Chapter 68: At the Last Second
The next moment, she signaled the other two boys to hold my legs. I struggled with all my strength to break free, but my efforts were useless.
Farah stepped closer and grabbed the collar of my uniform while staring at me sharply. I returned her gaze just as fiercely.
“You will regret crossing me,” Farah whispered right into my ear. “You should have known your place. Trash does not belong in a palace.”
Damn it, you’re the trash. All of you are trash.
I cursed silently, only to calm myself so I would not be provoked by emotion and could try to find a way out.
Farah clapped her hands twice. Immediately, a girl behind her stepped forward and handed her a square black box. Farah took the box.
“Maybe I need to teach you another lesson,” she said. She smiled gently, but it looked utterly disgusting to me. Her index finger traced a circular pattern on top of the box. “Do you know what’s inside this box? I heard some people can faint just by seeing what’s inside.”
I snorted. I hoped there was a cobra inside that would bite her the moment the box was opened.
“Let go of her legs!” Farah ordered. Instantly, the two boys who were restraining my legs released their grip.
“I will give you a lesson you will never be able to forget for the rest of your life,” she said with a cruel grin. “Do you see this?”
Shock surged through me. My eyes widened when I realized what Farah was holding.
There was a transparent plastic bag containing a collection of very disgusting small creatures. Their bodies were oval and flat, dark brown in color. Creatures usually found in damp and dirty places. I immediately remembered what had happened earlier that morning when I was about to take out the trash, those disgusting creatures had appeared from behind leftover food.
Suddenly, my body stiffened. My stomach churned and a wave of nausea struck me. My legs and lips trembled violently. It had never crossed my mind that the creature I had always avoided the most would become their tool to frighten me. This was already far too much.
“So? You must be very happy to see my gift, right? I ordered this especially for you,” she said with a wicked smile as she shook the plastic bag. “Look at how they’re moving around. They seem to be very eager to touch your precious skin.”
I reflexively stepped back, but my body was blocked from behind. “Where do you think you’re going, Sweetheart? The party has just begun,” mocked the boy holding my shoulders.
I was pushed forward, closer and closer to Farah.
I was facing a dead end. Screaming for help would be useless because this warehouse was located at the very back of the school grounds, far from the main building. It was impossible for anyone to come or even pass by. Behind this warehouse, there was only a tall, towering wall as the boundary of the school area.
“Oh, look, who was it that said she wasn’t afraid? Where’s your courage now? Where is it? Why do you look so pale now?”
They all laughed, belittling me. I was truly disgusted with them.
“I’ll warn you one more time. Stay away from Kevan! Or I will happily release these cockroaches and put them inside your uniform. How about I start with one on your neck?”
“You bastards! Cowards! Your behavior is disgusting, just like the cockroaches in front of you. Hear that, you’re disgusting!” I shouted loudly.
“You insolent brat! How dare you—”
Before Farah could finish her sentence, my leg had already swung back and kicked right into the shin of the bastard who was restraining my hands. In that instant, his grip loosened. He instinctively stumbled backward while screaming in pain.
He cursed and swore repeatedly while clutching his injured leg.
“Damn it! This little slut is really asking to die!” he snarled.
Without wasting time, I tried to run. However, my left leg was suddenly yanked by one of the boys behind me, causing me to fall forward with my face slamming into the ground. I kicked as hard as I could with my right leg, but it was quickly caught by another boy.
Not far in front of me, I saw a shard of glass embedded in the ground. Without thinking, I stretched out my hand with great difficulty to reach it. Just a little more.
“You think you can get back at me that easily?” I grimaced in pain as Farah deliberately stepped on my hand.
The palm of my hand landed right on the sharp shard of glass.
She pressed down even harder with her foot until I felt a sharp stab piercing my skin. I screamed and struggled with whatever strength I had left. My left hand tried to strike her leg, but another one of her followers stepped forward to cover my mouth and restrain my left hand.
“Shut up and accept your fate!” that follower shouted.
“Good,” Farah said.
She looked at this miserable scene with a satisfied expression. My eyes burned with anger. Crazy psychopath. She would have to pay for all of this.
Now there were five people restraining me. The boy I had kicked earlier had rejoined and was holding my right arm after receiving an order from Farah.
“This time, hold her properly! Don’t let her get away again!” Farah commanded in a sharp tone.
Then she turned back to me. “Now you’ll be accompanied by these cockroaches. Enjoy!” she said cheerfully as she slowly loosened the plastic tie she was holding. “Don’t forget to thank me after this.”
A few seconds later, she walked over and stopped beside me. She pulled the back of my uniform collar. I knew what she was about to do, she was going to put all those cockroaches inside my shirt.
“One ... two ... three....” Farah counted in a soft, horrifying voice.
I screamed without a sound. I no longer knew how to thwart their evil intent.
They kept laughing at me. Now I could only surrender and shut my eyes tightly.
A few seconds passed, then turned into minutes, but I did not feel any movement of those filthy creatures beneath my uniform. My arms and legs also slowly felt free from the pressure restraining them.
I turned around and tried to get up with great difficulty. How shocked I was when I saw Kenn there, holding Farah’s hand and staring at her with an extremely sharp gaze.
Wait a second.
Kenn?
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