Chapter 10 — Fake Apology

Before being forcibly dragged away by Ha's mother, Ha Mien Mien still posted a clarification post. In the class group, she typed each word: "Last night at the top of the stairs, Nguyen Tinh Ha didn't push me, I was dizzy and couldn't stand." "Regarding the policy of being late for the university exam, Nguyen Tinh Ha didn't threaten me, he just told me to ask the teacher." "This morning when I went to Nguyen Tinh Ha's house to ask for an apology, it was because my emotions were not good, affecting Chu Linh and my mother." "Sorry." Four sentences sent, the class group remained silent for three whole hours. minutes. After that, Doan Te Nguyet sent a sentence: "Where are the people spreading rumors?" No one dared to answer. Chu Linh was also forced by her parents to apologize in the group. She admitted that the photo was taken at a wrong angle, admitted to intimidating me, and admitted that she came to my house to film this morning. Forum posts are quickly deleted. But before deletion, the lawyer completed collecting evidence. The school posted a situation announcement on the official website. Did not write down university entrance exam scores, did not reveal privacy, just said that a twelfth grade student named Nguyen was affected by false information. Through investigation, the school confirmed that he did not push or bully, and also took disciplinary action against students who participated in spreading rumors. Ha Mien Mien and Chu Linh were recorded as fouls. Because Chu Linh blocked the door and disrupted the candidates' taking the exam, she was criticized by the police station for education, and her parents wrote a commitment letter. Ha's mother was not satisfied and ran to the school and made noise twice. The second time, she scolded teachers and students at the school gate, was stopped by security, and the police took her to take a statement. The story of the man secretly filming was also clearly investigated. He is not a reporter, but a nearby account owner who relies on sensational videos to attract traffic. The secretly recorded video was deleted, his account was locked, and he was also administratively punished for violating privacy. The bruise on my mother's wrist disappeared a few days later. Every time I see it, I feel my chest tighten. But she just patted my head. "The exam is over, don't be afraid anymore." The day the scores came out, the website froze for a long time. Mom sat next to me, even more nervous than I was. When the score appeared, she covered her mouth and cried. I scored seven hundred and twelve points. Ranked in the top ten in the entire province. Later, hearing Doan Te Nguyet say, Hua Chieu Da took the university entrance exam erratically. His achievements were good enough to get into a top university, but in the end he could only go to an ordinary key school in another province. Ha Mien Mien is even worse. Before the English exam, her emotions collapsed, and in the end her total score did not even exceed the university entrance exam score. Ha's mother cried in the group of relatives, saying her daughter was destroyed by the school and her classmates. But it is unknown who transmitted the recording in the meeting room to their relatives. No one speaks for her anymore. Ha's mother's store was also affected. Not being retaliated against. Because she was cursing people in the store every day, customers recorded videos and posted them to the local group, and business got worse and worse. An unknown number sent a text message. "Nguyen Tinh Ha, I have to study again. You are very pleased, right?" No signature. I know it's Ha Mien Mien. The second message was sent very quickly. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have become like this." I looked at the screen and calmly blocked the number. Doan Te Nguyet called me from downstairs: "Tinh Ha, hurry up! The milk tea is about to end!" I put the phone in my pocket and walked down the stairs. Outside the school gate, corn leaves were rustling in the wind. Mom stood next to the car, waving at me. I ran over and pulled the car door open. Sunlight fell on the transparent file bag that once contained the exam notice. Inside has been replaced with a notice of admission. The moment the car door closed, the noisy sounds of the past were completely blocked from outside. Complete.