Avril thought that her classmates would stop spouting nonsense after Bonnie had taken them down a peg.
Little did she know that they doubled down on it when Bonnie went away to the toilet.
“Tsk! It’s actually a simple matter, but she just has to make it sound so deep and meaningful. Did she think she’s the only one who’s educated and well-read? Do we look like uncivilized apes to her?
“If you ask me, she’s just embarrassed and upset that she didn’t receive any gift. That’s why she shut us up with what she said. She’s trying to make us feel bad.”
“That’s what I thought, too. After all, she has been nothing but cocky all the time about how popular she is. Now, however, she received nothing on Valentine’s Day. I’m sure she feels miserable.”
“She purposely put it that way to mask her real feelings. Don’t let her bother us, guys.”
“That’s right. What she said is meaningless.”
Bonnie might’ve left, but Avril was still sitting in her seat.
Without Bonnie there to stop her, she couldn’t hold herself back anymore, especially after she heard the kind of nonsense her classmates were saying.
“Are your lives dry and boring? Meaningless, even? Otherwise, why do you guys keep focusing on other people’s lives?
“Have you gotten a handle on your life? What about your grades in university? Are you half as incredible as Bonnie is? All it takes to make you feel proud are the gifts. I swear, I have no idea how your minds work!”
With that, she couldn’t help but bolt out of the lecture hall and give Ivor a phone call.
‘Bonnie might not mind it, but I just can’t let it go. If it’s gifts they want, then that’s what they’re going to get! Let’s see if they could act cockily after this!
‘I’m going to show them what Bonnie’s fiancé is made of. They’re going to be so jealous that they’ll die on the spot!”
Ivor was surprised when he got a call from Avril.
“Is that you, Avril? Why are you calling me at this time of day? Did something happen to Bonnie?”
Avril responded sternly, “Exactly! Something big happened to her on campus!”
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