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Before she could finish, Ryan snapped a rubber band at her. It hit her sleeve and she flinched. The class roared again. Still, she didn\u2019t yell. She didn\u2019t punish. She simply said, \u201cI hope we can start this year with respect. You\u2019ll find I\u2019m not easy to push around.\u201d That only fueled their cruelty. They weren\u2019t used to calm voices. They thrived on reactions. By the third day, their taunts grew bolder. Dot. They\u2019d drawn caricatures of her on the whiteboard, mocked her accent, and even stole her teaching notes.<\/p>\n

But Alina never cracked until that Friday morning when everything changed. During roll call, Dererick made a cruel bet with his friends. \u201cWatch this,\u201d he whispered. \u201cLet\u2019s see how long before she quits like the last one. \u201d He stood up pretending to answer her question, then tugged at the sleeve of her blouse as she passed by his desk. It ripped cleanly down the seam of the room fell silent. The sound of the tear was loud enough to echo while Lena froze, clutching her shirt to her chest, eyes wide with shock.<\/p>\n

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Before she could finish, Ryan snapped a rubber band at her. It hit her sleeve and she flinched. The class roared again. Still, she didn\u2019t yell. She didn\u2019t punish. She simply said, \u201cI hope we can start this year with respect. You\u2019ll find I\u2019m not easy to push around.\u201d That only fueled their cruelty. They…<\/p>\n

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