四、12. 不吐不快

「i regretted it, i deeply regretted that i failed to be that ‘catcher in the rye’ when there was a kid, an absolutely lovely sweetheart, who just ran straight toward the ‘crazy cliff,’ while still within arm’s reach—i could have caught her in my arms [a catch in her throat]. i regretted that we just let it happen, as she just fell over the nest, without the slightest chance to grow up and learn to flutter her little but brave wings—」

「够了喔，王老师。今天不是来听你发洩情绪──是来解决问题──」

「那前面开好几次会怎么都没看你们解决问题！」

美瑛的反驳令在座的人员，除主席之外，全都愣住了。

没等被震慑的人回过神，美瑛继续质问：

「前面开那么多会，你们哪个有要解决问题──」

「嘘──」「嘘──」「嘘──」

台下开始发出嘘声，随后则是更多附和者加入行列。

「oh, oh, some people are sweeping away the person they disagree with—fine by me, i know i am never welcome here. the moment i stepped into this school, i’d already known you all hated me to the bone. you all see me as an outsider, if not a pariah—which is fine. i know the honest outsider always gets expelled from the city state just because she speaks the truth.」

美瑛已经起身，气冲冲奔向门口，用力扭开门把。

「since this meeting gets us nowhere, now, please allow me to take my leave.」

对着主席说完最后一句话，她愤怒地甩门离去。