When Alaina found Avon with Arvis, the sky was getting dark.
Avon was sitting on the side of the sports ground. He seemed to be lost in thought. It was obvious that he was very depressed.
Alaina stood aside for a while before walking to him with Arvis, "Avon..."
Arvis called him, "Uncle."
Avon, who was in a daze, froze when he heard this. A few seconds later, he lowered his head, but he didn't speak.
Alaina pursed her lips and sat down next to Avon, not caring whether it was dirty on the ground or not, "Avon, don't worry. We'll find a solution."
Avon forced a smile, "There's nothing we can do." His voice was very light, and he was listless, "If I could think of a way, I wouldn't just sit here."
"Let's go to find your teacher. You're such a good student. Your teacher won't leave you alone."
"It's useless." Avon sighed, "If the teacher could help me, I wouldn't sit here. I've asked
for the teacher's help, but the rich are so powerful now. Someone like me..."
Alaina's heart ached, "Avon, don't say that."
"I don't want to think so, but this is the truth. When I was admitted into this college, you know how happy dad and mom were. I'm the first college student in our town, and I hope that I could join the national team someday. Many students became lazy after they were admitted to college, but I didn't. I want to study. I still practice like before. I just want to join the national team so that mom and dad can live a good life. They are old, and they can't fish forever."
"But Alaina, now it seems that I have lost everything. That person said that if I don't withdraw from school on my own, I will be expelled. No matter what I choose, I..."
"I've been sitting here for a day and I've thought about a lot of things, but I couldn't think of a way. Later, I thought that even if I couldn't think of a solution, it was okay. I could just sit here and look at this school. After I leave here, I won't have any chance to study anymore."
Speaking of this, he felt that his life seemed to be hopeless. He was disheartened and desperate, and he didn't know what to do in the future. He couldn't help but cry, but he cried in a very low voice.
Arvis held Avon's leg and kept saying, "Uncle, don't cry..."
Alaina felt depressed and bitter. Avon stayed here because here was the playground. He got good grades in the college entrance examination. Although he was good at academic subjects, he was admitted to A University because of his high grades in PE.
A few days ago, he called home and said that his PE teacher recommended him to the national team. Although he was not at the most suitable age, he was not particularly old. If he kept improving and made good progress, he was likely to join the national team.
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