My head was shoved into a filthy pool, blood mingling with the dirty water. Dressed head to toe in designer clothes, Lin Ziyou kicked me hard into the wall. After she was done taking out her anger on me, I obediently wiped the grime off myself.
Who would have thought that the top student in my grade had to live like this every single day of high school? But when I thought of my mother's warm embrace, a smile returned to my face. I was almost through it. Once the college entrance exams were over, I could take Mom and leave for good.
I forced myself to keep going as I headed home. But at the corner, I saw my mother, dressed in designer labels from head to toe, gently stroking Lin Yiyou's head.
