Sara and Esther reached school and everyone was staring at Esther and gossiping about her. She quietly went to her class room and sat in a corner. The hot topic in school today was about Esther running away from her home and her mom's suicide and adding to this Sara told everyone that Esther fooled her whole family with her fake tears.
In break time, Esther was going back to her classroom after using washroom but some girls dragged her by hair and took her to the back of school. Esther was screaming for help. One of them stuffed a piece of cloth into Esther's mouth. They started beating her, they tore the sleeves of her clothes. They wrote 'bitch ' on her forehead.
On of them were about to slap across her face but someone stopped her. It was a boy, but surely not from there school as he is not wearing uniform and he looks a bit older.
Seeing him the girls ran from there as it may bring them trouble. Esther who was sitting on the floor got up with difficulty. The boy turned around and it was Oliver.
"You alright?" Oliver asked her worried.
She nodded and wiped her tears. Oliver put his jacket on Esther and took her with him. He took her to an empty classroom and cleaned her wounds.
"Why didn't you fight back?" he asked her.
"Ah? Ah, there were so many of them and they are rich! I'm so lucky to get a scholarship to study here, I don't wanna get dismissed." Esther said, not taking her eyes from the floor. Oliver made her look at him and he said
"Even if they are rich they don't have the right to hurt you and no one will dismiss you from this school, this is your father's school, don't forget!" she nodded her head slightly.
"Ok, then let's go home!"
As soon as they reached home Mrs. Smith ran to them and asked Oliver
"Oliver, what happened to her?"
"Her classmates bullied her!"
"Oh, my god! Let me look!" Mrs. Smith made Esther sit and checked whether she have any severe wounds. At this moment Mr. Smith came home, seeing this he became furious.
"I will not spare anyone of them! I will ask headmaster to dismiss all of them and now onwards don't send her to school!" hearing this Esther's became shocked, how could they not send her to school? No she want to study!
"Don't worry, what he meant is to homeschool you!" Oliver whispered noticing her expression.
"Homeschool?" she asked confused.
"Yes! I am also homeschooled!"
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(Next day)
Esther was in her room and someone knocked. She opened the door and it was Oliver.
"Come, our teacher is here!" he said and dragged her along with him. He took her to a room, there are two tables and two chairs and a board facing the chairs.
There was a man in the room. He was in his mid-forties. He smiled at them.
"Good morning Mr. Jones. " Oliver greeted him "Goodmorning Oliver!"
"Sir, this is Esther your new student"
"Goodmorning sir!" she greeted him.
"Good morning child, take your seat."
He started teaching them both the same portion. Esther was confused why Oliver is studying portions that a high schooler is supposed to study.