aurora had caused Maura’s car accident, forcing her to drop out and recover. Showing her footage of Aurora in such a pathetic state would surely lift her spirits. It might even speed up her recovery.
Suddenly, a bucket of filthy water appeared out of nowhere. The muddy, debris–filled liquid came pouring down, aiming to seak Aurora from head to toe.
Startled, Aurora stumbled backward. While her upper body escaped the deluge, her bare calves weren’t so lucky. Even the hem of her skirt was now speckled with grimy water droplets.
The photos, now scattered on the ground, were swept apart by the dirty water, their contents partially obscured. It was as if the scene foretold Aurora’s fate – ground into the mud by this incident, with no hope of recovery.
The onlookers burst into applause, praising the hero for “punishing the wicked“.
A familiar face appeared at the back of the crowd. It was one of the Class F’s students. He watched for a moment from a distance and then ran off with his backpack, seemingly unwilling to get involved in the mess.
Alison’s face lit up with a smug smile, her malice unconcealed. With the only potential help gone, she believed Aurora was doomed to be humiliatingly expelled from Mereida High Schoo
The bucket’s contents were a mystery, but the stench was unmistakable – a sharp, foul odor reminiscent of sewage sludge. Along with the filthy water came a barrage of vicious insults aimed at Aurora
“You cheap tramp!” a girl with a shrill voice screamed. “You don’t deserve to be at Mereida. Get lost!”
Those words seemed to break a dam of hostility.
A stocky boy with acne shouted, “Gross! Nobody wants you here!
“Why don’t you crawl back to whatever gutter you came from?”
“Drop out already someone yelled from the back of the crowd.
Suddenly, it was as if the entire school had turned against Aurori Insults flew from all directions, accompanied by a hail of water bottles and crumpled food wrappers.
Though she stood on solid ground under a clear sky, Aurora felt like she’d been transported to a medieval pillory. Students
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lined both sides of the path, pelting her with trash and abuse as she were a condemned criminal facing public humiliation.
Security guards soon noticed the commotion. They blew their whistles frantically, trying to quiet the crowd and get everyone back to their classrooms.
But the students, caught up in their righteous fury, paid no arterion to the guards they usually ignored
They were many, after all. They didn’t need to fear a thing. ‘Safety in numbers, they thought. Besides, Alison was the main target. They were hardly accomplices.
This was the perfect outlet for all their pent–up frustrations. Their “punching bag” was a real person – a thrill they couldn’t get from a video game or social media. It was a once–in–a–lifetime opportunity. So they had to seize it
“Well done. Alison. You’ve successfully pissed me off,” Aurora said, tilting her head to dodge an incoming water bottle. Shet bent down to pick up the scattered photos, wiping the corner of her mouth with her finger. A wicked smile spread across her face.
Aurora had to admit that Alison’s move worked. If she were still the timid Aurora from her past life, she might have crumbled under the pressure of public opinion. Unable to find a gap to speak, she would have been left with no way to defend herself. The frustration building up inside could have truly broken her.
Aurora stepped forward, grabbing the toppled bucket of dirty water. She swiftly seized Alison’s collar and jammed the bucket over her head.
Not content with just that, Aurora twisted the bucket, ensuring Alison’s face made thorough contact with its contents. The action was so quick and decisive that everyone, including Alison, was caught off guard.
The next second, Alison’s shriek pierced the air. The stench of sludge assaulted her senses, the nauseating odor finally snapping her back to reality.
Jenny and Daisy, standing nearby, rushed to push Aurora away. Aurora didn’t resist, taking a few steps back to create distance.
When the bucket was finally removed. Alison was a sight to behold.
Her meticulously styled curls were plastered to her head with slimy muck. Her once–flawless complexion was now a canvas of muddy streaks and grime. The remaining sludge from the bucket oozed down her face, and her designer dress–true to its exorbitant price tag–had soaked up every last drop of the putrid liquid.
A foul odor clung to her, even stronger than Aurora’s.
“Aurora, I’ll make you pay for this!” Alison stomped her foot, her scream filled with rage. “Why are you all standing around? Do you want to stay with this bitch!”
Alison stood there, eyes closed, shrieking. Her piercing voice cut through the air, momentarily silencing the chaotic scene. Everyone stared at Aurora in stunned silence.
The crowd had expected a different scene – Aurora in tears, desperately trying to explain herself. They’d imagined her cowering on the ground, a trembling target for their righteous anger. They’d anticipated pleas and apologies,
But Aurora’s next move caught everyone off guard once again. Her voice cut through the stunned silence, cool and collected. Looks like there’s still some water left. Who wants to be our next lucky contestant?”
The sorurity guard snapped out of his shock before anyone else, rushing forward while shouting at Aurora, “Whoa, hold up there! Calm down! Let us handle this, We’ll make sure you get a satisfactory response. This is not the right thing to do!”
His voice jolted the crowd back to reality. Thinking the drama was over, they started gathering their bags, ready to head back to class and brag about their heroic deeds to those who missed out.
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But Aurora wasn’t about to let them off so easily.
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Earlier, when she’d been drenched in filthy water, facing a mob of accusatory fingers and disdainful glares, these guards were just standing far off, whistling, rooted to the spot like a statue, telling everyone to “calm down“.
Now that she was fighting back, he suddenly decided to play peacemaker.
They clearly thought they could push her around just because she had no backup. But Aurora wasn’t about to let it slide.
This drama had begun with her being thrust into the spotlight against her will. If anyone was going to decide when the curtain fell, it would be her.
