Bella was overwhelmed by humiliation and embarrassment.

She knew the president was speaking to her, but she wasn't listening. She just responded to him mechanically.

When she was left alone, she couldn't calm down.

Mrs. Wilson's disdainful face always came to her mind, and she felt uncomfortable as if sitting on a bed of nails.

She was so depressed that she was about to faint. Suddenly, she remembered the president said he wouldn't be here in the afternoon.

Bella composed her emotions.

She checked her to-do list to make sure she had no other tasks to complete this day.

Then she decided to take half a day off.

Time went...