"I think it’s tinea versicolor, but all over the body probably punishment from God HAHAHAH" said another senior, everyone laughing.
Flory, who witnessed it, was furious and couldn’t stand the arbitrary treatment of these seniors, who had gone too far. She immediately came to the senior who spoke earlier and pulled his collar and kicked the man’s weaknesses while saying
"YOU SHOULDN'T SAY THAT TO SOMETHING WE CAN'T CHANGE! YOU'RE TOO FAR! DO YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY HUH?! IS THIS THE WAY YOU GUYS DO TO FEEL STRONGER THAN US?! WHAT’S THE POINT OF ALL THIS?!!"
The man fell in pain, the situation was crowded and chaotic. The other seniors did not want to close their mouths and continued to comply the man. Not long after he tried to get up and without thinking he punched Flory in the face, immediately she fell, and Dahlia tried to break through the crowd to protect Flory from being hurt more. Some other seniors calmed the man down and took him away from Flory and Dahlia, while several seniors took Flory to the side and checked on her condition. She had a bad nosebleed and a torn lip, but luckily all the teeth are still there. Without being taken to the hospital, cotton and minimal aid were the only things she received, and they were allowed to go home earlier.
When she was at home, she lied to her father that she had fallen, slipped on the school stairs. Alone in her room, she cried in pain and anger at the senior’s behavior, couldn't tell anyone at home because her mother had died when she was in middle school, and she had to stay strong in front of her two younger siblings. In the next day, thankfully her father take her to the hospital and the doctor said she had a broken nose and need surgery. During the operation and recovery, it was Dahlia who accompanied her, because her father had to work to pay the bills. Next time, she has to be cautious and not to be careless as her father warned her.
"Why you lying?" Dahlia opens up the conversation.
"It’s better… I just can't imagine how he would react if he found out I got into a fight with a man" she looked sad.
"But I admit you are very brave, I’m really grateful to have a friend as good as you. Seriously, thank you for always teaching me to stand up for myself more. Sorry for your nose… It should be mine that broken."
"NO! Don’t feel sorry, it’s none of our mistakes. Those types of people need to be taught a lesson so they stop doing it. I don’t like people who feel superior to others."
"So now how do we make them give up?"
On that day, they planned to report this incident to the school counselor. On the next day, while Flory's nose was still bandaged, they came to the counseling room, told all the incident that day, and mentioned the names of seniors and alumni. In response to what happened to them, the teacher apologized, saying indeed newcomers usually have to undergo a mental test before being accepted into the extracurricular programs, but this was the first time this kind of beating had occurred, and it shouldn’t happen outside of school for better monitoring activities, but since the school doesn’t yet have a band studio, students usually rent a studio at the regular place.
