"Why do I do it?"
Everything is boring, there's nothing interesting.
Except for something, art. Its not the usual art people see, I'm talking about art with the human body.
Yeah, you can use the human body for art, in many ways.
Why do I do it? Well, it makes me feel great, it keeps me at ease.
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04/20
"Alright class, the last teacher quit for health reasons, so now there's going to be a new one, Feng Siyu."
As I walk into the classroom, the other teacher, Bái Chúnxīn, welcomes me.
"This is your first day here, I hope everything goes well. Im a math teacher here for like...3 years already, if you need any help, you can come to me." She says with a warm welcoming smile as she leaves.
I walk to the front of the class, some students are half asleep, some look happy, but there's one that catches my eye... Her hair is light brown, a jellyfish haircut.
She looks at me while blushing.
"Well, as all of you heard, my name is Feng Siyu, I'm going to teach literature. If anyone has any questions, just raise your hand." I say with a comforting smile so they won't look too pressured.
"Teach', teach'!" A joyful girl raises her hand, with a curious look on her face.
" What are we going to see in literature? Poems or something else?"
"Right, we will see romanticism and how to write it, after that, linguistic knowledge and after that... maybe poetry and its importance."
While I talk, I notice her again, there's something about her that makes me remember something of when i was younger. What if I...
I make my way to her seat, and ask her name.
"Ah, my name is Lin Tianyan.."
Lin Tianyan. I recognize that name.
It's that girl.
" Well, Lin Tianyan, can you name me three romanticism authors? "
"Well uh... WilliamWordsworth... Edgar Allan Poe and... John Keats..."
While talking to Lin Tianyan, she notices bruises on her.
" Very well, Lin Tianyan can you see me after class?"
She tries so hard to avoid my eyes, her whole face red, like a cherry.
Thats.. cute...
After class, she waits for me.
"Lin Tianyan, why do you have bruises? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, if anything, I can help you treat them."
"Ah, it's nothing... You don't have to worry about it."
"Is it Shang Si Min?"
Lin Tianyan is shocked and confused.
"How did you know?.."
"What did she do to you?" I say, avoiding her question.
"It's nothing..."
"Darling, it's alright you can tell me, I'll keep quiet."
She shivers at the petname, blushing.
"Miss Feng Siyu..
Shang Si Min forces me to do errands, her homework and presentations. If I don't obey her, she will beat me up." Her eyes look lifeless.
"Shang Si Min... May I ask, what does she do to you?"
"She often kicks me in my stomach..some times she punches me..if she is really angry she will try to choke me and puts her cigarettes on my skin.."
Shang Si Min. I remember her.
Well, now I have a new art project.
As she leaves, I notice she left her phone behind, with a tab open.
She was writing.
She did it again, its always the same,
the more it happens, the more I wish i
could die.
Is this about Shang Si Min? It probably is, still the same as I remember...
"Lin Tianyan!" I say as I grab her arm.
"Huh, miss? Did something happen?"
Lin Tianyan has a worried expression in her face, its beautiful.
"Sorry, you forgot your phone, also, your writing is still the same as before, its nice." I say with a warm smile, leaving her overthinking.
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Well, this is a new place, the campus is beautiful.
I need to memorize places.
It will come in handy.
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As I explore the campus, Bai Chunxin approaches me.
"Feng Siyu! I see you are walking around here, you should introduce yourself to your new colleagues!" She said with a big smile.
"Ah right, sorry, I was too captivated by how beautiful the campus is."
"I know right? When I first got here, I was amuzed by it."
Bai Chunxin is nice, it doesn't look like she is faking her kindness.
"Ah,BaiChunxin!Ineedto talk to you for a little,oh? Who is this?" Said a woman, she wasnt taller than me, she has dark long hair put up in a ponytail.
"Alright, but first, let me introduce you to a new teacher, her name is Feng Siyu."
"Already? That fast? That's amazing, nice to meet you Feng Siyu, my name is Xue Liqiu I mostly teach science." She was a little shy, she spoke with a warm tone, looks like she is pretty young.
"Nice to meet you too, well, I wont waste your time to talk with Bai Chunxin, see you both around." I give them a warm smile, honestly it looks like they aren't useful...
While speaking to other colleagues, one really caught my attention, Ruan Fujue.
He was always cautious of everyone, as if he was hiding something.
I should search information about him when I get home.
The rest of the day went well, zero problems so far. As long as you don't get worked up over the students that are annoying.
While walking, I see Shang Si Min...
In recess, I asked some girls who was Shang SI Min, well, I knew her name but not her appearance, they pointed at a girl with long hair, dark and wavy.
Great, now I know her path.
"You know the consequences, right?"
I say as I walk pass her. If she understands, great, if she doesn't, then that's too bad.
When I got home, I looked at the hallway, feeling like as if I forgot something...
Ah, right.
Ruan Fujue.
I make my way to my laptop to search information about him.
Apparently, he is 39 years old, he has 3 children and a wife. The oldest child was 14 years old, the middle child was 12 and the youngest was 8.
Hmm...
That's intriguing.
His life looks normal...but there's something off about him.
What could it be?
Being so cautious....could he be hiding something? Is there someone after him? Is he indebted to someone?
Well, its getting late, tomorrow I will have to keep an eye out on Shang Si Min.