The dean’s expression darkened, and she called Jane to her office. However, Penny and our group members were there, so the news of this incident spread like wildfire. “I heard that she was begging on her knees in the dean’s office. She got a warning, lost all her credit, and ruined her reputation.”“She’s too sneaky. She was aiming to bring down the top student in our class. She even got herself the same clothing. Luckily, Rue wasn’t harmed!” Our classmates were all gossiping. When Jane entered the classroom, they all fell silent. The lecturer told us that they would not grade Jane this time. She then told our group, “The topic and report you presented were really good. You may try to refine it and submit it for publication. Feel free to ask me for help if you find it necessary.” My eyes lit up.If I managed to publish a paper, I would have a better chance of securing a spot in the postgraduate program. Meanwhile, Jane was staring at me with her dark eyes…After the in
I could sense something fishy. “Why?”That club member looked around before whispering, “Daniel has a horrible reputation in our club. I heard that he harassed some of our seniors, and they all left because of that. That’s why the club barely has members now.” I was shocked. She continued, “I heard that those seniors complained to the teacher a few times, but somehow, he’s still around. Maybe he has some connections…” As expected, Jane and Daniel started to date openly. We could hear them on video call whenever we were in the dorm. One day, I received a notification and pulled out my phone. It was a social media request. [It’s me, Daniel.]I did not approve the request and pretended not to see it. The next day, when I headed to the library, Daniel blocked me.He wore a smile that he felt was charming. “Hey, why didn’t you accept my request?” “Why should I? We can talk during the meeting if it’s related to the event,” I answered indifferently. Daniel leered at me,
However, it could only be treated as an information leak. There was no leading clue. I asked Melody out. “Do you have concerns but lack evidence?”Right then, Melody’s head snapped up, and she looked at me. I asked, “Is it Jane?”Melody did not confirm or deny it. She only pursed her lips. I knew that I had guessed correctly. I was thinking of a way to find evidence. When I returned to the dorm, my other roommates were not around. Jane was in her seat dressed in lingerie, though. She placed her phone in front of her as if she was taking photos of herself. “Ah!” she yelled. She quickly grabbed her clothes and put them on. “Why did you sneak in so quietly? Were you trying to secretly take photos of me?” she accused. I replied with a cold expression, “You’re wearing my clothes.“I didn’t accuse you of stealing, but you’re accusing me of sneaking up on you.” Jane put down her phone and grabbed her collar. She was adamant on not admitting defeat. “I was in a rush
“It’s all your fault! You’re just a student. Why are you working so hard to climb the ladder? I bet you just want to find a rich man. You witch! You used my daughter as a stepping stone. You’ll rot in hell!” Everyone, including me, was shocked by her speech. Right then, we realized why Jane had such a messed-up way of thinking. Before her mother could blow things up further, security escorted her out. Everyone who heard about this incident was shocked. They finally knew why Jane was the way she was. Everyone looked at me with pity when they saw me. However, I did not expect Jane to hate me more than Daniel. So, I visited Jane to find an explanation for my horrible past life. Jane was extremely thin, and her eyes were empty. However, when she saw me, her eyes were immediately filled with hatred. She looked like an insane dog that was caged and could only bark. “Rue, you witch! Are you here to laugh at me? Are you happy now that I’m like this?”I calmly answered, “Ye
The dorm was extremely quiet. Even a small squeak sounded very loud. I sat up from my bed and turned on the night light. Then, I watched someone slowly draw the divider curtain around my bed. Through the small gap, I met her gaze. It was my roommate, Jane Smith. She saw that I had noticed her, so she drew the curtains completely.“I heard you tossing and turning, so I thought that you were secretly studying behind our backs!” Right after I heard that familiar phrase, I finally believed that I was reliving this day. The last time I saw her peeking, I screamed from fear, and she explained herself in the same way. She even said, “I’m just concerned about you. See, you’re still turning on the night light at 2 a.m. You’re hurting your eyes, or worse, ruining your health!” However, I had nightmares the entire night. The next day, my other roommates reminded me not to disturb them at night. I wanted to explain myself, but Jane lied to the others. She would claim to care for
Then, I opened a shopping app and bought more secure curtains for my bed and the desk underneath my bunk bed. No one in our dorm had such curtains. When we first started college, all of us who stayed in the same room discussed this. Jane had a look of disdain. “I don’t like those curtains. They’re so stuffy, and they’ll limit your space.” I still wanted to install those curtains, but she told me, “Look, we just met. We need to spend more time getting to know each other. If you install those curtains, others might think that we have a bad relationship when they see it. Besides, our walkway’s already quite narrow. With those curtains, it’ll be even narrower. It’s going to be hard for us to walk!” Our two other roommates agreed with her, so I followed the majority. However, I did not care about them anymore. I focused on studying in the library for over an hour. Suddenly, I felt a shiver run down my spine. As expected, I saw Jane looking around between two shelves. I w
