It'll Come Naturally

"But I really want to know," Patricia asked carefully. The kind of love that was always too meticulously maintained could never withstand any wind and rain. Patricia clearly knew this. But whenever she was in front of him, she could never feel free and relaxed. She only wanted to know more about him. "If you want to ask me if I've been in this car with any other woman, I could only tell you one word: yes." Tom replied in a clipped voice. Although he had not been in love before, it didn't mean that he did not understand what women thought secretly when they saw him. So it wasn't so difficult to guess what Patricia was itching to ask.

"Err... I see!" Patricia said. She couldn't help but feel the disappointment tugging at her heart. She originally thought that Tom didn't involve himself in such affairs like the rumors said. It turned out that he did bring back girls in his home. Thinking of that made her even more depressed.

Tom just smiled as his eyes just focused on the road. He didn't tell her that the "woman" was only Leena. If she really believed him, she would trust his words no matter what he said. If she did not, she really wouldn't trust him no matter how hard he would explain to her. There was only so much one could do to convince a stubborn person, after all.

The skies were clear and the grounds were filled with the pleasant chatter of students and some faculty alike. Michelle just entered the school when she saw Erin and her cliquish group of friends bullying Hilda. She could choose to just ignore Hilda if she didn't get well along with her as she always believed in staying out of trouble. Since Hilda was nice to her, she decided to walk towards them.

"Let her go." Michelle's cold voice held a trace of disdain. She just couldn't understand why these people couldn't comprehend that they were in college. Why did this feel like she was still in a gang?

"You actually want to stand up for her?" Erin challenged her as she blew one expertly manicured fingernail in a lazy, languid voice.

"I'll say it again: let her go." Michelle just ignored Erin's attempts to provoke her. Her eyes mercilessly glanced at the women who were pressing Hilda on the wall. She just couldn't understand why they always wanted to gang up on innocent. Were they really such boring people that they needed to satisfy their sadistic abnormal tendencies in such manner?

"What if we don't?" Although they felt a little intimidated by Michelle's fierce gaze, they were still confident as Michelle was just alone. She was outnumbered.

"Then don't blame me for being rude." Michelle really did not want to cause any troubles. But she hated bullies with a passion.

"Haha! What did you say? Did you just hear that? How could you be rude to us?" Erin merely sneered and rolled her eyes at her. She refused to believe that Michelle would fight them when she was obviously outnumbered.

"Michelle, just go. Don't worry about me. I'm thick skinned and there's no part of me they can even beat up seriously. Just act as if you didn't see me. Hurry up and leave!" Hilda said. She was slightly embarrassed. She really hoped that Michelle wouldn't involve in this affair. She'd been beaten more than once anyway, this was nothing she couldn't handle. She was used to it.

"Have you heard what she said? She's the one we're bullying, not you. She didn't even care about it. Why are you still here? Are you stupid?" Erin said haughtily. She was acting like a domineering excuse of a gang leader with her arms folded on her chest. She cast an arrogant look at Michelle. She had no idea where this woman came from. In class, she was the only one who wasn't scared of her. Moreover, she always acted as if she was a deep person. Erin felt quite annoyed at this girl.

Michelle refused to say anything more as she knew that these women weren't capable of basic reasoning. Therefore, she just reached out her hand to grab Hilda's arm and pulled the poor girl towards her. She only wanted to see if Erin's minions would let go of her hands. If they did, then that would be a lot better. But if not, she would have no choice but to raise her hands at them too. She knew that the girls in front of her had poor grades, so how could they even pluck up the courage to bully other students when they were pieces of work themselves? They didn't even look at themselves in the mirror. She truly felt pity towards them.

"Since you're so stubborn, then we'd just let you do what you want. Right sisters?" Erin said to her little band of followers. She loathed Michelle ever since. When Michelle came to their class for the first time, she thought that the girl might have an affluent background as she just came to the school so suddenly. But after some time of observation, she found out that Michelle was just a poor and needy girl who always took the bus to school. Did she really think that she was rich and pretty?

"Of course, we should help others do what they want to do." The other girls all echoed Erin's sentiments. Erin was born to a wealthy family. Her pathetic so-called friends were willing to follow her as long as they would get something in return. So they all flattered Erin shamelessly and catered to her whims.

"Since you are so eager to help others, how about you all going out to satisfy those hungry and thirsty men! I don't need your help." Michelle said tauntingly. She wouldn't deny that the girls in front of her were all pretty. But they just lacked common decency and basic respect. She had no idea what they even did with their parents' money. Although she herself wasn't an angel before, she wouldn't stoop so low as to bully innocent people.

"Bitch, what did you say? Who do you think are we?" Erin said angrily. As she said this, she raised her hand to slap Michelle. However, Michelle was able to dodge that by grabbing her wrist.

"If you want to beat me, I suggest that you should weigh up your power first. And bitch... I ask you the same question. You rely on your own advantages to bully others. Don't you feel shameful?" Michelle said coldly. She yanked Erin's wrist forcefully. She was born in the underworld to a family who were not well-to-do. It was true that she would always get into fights. But she had never been slapped by others. So to be honest, it was impossible for Erin to slap her.

"Don't be so confident. We're still here. Have you forgotten us?" The other girls said. When they saw Michelle was threatening Erin, they hurriedly aimed at her and completely forgot Hilda.

"Hmmph! You're just a disorganized, pathetic excuse of a mob. And you will collapse at the first blow. I'll tell you now that I won't be responsible for the mutilation--so if you don't want to suffer for it, I suggest you all leave right now." Michelle said as her whole body fumed with iciness. It made people feel even colder than the winter.