Can't Trap A Proud Phoenix.

"Dad, I know I was wrong. Please don't let my classmates hate me and curse me…" one student choked, their face streaked with tears, pleading at the sight of their parent's stern expression.

"Mom, I admit my mistake. I will change and never target my classmates again…" another voice wavered, while others in Class 10 sat with heads hung low, faces full of regret and shame.

Nobody dared to look up, not even the boys, who once thought themselves bold for picking on someone like Eclipse.

No real man would purposely go after a girl and band with others to bully their own classmates.

Yet here they were, facing the full weight of their choices.

They had believed Jessica and followed her lead, hurting Eclipse again and again without question.

Eclipse had always kept to herself, quiet and reserved, only clashing with Jessica when absolutely necessary.

She would sit alone, enduring the ridicule and whispers that followed her.