The Joker Is Missing!

Ashley Story : I never carry a grudge

Classroom

"I'm Charlotte , 19 years old"

The white hair girl said calmly while standing infront of us.

'Soo Pretty'

Is what I first though when I first met her

"Ok Charlotte, you may sit beside Ashley"

The teacher pointed at my direction,
Charlotte slowly turn her head and look at me emotionless

I was nervous

As she walk towards my direction , I panicking grab my book and pretend to read

As she sit, she smile at me and said

"I'm Charlotte! And you are?"

"Ashley, I'm Ashley Grey"

Weeks past, Our female classmates had already create trouble for Charlotte, they always argue with her and bully her but

She, Charlotte had always calm and strong

She never back down and always fight back calmly without any emotion

I admired her!

I want to be like her!

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ONE DAY LATER

As I arrive at the classroom , 3 female students stand beside someone table laughingly while writing something at the table

Wait

Table????

I ran towards their direction and found out that the table their dirtying is Ours

"What are you doing?! Clean all this mess right now!" I yell in irritant while pointing at our table who was full of curses and weird drawing

The 3 of them look at me for a moment then continue at their doing

How dare they?!

I look around and found that my classmates completely ignored me

I pout in anger and though 'why is there no one helping?'

I push one of the girls and said "Are u deaf?! I said Clean all this mess right now!!"

The two angrily look at me and then

"Ahh!"

One of the girls grab my hair harshly and said

"Humph! If you haven't argue with us , we would have just ignored you"

After she said her sentence , she harshly throw me to the ground

"Ughh"

I groan in pain as I feel that my face got bruise

"What are you doing?"

A cold female voice can be hear

The 3 female students face pale as they look at the person infront of them

"Cha-charlotte" one of the girls stutter in fright

'Charlotte'

I ignore the pain , as I then look up and found Charlotte who was looking at the three with a gloomy expression

'she - she's angry??'

I was surprised at Charlotte gloomy expression

"What are you doing?"

She ask again but her voice is much colder when she notice a bruise at my face

One of the girls, haughtily walk towards Charlotte and said arrogantly

"Of course we come here to teach you a lesson , you slut"

The expression of Charlotte return to calmness and with a sweet smile

She said in a harsh and cold voice

"Why would I need to learn from someone who is more slutty than the protistute? Do you want me to be like you? Wearing such a revealing clothes every wednesday and clung their body at any man without any shame"

All the students who heard what Charlotte said was speechless including me

The 3 girls froze and their face was now red in embarrassment, before they can retort

"Get Out !"

Charlotte cold voice with a hint of murderous intent said

The three of them hurriedly ran away from us while glaring at Charlotte

"you okay?"

Huh?

'Is she talking to me?'

Charlotte bend down and look at me with a worried and concern look, she took a clean handkerchief at her pocket and carefully clean the bruise

"Is it hurt , ash?" She ask in concern

She's concern about me

"nope , not really"

I said while happily smile at her

Charlotte emotionless look at me and said

"No ,you're not, let's go to the infirmary, okay?"

"But - "

"No buts" charlotte calmly reject

I can only sigh in response as we then walk towards infirmary while Charlotte carefully help me to walk

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As we arrive at the infirmary, We notice that the school nurse is not here

Charlotte let me seat at the chair while she's looking at the first aid kit

I closed my eyes and sigh tirelessly

'what a tiring day'

When I open my eyes, I notice that Charlotte had already sit beside me cleaning my bruise

"I'm sorry"

I apologize

"What for?"

"Because........"

What for ?

Why did I apologize?

Charlotte sigh and said "It's not your fault at all , they should be the one who apologizing not you"

'Is she holding a grudge?' I worriedly though

"Please don't hold a grudge because of me"
I said in a pleading tone while looking down

Silent

I didn't hear Charlotte answer, is she angry?

Am I wrong?

Why is she so quiet?

Should I say sorry?

Maybe I should

"I'm - " before I could apologize

Charlotte laugh

"Hahahhahhha"

'huh?'

I was dumbfounded and though 'why is she laughing? Is she laughing in anger?'

Charlotte stop laughing while wiping her tears and said while holding one of my shoulder

"Hey ash , look at me"

I slowly look up and look at her confused

Charlotte smile and said calmly

"Yes , i've had a few arguments with people but I never carry a grudge , you know why?"

"Why"

I ask in curious

"Because while you're carrying a grudge, they're out there dancing, So -"

Charlotte smile slowly turn to smirk and said

" - it's better to ignore them and think that they're only a PEST"