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Writer's POV

"she made the decision to stay at school instead of coming home after my actions. Even on weekends, she avoided returning home. Sometimes, when my parents tried to bring her back, she would only join us for dinner before retreating to her room. She seemed uncomfortable being around us.

She always kept her head down and remained silent. Her responses were limited to nods or shakes of her head, resembling the behavior of an autistic child. I couldn't help but wonder if she was doing it intentionally.

Upon hearing this, Rufus felt like his heart was being cooked in a frying pan, and the pain was unbearable.

Selena took a sip of her wine, her eyes welling up with tears. She struggled to speak as she revealed, "One late night, the dorm manager called to inform us that she had attempted suicide. She had swallowed a whole bottle of sleeping pills and had to undergo gastric lavage at the hospital...

Luckily, she was found in time and saved. It was then that we discovered t