Chapter 200

Evan stopped crying after some time. I hurriedly grabbed a tissue to clean his face before going through another round of disinfecting his wounds and applying band-aids on him. Once Evan had calmed down, he asked me in an embarrassed manner, "What do you think we should do now, Ari?" I gave it some thought before replying, "We can only pay compensation and apologize to them." Evan turned his face away. "I won't apologize!" As usual, I told him, "Alright, you don't have to apologize, then. I'll do it on your behalf. I just hope the other party can be more understanding. Otherwise, we'll still have to get your mom and brother involved. I won't be able to help you settle this if it comes to that." Evan frowned. "I don't want to let my mom and brother know about this." I sighed and said, "Let me try appealing to your homeroom teacher, then." I got up to look for Mr. Lewis. Behind me, Evan softly asked, "Must we apologize?" I nodded and replied, "An apology should calm them down, a