TABLE TURNS

Darifa walks out of the ward to head home, she suddenly hears a voice that sounds like Emerens's. She traces the voice to the source.

"We finally found a way to get rid of that stupid girl."

Emerens whispers to someone else that she wasn't sure of. Darifa hides quietly behind the walls and peeps, she sees her two best friends Jessica and Emerens. They are discussing about her.

"Emerens was in on this all long, and she pretends not to know anything about it." Darifa thinks in her mind.

"Words can't explain the amount of joy I feel right now, that crazy thing wouldn't walk with us anymore. I always get upset to see her walk with us or refer to herself as our friends." Jessica adds.

"Let's go say hi to Ella, she wouldn't mess with us again in the school, that's if she knows what's best for her." Emerens says happily.

Darifa couldn't take it anymore, she's had enough already from the traitors she called her friends. She walks in just as they were about to go give a threatening greeting to Ella.

They bullies are shocked, maybe because of what they did or just said, whichever one it is, but they decided to wave it off and act like nothing is wrong. As usual, Jessica is the first to talk.

"Oh my dear!." Jessica exclaims. "Your eyes are swollen, did you cry to them not to expel you?"

"Yes." Darifa nods.

"I am so sorry about that, you shouldn't have done that too." Emerens adds.

"Why are you doing this to me? I thought we were friends." Darifa asks crying again.

"Doing what to you?" Jessica asks annoyingly.

"Please stop crying, you poured the liquid directly on her. Everyone saw you." Emerens tries to justify.

"I did that because Jessica asked me to."

"What? What evidence do you have to justify that? You better shut your trap and accept your punishment quietly." Jessica moves closer to Darifa. "Be thankful to your stars that I am still being nice." She moves back to her normal position.

Darifa nods. "Alright, I guess you would soon start looking for another person to act as your dog, and deceive her with the word friend-"

"What are you talking about? Are you pained because you are leaving?" Jessica asks sarcastically and burst into laughter with Emerens.

"The table has turned now, and I am on the table for bully and threat." Darifa looks at Emerens straight in the eye. "Next time, it's going to be you."

After that statement, she walks out and Emerens thinks of her words for a while.

"Don't mind her, she is just bluffing." Jessica says shaking Emerens off her deep thought.

"Why don't we just go back home, Ella won't be alone now. The school principal might be with her."

Emerens suggests and Jessica agrees, both leaves the hospital and head straight home.

Darifa walks straight back to Ella's ward, she opens the door without knocking which is a little shocking to Ella and Vivian.

Seeing Darifa again didn't sit well with Vivian, she rolls her eyes in a very annoying manner. "What do you want again?"

"I am ready to confess that I didn't act alone." Darifa says with her head down.

"You didn't want to do that before, why the sudden change?" Ella asks.

"It happens that the people I loved and trusted so much and referred to as my best friends, are my greatest enemies." Darifa raises her head. "If you want, I can tell the school authorities about all the wrong things we did together."

"Why the sudden change?" Ella asks again.

Darifa keeps quite for a while and says. "I am not a pathetic looser, I don't want to live the rest of my life as a shadow of someone else's, I don't want to pay for another person's crimes and mistakes."

She repeat the statement Ella made earlier, Vivian bents her lips gently to smile as she listens to her repeat Ella's words.

"Yes." Ella nods. "You should stop living like that, live boldly. About the issue of being expelled and getting punished, don't worry about it, I decide to let this slide. The fact that you have decided to come to your senses and start a new way of life, is a good form of punishment."

"Thank you, I really appreciate you."

"You are welcome." Vivian interrupts. "It's best you go home now and be very careful too, we never can say, those girls might want to try something drastic."

"Yes ma'am, please take good care of Ella."

Darifa says and turns her back to leave, she almost bump into Asma.

"I am so sorry." Asma apologizes with fear, because Darifa has always bullied by her.

Darifa acts nice and apologizes too, then left immediately.

"Welcome." Ella greets warmly. "Miss Vivian, this is Asma, my friend I told you about."

"Ohhhh! How are you doing honey?" Vivian asks with a lot of smiles on her face.

"I am doing great." Asma replies with a lot of smiles and moves gently to Ella, observing the boils on her skin. "How are you feeling now?"

"I just feel a little weak, and I guess it's because of these red boils." Ella replies in a sad tone. "I guess I will be skipping school for a day or two, would you mind helping me with some notes?"

"Sure, there is no problem about that."

"What of Abdullah?" Ella asks.

"He couldn't come because he had a very important family gathering to attend, but he asked me to send his deepest regards to you and apologize on his behalf for not being able come."

"It's fine." Ella smiles. "You should go home now Asma."

"Why?." Asma asks.

"It's getting late." Vivian replies.

"Okay, in that case can I get your phone number? So that I can always put a call through. "Asma stretch forth a pen and paper.

Ella manage to write the number even though it is very difficult. "Here you go." Ella says handing back the paper and pen.

"I will call you." Asma says as she collects the pen and paper. "Goodbye Miss Vivian and Ella." makes her way to move out of the ward.

"Goodbye." Ella and Vivian choruses.