There was a mirror on Jane’s table. I only noticed it after some time before I relived this day. That mirror was not for her, though. She used it to scrutinize my every move. Right then, Jane’s expression froze. “I’m just a little more sensitive than others. I get curious whenever I hear something.” I stopped what I was doing and looked at her. “So, you heard me tossing and turning last night. Then, just because you’re sensitive, you climbed into my bed to peek at me?” Jane was speechless. Our other roommate was quite direct with her words. “My god, Jane, were you filming a horror film?”I lowered my head. “That’s right. Last night, I couldn’t sleep after I saw her peeking through the curtain. This was despite turning on the night light the whole time.” She could pretend to be an angel, but I could also play the victim card. She was not the only person who had learned some tricks from TV shows!Jane became a bit frantic and immediately shook her head. “No, that’s becaus
We cared for some special needs children, and they had unique ways of expressing their emotions. To take better care of them, the team decided to assign one volunteer to each child. When we started to greet the children, someone suddenly shouted, “Ah!” Our leader immediately ran over and asked, “What’s wrong?”Jane was rubbing her waist with a grimace. “This kid pushed me and pinched me!” The young boy’s teacher also rushed over and stopped him. But she seemed to be displeased with Jane’s actions. “I’m sorry. He just wanted to say hello to you.” Jane pulled our leader aside and asked, “Can’t you assign me another kid?”However, our leader looked annoyed. “You were the one who asked me to include you earlier. Now, you’re pulling out?”She realized that she could not convince our leader, so she ran over to me. “Rue, can I switch kids with you?”I raised my voice when I spoke. “Jane, you wanted to come here yourself. It’s fine if you don’t have the patience, but you can’t
“It’s all your fault! You’re just a student. Why are you working so hard to climb the ladder? I bet you just want to find a rich man. You witch! You used my daughter as a stepping stone. You’ll rot in hell!” Everyone, including me, was shocked by her speech. Right then, we realized why Jane had such a messed-up way of thinking. Before her mother could blow things up further, security escorted her out. Everyone who heard about this incident was shocked. They finally knew why Jane was the way she was. Everyone looked at me with pity when they saw me. However, I did not expect Jane to hate me more than Daniel. So, I visited Jane to find an explanation for my horrible past life. Jane was extremely thin, and her eyes were empty. However, when she saw me, her eyes were immediately filled with hatred. She looked like an insane dog that was caged and could only bark. “Rue, you witch! Are you here to laugh at me? Are you happy now that I’m like this?”I calmly answered, “Ye
However, it could only be treated as an information leak. There was no leading clue. I asked Melody out. “Do you have concerns but lack evidence?”Right then, Melody’s head snapped up, and she looked at me. I asked, “Is it Jane?”Melody did not confirm or deny it. She only pursed her lips. I knew that I had guessed correctly. I was thinking of a way to find evidence. When I returned to the dorm, my other roommates were not around. Jane was in her seat dressed in lingerie, though. She placed her phone in front of her as if she was taking photos of herself. “Ah!” she yelled. She quickly grabbed her clothes and put them on. “Why did you sneak in so quietly? Were you trying to secretly take photos of me?” she accused. I replied with a cold expression, “You’re wearing my clothes.“I didn’t accuse you of stealing, but you’re accusing me of sneaking up on you.” Jane put down her phone and grabbed her collar. She was adamant on not admitting defeat. “I was in a rush
I could sense something fishy. “Why?”That club member looked around before whispering, “Daniel has a horrible reputation in our club. I heard that he harassed some of our seniors, and they all left because of that. That’s why the club barely has members now.” I was shocked. She continued, “I heard that those seniors complained to the teacher a few times, but somehow, he’s still around. Maybe he has some connections…” As expected, Jane and Daniel started to date openly. We could hear them on video call whenever we were in the dorm. One day, I received a notification and pulled out my phone. It was a social media request. [It’s me, Daniel.]I did not approve the request and pretended not to see it. The next day, when I headed to the library, Daniel blocked me.He wore a smile that he felt was charming. “Hey, why didn’t you accept my request?” “Why should I? We can talk during the meeting if it’s related to the event,” I answered indifferently. Daniel leered at me,
The dean’s expression darkened, and she called Jane to her office. However, Penny and our group members were there, so the news of this incident spread like wildfire. “I heard that she was begging on her knees in the dean’s office. She got a warning, lost all her credit, and ruined her reputation.”“She’s too sneaky. She was aiming to bring down the top student in our class. She even got herself the same clothing. Luckily, Rue wasn’t harmed!” Our classmates were all gossiping. When Jane entered the classroom, they all fell silent. The lecturer told us that they would not grade Jane this time. She then told our group, “The topic and report you presented were really good. You may try to refine it and submit it for publication. Feel free to ask me for help if you find it necessary.” My eyes lit up.If I managed to publish a paper, I would have a better chance of securing a spot in the postgraduate program. Meanwhile, Jane was staring at me with her dark eyes…After the in
The next day, everyone reported their topics to the lecturer. Sure enough, Jane’s group chose the same topic as us. The lecturer said, “Even if the topic is similar, you can elaborate your points differently and arrive at a different conclusion too.” After our topic submission, our group stayed back in class to continue discussing our research path. Taylor said, “Now that there’s another group for comparison, we have to be creative to get a high score.” We ended up discussing it for an hour. Right before we left, one of our group members loudly asked, “Hey, who left their phone here?” I recognized it as Jane’s spare phone. At the same time, Jane rushed in from outside. “Has anyone seen my phone?”That group member picked it up. “Is this the one?”Jane appeared relieved. “Yes! I’ve been looking for it for a very long time. Turns out it was here!” I was mildly impressed by her acting skills. She could win an Oscar for this! Soon, it was the day of our presentation.
