Betrayed by Them, I Became the Champ

Synopsis

During the class with Eleanor Blackwell, the strictest physics teacher in school, Sophie Hart forgot her lab manual, so her eyes were brimming with tears from anxiety. Ethan Reed glanced at her, then reached over and took my lab manual, handing it to her without a second thought. I stood there, completely stunned. The next moment, Eleanor was already at my desk, tapping on the empty surface. "Vera, where's your lab manual?" The whole class went silent. Sophie was holding my lab manual tightly, head down, not saying a word. Ethan sat beside her, acting like he didn't care at all, as if it had nothing to do with him. The teacher's face darkened. "You come to lab class without your manual? What are you, a visitor?" I used to swallow it and keep quiet. Because Ethan was my childhood neighbor, the guy I had secretly liked for years. Because Sophie was my best friend. Because if I ever tried to stand up for myself, they'd say I was overreacting, jealous, or being childish. But in that moment, I couldn't take it anymore. I pointed at the manual in Sophie's arms and said, making sure everyone could hear me, "That's mine."