Chapter 6
In my past life, when I was bullied at school and suggested transferring, Bella had said the same thing, even offering to live
on campus.
Their reactions were the complete opposite of what they were
now.
My dad had stormed at me, “You can’t even get along with your classmates, and now you want to inconvenience Bella? You’re such a disappointment. You’re still so unlikeable after all this time.”
Alex had thrown things at me.
“The one who should leave is you, not my sister. You don’t fit in with our family. You bring us shame.”
My mom had agreed with Alex. In the end, I was sent to live in the dormitory at the edge of the school, where I spent my entire high school years.
Despite having a family, I felt just as isolated as I had been in the orphanage.
In this life, I didn’t wait for them to push me away–I
volunteered to live on campus.
Since Bella and I started school on the same day, my parents
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didn’t come with me. Only the driver who dropped me off helped with my luggage.
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As I was almost done moving in, my mom finally remembered me and called.
“Zoe, let me know if you’re not comfortable living at school. Call us if you need anything,” she said.
I responded calmly, and she hung up satisfied, as if she had completed a task.
Her self–deceptive display of motherly love was fulfilled, and I, the unwanted one, finally had a stable place to stay without the fear of being kicked out.
After that, the family never called again. They didn’t even give me an allowance, as if I didn’t exist.
But with the experience of being cast out in my past life, I was prepared. I started tutoring students with poor grades and copying homework for others to make ends meet.
One day, after tutoring a classmate, I went out to buy school supplies. On the way, I ran into Bella, who was shopping with friends.
Surrounded by the crowd, she looked like a princess.
When she noticed me, she walked over.
“Zoe, see? It doesn’t matter that you’re back. You’re still an
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insignificant duckling in the corner, while I’m the swan everyone adores.”
I looked at her indifferently and didn’t respond.
Undeterred by my coldness, she continued, “You’ve been living on campus for days, and Mom and Dad haven’t called or visited you once.”
I acknowledged it with a simple “Uh–huh“.
She seemed annoyed by my indifferent reaction and issued a direct warning.
“Just stay in your insignificant, unloved corner. Don’t try to take what’s mine, or you’ll regret it.”
With that, she left with her friends without waiting for my
response.
I watched her dramatic departure and felt like laughing.
I didn’t care about the things she valued.
In my eyes, the favor she cherished was as worthless as she was.
I turned back to school, greeting classmates I studied with along the way.
I smiled genuinely. Away from them, I had found my own social circle and a peaceful life.
