“Janet Jackson, you won’t have it for long.”
………
Stuffing a lollipop given by Abby into her mouth, Janet calmly walked back to her classroom.
She was disgusted by Emily’s detestable face that appeared in her head, but very quickly, she felt pleased with herself.
The moment her classmates in Class F saw her walk into the classroom rather nonchalantly, they were all shocked.
“Janet, did you see the principal already?”
“Did he say anything?”
“Did he find out who did it?”
“I heard that you went to apologize to Emily. Did she forgive you? You didn’t get expelled, did you?”
All of a sudden, numerous questions bombarded her. Not knowing what to say, she shook her head, rendering her classmates speechless.
Just moments ago, the school principal and the entire school were looking for her, but right now, she just showed up in a nonchalant manner. What was going on?
Meanwhile, Abby grabbed her hand and asked confusedly, “Emily didn’t give you a hard time, did she?”
“She didn’t.” Janet shook her head and said in a rather reassuring tone, “Don’t worry.”
Abby nodded, still frowning.
Staring at the surprised look on their classmates, all four members of The Beasts were somewhat annoyed. Their boss would never be expelled, at least not before the principal got fired.
…….
Meanwhile, in Class A, most people were startled as they read Emily’s latest Reddit post. It was a public apology that read: ‘I’m sorry. I’m Emily Jackson, and I’d like to clarify that the incident that took place yesterday where Janet Jackson allegedly slapped me was fake. We had a minor row, after which I slapped her first, so the slap that she returned later was unintentional. I’m utterly wrong in this, so please stop sharing that video clip. Thank you.’
“What’s this? Did Janet show up earlier not to apologize but for Emily to apologize to her?”
“My goodness. What’s going on? This is such a plot twist.”
“I wonder which terrible person played that video clip on the school’s screen.”
“How could Emily even call the police yesterday? That’s so crafty.”
“Exactly. I don’t know what she was thinking.”
After posting the public apology, Emily went back to the classroom, looking peeved.
“Emily, what’s going on?” Madeleine grabbed her arm and asked, feeling nonplussed.
Is Emily being threatened?
Otherwise, given her character, she would never have said those things herself.
At this moment, Emily shook her head, looking unemotional. “It’s what you saw.”
As she finished, she silently walked back to her seat.
“Didn’t Janet come to apologize to you? Why did it turn into you apologizing to her?” Some of Emily’s classmates were befuddled.
Jabbing her fingernails into her palm, Emily stared at the person who asked that question. “Can you please stop asking?”
They all went silent.
That’s strange. She still looked fine earlier. Why did she change her mood so quickly?
When Emily turned around, she looked ferocious; she was dying to find a spot to bury her head in.
Meanwhile, in the principal’s office, the principal exhaled in relief as he read the public apology posted by Emily. Problems were sorted before he could even get to the bottom of it.
He reckoned that Mason and Janet’s anger had probably worn off, and the thought of this delighted him.
………..
In the dean’s office, Janet showed up and knocked on the door. Before she could wait for Mason to respond, she pushed the door open and entered.
After seeing her enter, Red Python, Black Python, and White Python proceeded to stand up and bow to her in reverence, after which Janet responded with a nod and a smile.
“How did that Emily girl apologize on her own initiative?” Mason’s voice was somewhat deep; he looked inquisitive yet entertained.
Janet responded with a risen eyebrow and a sneer. “Are you asking me? How should I know? She probably found her conscience, I guess.”
