Part 3Penny-pinching Roomate Takes an 8-dollar Yoga Class Ended up With a Broken Leg From a Fraudulent Teacher

I couldn't hold back my tears. "Fine, whatever. I'll refund them! But if I do, I won't have any friends like you anymore!"

"Who the hell wants to be your friend, you Ebenezer Scrooge!"

"Haha, that's right. Let's call her Sophia Scrooge!"

My nose was still bleeding, and I felt a little dizzy. "Give... give me back the yoga bricks and stretch bands I gave you as gifts..."

Belle snickered, "You deceived us, and that's payment enough."

"You guys are going too far. You know how much yoga mats cost in the market," I cried, grabbing a few more tissues.

"Then how did Emma find our yoga mats for 38 dollars?"

Hearing this, my heart sank. I stopped crying instantly.

I looked up and saw Emma, my best friend, standing behind the others.

She quickly gave me a glance and then stepped forward, pulling everyone apart.

"Alright, let's calm down. I think that even if Sophia didn't handle things right, she did help us practice before. We should be grateful to her."

"Pfft! You think we should thank her? No way! She charged us way too much!"

"Totally! We're all students with limited means, but she took advantage of us. She's really despicable!"

Emma stood in front of me, almost like she was defending me. "Didn't she get punished already? Look, she's bleeding."

"Serves her right!"

"Okay, we'll cut you some slack because of Emma, but you better refund the money today!" Belle tilted her head and said to me.

The group of them left my dorm in a huff.

Someone turned back and asked Emma, "Emma, what time will you teach us tomorrow?"

Emma quickly glanced at me, then whispered, "I'll post it on Facebook later. Please wait for a moment."

Then she hurried out of the dorm.

Lily, who had been silent the whole time, clenched her fists tightly.

She seemed to have made up her mind and walked toward me.

She handed me a warm towel.

"Sophia... No matter whether what you did before was right or wrong, I should've helped you just now. I didn't know they'd hurt you."

I pushed the towel away, and it seemed that my movement made Lily look disappointed.

I forced a small smile and explained, "Thank you for your kindness, but these are all evidence. I can't wipe it off."

"I'm sorry, Sophia. I'll keep an eye on them from now on. If anyone dares to hurt you again, I'll fight back."

Her words were the only warm comfort I had the whole night.

I shook my head at her. "Don't worry. I'm fine."

Then, I gathered up all the blood-soaked tissues, didn't change my clothes, and called my mom.

"Mom, please call the police for me. I got beaten."