I had a very long dream.

In the dream, I had a very good friend named Lin Xia.

She was kind and lovely.

Since childhood, her parents were always busy with work and had no time for her.

They only cared about her academic performance and didn't pay attention to her physical and mental health.

She gradually became very lonely and silent.

Even if she was wronged at school, she would silently endure it and never talk to her parents.

Perhaps because of her introverted personality, she often suffered from campus bullying in high school.

Li Jiahui bullied her, not allowing her to eat during the scorching summer days, and made her run ten laps around the playground.

Zhang Xinmei plotted against her, threw her homework into the trash can, and poured red ink on her seat.

Liu Lu threatened her and forced her to eat spicy chicken nuggets despite having gastritis...

Lin Xia wanted to confide her grievances countless times, but her parents were always too busy.

Every time she was about to speak up, a phone call would interrupt them.

So she became disappointed, becoming even more silent and tolerant.

That's how middle school kids are.

Bullies target the weak and fear the strong.

The more Lin Xia endured, the more she was bullied.

As a good friend, I always wanted to help her, but besides comforting her, I couldn't do anything.

But Lin Xia was always very strong.

She always said, "Thank you, Xiaoqiu. With your comfort, I feel much better."

I thought that as long as we persisted until high school graduation, we would never encounter these things again.

I thought that with my companionship, Lin Xia would definitely be able to hold on.

I thought that our promise of "one like summer, one like autumn" would last forever.

But that dark afternoon came.

That day, after school, Liang Gang and several boys cornered her in the restroom...