Bich Quyen once told herself that she never needed all people to trust her, she didn't need those things. For Bich Quyen, how other people treat her, what they think of her, that's their business. Those people, just met a few times, at most talked a few sentences, but not much. They are not the ones who will be with her for the rest of her life. So, what they think about her, Quyen doesn't care much. Her care is only for those who really need it. And, those were the people she valued.
She also thought that she was not bad to others, at least she had never done bad things to others, even in front of or behind their backs. Bich Quyen was also very confident, she was so confident that she never thought that she would be wrong when choosing a friend. But, maybe it was that confidence that led to things like this. If it was now, someone asked her if she had any regrets? Then Bich Quyen will not hesitate to answer that she regrets a lot of things, extremely regrets. But if they asked, would she regret the love she had spent for Tuan? What they received was just a shake of the head. Bich Quyen has no regrets, the love she gives, the love she always hides in her heart, she does not regret because she loved Tuan.
Bich Quyen is hospitalized. The hospital said that because of the injury, the back vertebrae were fractured, and had to be hospitalized for monitoring and treatment. Although not to the extent of requiring surgery, it is still dangerous. Needless to say, Mrs. Huong was worried. That day, Bich Quyen came home from school. She couldn't sit up straight. Just sitting for a while will hurt her back and she will need to lie down. Originally, Mrs. Huong only thought that her daughter studied a lot, so she was like that, not thinking that she had a fractured vertebra in her back. The day she took her to the hospital was also the next day, fortunately not too serious.
Bich Quyen lay on the hospital bed, around her nose only the smell of pungent antiseptic alcohol made her uncomfortable. Back vertebrae? She smiled mockingly. Pushing her down the stairs, just breaking her back is also considered lucky. Her waist ached, Quyen felt that even if she moved slightly, it would hurt to cry. Mrs. Huong is outside talking to the doctor, in the room alone, it's eerily quiet. Until now, Bich Quyen has never been to the hospital. She does not often get sick so badly that she has to be hospitalized, at most she only has a low fever, sometimes a cough, a sore throat. The first time she lay on the hospital bed, she didn't know what to think. The pain was transmitted, and her heart was also a little heavier.
- I just talked to the doctor. You need to stay in the hospital for a month to review the situation. Tomorrow morning, I will call Mrs. Tuyet, then take the hospital's note to school to make an excuse to be absent from class for you.
When the door of the hospital room opened, Mrs. Huong's face was much lighter than in the morning. Perhaps, her daughter only had a slight fracture of the vertebrae, so most physical treatment would be fine, not too serious, so she felt better. Mrs. Huong sat next to Quyen, sighed heavily, and sat down.
- Why did you break your vertebrae?
Naturally, she is still healing her back vertebrae to the point of being hospitalized. If Mrs. Huong didn't notice, would this morning, Bich Quyen would continue to go to school as if nothing happened and then endure to the point of breaking her bones? As always, Quyen never told her about the difficult things she encountered. It was only when she couldn't hide it anymore that she told her mother.
Quyen clutched the blanket tightly, lowering her eyelids, not daring to look directly at her mother. The reason why she fractured her back vertebrae? Because her classmates bullied her or because they pushed her down the stairs. Should she say these things? Speak out for what? Do nothing. At most, the discipline of taking a few days off from school will only make this already bad relationship even worse.
- I exercised but didn't pay attention to warm up. Mom, don't worry.
She said slowly. The eyes lowered as if hiding from the whole world. Bich Quyen is not a good liar, her eyes denounce everything she thinks for others. So, she closed her eyes, pretending that she was feeling tired and needed to rest.
Mrs. Huong looked at her daughter lying on the hospital bed, and could only sigh before walking out of the room. The doctor said that her health was not too bad, the nurses would take care of her and advise Mrs. Huong to return home. It was getting late in the afternoon outside, and it was time to cook dinner. Maybe she should go home and prepare something for Bich Quyen.
The door closed, Quyen opened her eyes. The room was alone again, with an eerie silence. When she was alone, she couldn't control her emotions and cried. She did not dare to cry out loud, just choked sobs with tears on her face. Bich Quyen cried because of pain but also cried for herself, because of the treatment that her classmates gave her. It really hurts! This body and this heart. What could be more painful than seeing a look of utter contempt from the person you treasure most? That day, Tuan was also there. He stood on the stairs, watching Quyen's hair being grabbed by Lam, watching her being pushed down the stairs without taking any action. All that Manh Tuan did, was just stand there and look, a look of disdain, no emotion. Like him and her, just strangers. Bich Quyen's heart pounded hard, it seemed like it was trying to regulate the emotions she was feeling but couldn't do anything. The pain, difficulty breathing is like being grabbed by someone, squeezing the throat.
Early the next morning, Bich Quyen was allowed to leave school to be prescribed for herself. Class 6B is strangely peaceful. Perhaps the toy they used to make fun of was already absent, so there was nothing left to do but make false peace with boring silence. Tuan went to class and sat down in his place, next to an empty chair. Last night, he overheard his mother talking, apparently referring to his best friend of the opposite sex. Looking at Mrs. Linh's face at that time, she was very frightened. Could it be that Quyen had happened? Suddenly, he smiled faintly. What does her story have to do with him? Best friend of the opposite sex? Has anyone made friends with each other and then humiliated the other like that? Is that friendship? After all, he considered her his best friend for so many years. He and she, are no longer friends.
The school drum sounded. Today's first class is a literature class. As usual, Mrs. Tuyet entered the classroom. On her well-made face, fatigue could be seen. Mrs. Tuyet put her bag on the table, then stood on the podium and sighed.
- For more than a month, Bich Quyen won't be able to attend class.
Miss Tuyet's voice sounded heavy and sad. When Manh Tuan listened to his teacher's words, he couldn't help but frown. Missing school for more than a month? What the hell happened to Bich Quyen?
- In the morning, Bich Quyen's mother went to school to give the hospital's notice as well as the application for Quyen to be absent from school. Bich Quyen had a fractured back vertebra, so she had to be hospitalized for monitoring. Huong Linh, I want you to take notes on the homework to give back to Bich Quyen when she goes back to school.
Mrs. Tuyet's eyes turned to Huong Linh below, then she sat in her chair and started the class. There was a whisper, but Miss Tuyet couldn't hear what the students were talking about. They sat close together, saying that Bich Quyen was hospitalized like that because they were joking the day before, causing her to fall down the stairs. But there are also people who say that falling down the stairs and breaking the vertebrae is impossible. Bich Quyen not going to class is just being afraid of them.
Manh Tuan heard all these stories, he could not concentrate on the lecture anymore. Bich Quyen had a fractured back vertebra and had to be hospitalized? That's why she didn't come to class today? So yesterday, when his mother spoke on the phone and mentioned her, his mother's face was worried about this? So, when his mother called him back and wanted to say something but didn't say a word, was it also because of Bich Quyen's hospitalization? Didn't Bich Quyen fall down the stairs yesterday, she still got up and went back as if nothing happened? Why suddenly hospitalized? How is her wound? Is it heavy? Will that wound leave any sequelae? Thousands of questions made Manh Tuan's head want to explode. He couldn't concentrate anymore. The classes that day seemed to be making fun of him, they passed slowly. Until the school drum sounded to signal the end of class, Manh Tuan quickly put his bag on his shoulder and ran home.