In the family room…
Sarah sat on the sofa with Meili. About thirty other girls stood or sat around them, waiting anxiously to hear Meili's story.
Sarah called a medic to come and take care of Meili's cut on the forehead. Almost half of her face was bloodied, but once it was cleaned up, only a small cut remained.
Once the medic stepped away, Xiaohui took a seat next to Meili and held her hand to comfort her.
Sarah glanced at the girls around them, and other than few which are in the adjacent room, all others are present. Sarah can see in their faces: confusion, anxiousness, concern, and she can also see that most of them believe that Meili was assaulted, before they even heard the facts. Well, Sarah is not surprised, but she is saddened. Mostly by the fact that Meili would go this far.
"Why don't you start from the beginning?", Sarah asked Meili calmly.
"I wanted to help him out and he…"