When the time is right

By the time Mia arrived at school, she first went straight to the girls’ dorm to wear her school uniform. Due to yesterday’s attack, her uniform was ruined.

Thankfully, she had two school uniforms, so she was saved.

The moment she entered the room, Martha dashed to her side at once.

Concern was written all over her face as she spoke, “Mia, where have you been? I’ve been worried sick about you—are you alright? When I came back and didn’t meet you, I was scared. I called you, but your phone rang in here.”

Mia had finished dressing up and they’d now stepped out of their room. She noticed that as students passed by her, they stopped and laughed mockingly at her before going their way.

She nudged it off. It was about yesterday’s issue.

She turned to look at Martha with a soft smile on her face. “I’m okay.”

She felt guilty for letting her best friend worry so much about her.

“Are you sure?” Martha hesitated for a while before she said, “a video was posted very early this morning…”

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