We cared for some special needs children, and they had unique ways of expressing their emotions. To take better care of them, the team decided to assign one volunteer to each child. When we started to greet the children, someone suddenly shouted, “Ah!” Our leader immediately ran over and asked, “What’s wrong?”Jane was rubbing her waist with a grimace. “This kid pushed me and pinched me!” The young boy’s teacher also rushed over and stopped him. But she seemed to be displeased with Jane’s actions. “I’m sorry. He just wanted to say hello to you.” Jane pulled our leader aside and asked, “Can’t you assign me another kid?”However, our leader looked annoyed. “You were the one who asked me to include you earlier. Now, you’re pulling out?”She realized that she could not convince our leader, so she ran over to me. “Rue, can I switch kids with you?”I raised my voice when I spoke. “Jane, you wanted to come here yourself. It’s fine if you don’t have the patience, but you can’t
There was a mirror on Jane’s table. I only noticed it after some time before I relived this day. That mirror was not for her, though. She used it to scrutinize my every move. Right then, Jane’s expression froze. “I’m just a little more sensitive than others. I get curious whenever I hear something.” I stopped what I was doing and looked at her. “So, you heard me tossing and turning last night. Then, just because you’re sensitive, you climbed into my bed to peek at me?” Jane was speechless. Our other roommate was quite direct with her words. “My god, Jane, were you filming a horror film?”I lowered my head. “That’s right. Last night, I couldn’t sleep after I saw her peeking through the curtain. This was despite turning on the night light the whole time.” She could pretend to be an angel, but I could also play the victim card. She was not the only person who had learned some tricks from TV shows!Jane became a bit frantic and immediately shook her head. “No, that’s becaus
Then, I opened a shopping app and bought more secure curtains for my bed and the desk underneath my bunk bed. No one in our dorm had such curtains. When we first started college, all of us who stayed in the same room discussed this. Jane had a look of disdain. “I don’t like those curtains. They’re so stuffy, and they’ll limit your space.” I still wanted to install those curtains, but she told me, “Look, we just met. We need to spend more time getting to know each other. If you install those curtains, others might think that we have a bad relationship when they see it. Besides, our walkway’s already quite narrow. With those curtains, it’ll be even narrower. It’s going to be hard for us to walk!” Our two other roommates agreed with her, so I followed the majority. However, I did not care about them anymore. I focused on studying in the library for over an hour. Suddenly, I felt a shiver run down my spine. As expected, I saw Jane looking around between two shelves. I w
The dorm was extremely quiet. Even a small squeak sounded very loud. I sat up from my bed and turned on the night light. Then, I watched someone slowly draw the divider curtain around my bed. Through the small gap, I met her gaze. It was my roommate, Jane Smith. She saw that I had noticed her, so she drew the curtains completely.“I heard you tossing and turning, so I thought that you were secretly studying behind our backs!” Right after I heard that familiar phrase, I finally believed that I was reliving this day. The last time I saw her peeking, I screamed from fear, and she explained herself in the same way. She even said, “I’m just concerned about you. See, you’re still turning on the night light at 2 a.m. You’re hurting your eyes, or worse, ruining your health!” However, I had nightmares the entire night. The next day, my other roommates reminded me not to disturb them at night. I wanted to explain myself, but Jane lied to the others. She would claim to care for