My name is Tang Meng. I am twelve years old and in the sixth grade of elementary school. My best friend is Xia Minmin. From the moment she walked into our class, I felt that we would definitely become good friends.

That day, I mustered up the courage to introduce myself to her, and to my surprise, I got a response immediately. She was the first person to respond to me since I was in third grade, and I was overjoyed!

It's also possible that she doesn't know that many people are isolating me behind my back, or how long we can remain friends.

Perhaps Xu Wei is about to threaten Xia Minmin, making her give up being friends with me.

As I guessed, we had just finished breakfast and returned to the classroom.

Xu Wei then began to threaten Xia Minmin. To my surprise, Xia Minmin's small body contained such great power.

Xia Minmin was not afraid of Xu Wei's threats at all. Instead, she stood in front of me to protect me. At that moment, I felt very safe, which was something that even my parents could not give me.

When Xia Minmin kicked Xu Wei, Xu Wei clutched his waist and didn't move for a long time. I realized that girls could be so cool. My family always told me to be a lady and not to act like a boy.

Xia Minmin's appearance made me realize that girls can protect themselves and others.

Teacher Wang's words plunged me into despair once again. I thought that this time, like before, I would be dealt with by the adults' so-called "make a big deal into a small deal and a small deal into nothing" attitude.

Unexpectedly, after Xia Minmin argued her case, Teacher Wang finally changed her attitude, and I also mustered up the courage to pull up my sleeve.

This is the first time I've received a positive response after being bullied by Xu Wei for so many years. I have so much to say, but I don't know where to begin.

Many things are covered up year after year, like wounds that are repeatedly torn open and healed. Over time, one becomes numb to them.

I remember when I first transferred to this elementary school, I was full of expectations.

Because of my accent, I didn't have many friends before the third grade, but I did have a few.

I later found out that they only befriended me for my daily allowance.

At that time, my mother's business was booming and my father was very busy. They would give me a lot of pocket money every day. The total amount of pocket money I received in a month was about the same as the salary of a worker at that time.

After I found out why they were friends with me, I stopped associating with them. I never expected that they would tell the bad kids in my class about how much pocket money I had.

That's how I came to be targeted by Xu Wei and his gang. From then on, I only had enough money for bus fare every day; all my other pocket money was taken by them.

At first, I talked to my parents and teachers more than once, but they all thought it was a conflict between classmates and would talk about Xu Wei instead.

Over time, Xu Wei became bolder and bolder. After entering sixth grade, he would hit people when he was in a bad mood. His ability to act so recklessly was due to the teachers' indulgence. They always thought that a primary school student couldn't be that bad!

But they don't know that some people are born evil. I've put a knife to my wrist countless times, but I can't bear to leave my parents, who are getting old. I can't be irresponsible!

I could only endure it; I longed to graduate from elementary school soon! I wanted to get rid of Xu Wei.

Unexpectedly, Xia Minmin's arrival changed everything, and Xu Wei could no longer threaten me.

That night, my parents held me and cried for a long time, constantly blaming themselves for not protecting me.

From that day on, I decided to study martial arts diligently and become a police officer in the future, just like Xia Minmin protected me, to protect children who have had the same experience as me.