Melissa's mother, Naomi Zarr, quickly arrived at the kindergarten. As soon as she entered, her sharp voice could be heard asking, "Which child hit Melissa?"
Her voice was loud enough to be heard from a distance before she even arrived.
When Melissa heard Naomi, she quickly ran out of the classroom and started complaining, "Mommy, it's her! She bullied me!"
Naomi saw Melissa's swollen, red eyes and felt heartbroken. She immediately asked, "How did she bully you? Why are your eyes so red?"
Melissa said, "She hit me!"
Her face was filled with grievance, and tears were still welling up in her eyes.
Stella quickly stepped forward to explain, "Mrs. Lane, this is actually a misunderstanding..."
She quickly explained the sequence of events to Naomi.
At first, she thought Naomi might want to resolve the matter calmly, but instead, Naomi said, "Let's not talk about the fact that Melissa blocked Amber first. Amber definitely made the first move, right?"
She pointed at Amber and stared at her with a fierce look. If it were an ordinary child, they would probably be scared and start crying. However, Amber wasn't afraid at all. She spoke up, "I did make a move, but I didn't hit her. I only stopped her from pulling me."
As soon as Naomi heard this, she immediately scolded Amber, "That's still hitting! You're still so young, yet you're already so vicious. Do you know how precious Melissa is? She has to use her hands for painting and playing the piano. What if you hurt her? Can you take responsibility for that? Apologize to Melissa right now!"
Amber frowned. "Ma'am, can you be reasonable? Melissa started the fight first, but you didn't criticize her. Now, you want me to apologize?"
Naomi sneered, "What? Are you trying to teach me a lesson now? Kids these days have no manners. How dare you talk back to your elders?"
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