Following the counselor into the principal's office, I indeed saw Andrew there. His head was bowed, not even giving me a glance.
"Someone reported that your recent exam results were achieved through cheating," the counselor said bluntly.
"But, teacher, you've seen my competition results..." I instinctively defended myself.
The counselor presented the so-called evidence—a screenshot of a chat where "I" asked Andrew to help me cheat.
"That's not me," I said, frowning.
"Daisy," Andrew, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "Didn't you always say that when you do something wrong, you should own up to it?"
I finally looked at him, expressionless. We stared at each other for a long time.
The truth was still unclear, and I couldn't immediately find evidence to prove my innocence. In the end, I had to voluntarily give up my postgraduate recommendation.
Andrew and I walked out of the office, one after the other. Halfway down the corridor, he suddenly stopped and said, "I'm sorry."
I walked past him as if I hadn't heard.
4
I wandered aimlessly, feeling a wave of helplessness.
Returning to the classroom, I heard Usan loudly proclaiming, "I never expected Daisy to be that kind of person. How can she be so unaware of herself?"
A group of classmates surrounded her, and when they saw me return, their faces showed awkwardness.
What kind of person am I? Whatever, I had no energy to care about that. Just as I was about to ignore everything and head back to my seat, I saw Usan take something out.
"Look, Andrew gave me this bracelet!" She held up the bracelet and flaunted it in front of everyone.
But that bracelet...
It was the birthday gift I had given to Andrew!
Andrew had casually mentioned, "Daisy, your bracelet is really pretty."
But I remembered it so well.
I carefully chose a similar bracelet, wrapped it with care, and buried my feelings within it, only for it to now be displayed so casually by Usan in front of everyone!
I swallowed my anger, pushed through the crowd, and coldly demanded, "Give me back the bracelet!"
My tone left no room for refusal.
The surrounding people were so shocked by the scene that they couldn't speak.
Usan looked at me and smiled faintly, but her voice turned sharp, "Daisy, just because you can't have Andrew's affection, does that mean you have to snatch things from me?"
I stared at her with a blank expression, enunciating each word clearly, "This is my bracelet."