40. A helping hand

YiMing had gotten changed from her stained uniform and dressed up in her sports uniform.

Before she could get all the cleaning and changing done, it was already time for classes.

So when she entered the class, the teacher was already Thing.

The class had gone silent and all eyes had fallen on her as she walked into the class.

"Miss W and Where have you been all this time.? and...What are you wearing?" The teacher asked.

"Well...I..." She Shuttered a while, She wasn't the type to be able to speak confidently in public!

"I... Got my dress all dirty so...I change" Her voice drifted off at the last two words.

As she said that, The class h into laughter but with a glance from the teacher, they Kept their cool.

The teacher looked over at YiMing "Okey then, quietly go to your seat and settle for the lesson, don't distract anyone" He urged.

"Thanks" YiMing appreciated as she walked out to her seat which was at the back. It was inevitable that all eyes were on her as she passed by.

But as she settled down and the lectures continued, No one cared about looking at her.

A perfect definition of invisibly visible? Perhaps that was a random definition for YiMing.

One time she was seen The other time she was like she never existed!

This was how one could view her situation in school or more suitable her situation in life.

Sometimes she did wish she was never even

visible to them. Maybe then she would have a more peaceful life.

As she sat there quietly, she couldn't help her eyes from lingering a while. And when they lingered, she had caught sight of the boy sitting at the middle role.

He wasn't of much importance to her since she didn't know him to start with.

He was just the quiet nerdy guy with glasses who sat there, always interested in his studies.

She had looked away from him, and dug her eyes in her books before her.

*****

The boring English lectures had gone on for about two hours before the teacher had made his way out of the class after he had given them a bundle of assignments.

The exhausted students groaned in relief as he finally left.

"He always takes longer than his given time! " A Student complained.

"Always stealing periods from other stupid teachers who wouldn't come" Another pointed out.

YiMing on her wa ad he had left, she was already feeling sleepy from all the teaching and if care wasn't taken, she would doze off.

As the teacher left, the entire class went noisy again with chats and playing.

Whirl YiMing sat there quietly, she could feel eyes on her.

"Yes. Can't you perceive it? She smells so terrible'

She could hear one say from a distance. Ignoring them, she couldn't help but hear what they talked off.

"Who knew what she fell into that gave her such an irritating smell like this... It's annoying!" Another said.

YiMing was feeling awkward as she gripped her pen tightly trying to write down what she previously was studying. She wanted to avoid them as hard as she could.

Then a student rushed into the class in a hurry as though he was being chased by someone.

"Hey! Listen up everyone, something just happened to the school belle LingLong!" He said.

Everyone had curiously stopped and looked up at him.

"What happened?" One asked.

On hearing LingLong being called, YiMing couldn't help but raise a head to hear what was being said.

"Well," The young man panted with both hands on his waist "She...he was on her way out, Then suddenly slipped and the fell! And That's not it, but she Landed her face right into a dog poop or whatever that was!" The young man said laughing.

All who heard were astonished, most Burst out into laughter.

"What? Really?!" They inquired.

"Yeah! It happened just a few minutes ago! And almost the whole school was outside to witness it! And not long, Multiple birds flying past all dropped their wastes on her!" He continued laughing.

"Wow! That's sensational!" One of the girls said getting up "I have to get a video of it!" She said rushing out of the class.

"Me too!"

"I have to see this!"

With that, the whole class rushed out to see what this was all about.

Only YiMing sat there alone. She was still surprised at what had happened. And at the same time impressed.

She was now curious to see and she too got up and left the class.

*****

The whole students were gathered around the school building as they all laughed and cheered with their phones at hand, taking pictures.

Some were peeping from the window in their classes observing the classic view.

LingLong was still sitting there on the floor, feeling ashamed with the waste on her face and her head.

No matter how she tried hiding her face, it was useless!

Almost the whole was around taking pictures and it was embarrassing for her! She felt like fading away from the place she was.

YiMing had walked out of the school building. standing behind the students, she stood on her toes to see what was going on.

Seeing the now pathetic LingLong, she couldn't help but feel pity for her.

"So? How was that?"

YiMing stiffened on hearing someone ask. She quickly turned to see the ghost smiling at her.