14 Chapter 10

March 13.

The class soon begins, after Anna sits on her sits at the first row the lecturer will teach them in separation process that is required in chemical engineering. The lecture not only going to be held in two sessions which first in theory, and second in the lab where all of them will have to exercise all the knowledge they had learned in theory class hands-on.

The professor quickly sets his things up on the podium, turning the projector on, the screen quickly fills with a blue screen before it changes to the slide that had been prepared by the professor.

"Let's begin today's session. Silent your phone and other devices, if you want to answer a call, walkout using the back's door."

The serious words echoed inside the hall and penetrated into everyone's eardrums. Knowing how strict the professor is, the whole students quietly obey his rules. Most of them are from the third year which soon will be graduated, they had long ago listened to many rumors about this professor wearing specs who is strict and annoying, always searching for his students' faults. Not only the students, but even other lecturers also feel the same.

The class lasted for two and a half hours, however, there are no one who left the hall even after heard the bell's ringing outside. It is not because they are afraid of the lecturer, it just because every second are counts as their carry mark. Only after the professor walks out do the students dare to dismiss.

"Hey, freak girl!"

A man suddenly appears blocking the way out at the first row. Anna who is the only student that sits there shrinks her body while standing in the middle of the way looking pitiful.

"I think she's aware of her wrongs doing."

A girl who came from the other side suddenly said her thought to the man while the other only stare at Anna with eyes full of malicious thoughts. There are five peoples in total who surround Anna at the first row, even though none of them walk near to her, Anna still feels the oppression coming from them which make her eyes wet with tears. However, due to his bang that cover her eyes, the five people had yet to notices the tears.

"If she doesn't want any trouble with us, she better takes note of today's matter. What an attention seeker!'

One of the girls voices out her thought louder informing others who were still inside the hall about the current situation. Those students just continue to pack their things not wanting to get into trouble even after listening to the girl in blue jeans jacket said previously. Slowly, the hall started to be empty, a man who confront Anna in the first place slowly giving his snicker smile.

"Don't let me see you did it again! Got it?!"

Knocking hard on the table, the man warns Anna while pointing his pointer finger to Anna. the other girl who stood as a spectator giving a low laugh at the man's actions. She had never seen the girl before, but since the man stops at the girl in the first row, she as one of their friend just follow behind and watch the drama at the sidelines.

Nodding her head without knowing what the other party had said, Anna's small head continue to nod up and down inviting the laugh from the other man. The five people who consist of two men and three women walkout from the hall leaving Anna who still standing there alone unmoved.

The tears that she had been holding run down on her cheeks. The damp on her face makes her hair stick and covers her face more. The only thing that she knows is she had to avoid them, so she won't get bullied by those people.

'What's wrong with me?! Why do they always find fault with her?! Did they even know her?!'

The tears burst out running down like a waterfall, sitting on the chair, Anna wipes her teary eyes with a small sob she grips her hand tightly. The hall fills with her small sobs, suddenly the hall's door opens and welcoming a man and a woman. Upon noticing the existence of the two persons, Anna grabs her bag tightly and walks out from the hall in hurry leaving the pair who had stopped at the middle of the entrance.

"She looks familiar, wasn't she?"

"She is the one who is being bullied in the video that we had watch yesterday."

Listening to her friend answer, the girl finally can remember the girl who had been recorded while she is being bullied.

"She looks pitiful."

"More like a pathetic for me, I think you should listen more to other people."

Snickering at his friend, the man walks up to the third row and sits there. The girl only keeps herself quiet hearing her friend's comments about the girl.

Walking in fast steps, Anna stops at the nearest toilet room and pushing the door before entering. She walks straight to the cubicle and locks the door to make her some space so she can be in her own world after all the chaos.

There are so many things running on her mind giving her no space to think straight, sitting on the toilet bowl, Anna takes a deep breath trying her best to calm herself down since the dizziness that she feels this morning is still there.

Her tears still running down on her cheeks, wiping while looking at it, Anna suddenly smiles at herself feeling grief on her own bad lucks. Pulling out the paper bag, Anna eats the sandwich that had been cool off into her mouth, chewing it with a smile while her eyes quickly fill with tears. The sandwiches were eaten by Anna cleanly accompany by her tears, sobbing quietly inside the cubicle, Anna close her grips until her veins appear on her back's palm with her knuckle producing small sounds of cracking.

The restroom is filled with a sudden loud voice from a couple of women. The laugh covers the small sobs, not only the women enjoying their times, but they also begin to bring out their cigarettes. One of them walks towards the cubicle pushing the door to make sure there are no people in there making Anna panic. Today, Anna only has two classes which both of the classes were in the morning, since the second class was done, Anna does not have any other classes today.

Finally, the woman stumbles in front of the cubicle where Anna sits in. knocking on the door, the woman asking her to finish her business quickly. Panicking, Anna quickly grabs her bag and sort her clothes before opens the door with a deep breath. With her head hang low, Anna walks slowly while avoiding the woman who stands in front of her way. There are eight of them who occupy the restroom, Anna who notice their staring eyes can't help but shivering making her leg feels soft. Anna who started to sweat begins to feel her body feeling chill, face paled, Anna tries her best to walk out of the restroom.

'God, anyone, please save me!'