I didn't know much about my father,but I wouldn't allow him to be slandered ust like that.
"Amanda,what has my father ever done to you?How dare you say such things!"
"How dare I?Why of course,it's what Auntie Shirley told me!"Amanda glanced at my mother.I saw an unnatural expression flash across my mother's face, she remained silent.

"Your mom said your dad was a good-for-nothing jerk,and she regrets marrying him!She also said you're a little good-for-nothing jerk too.If you still have any sense in you,you should stay away and stop pestering your mom and making her life miserable!"
Listening to these words,they definitely sounded like what my mother would say,which was why Amanda dared to mock me so blatantly.
"Mandy,stop talking..."My mother held Amanda's hand tightly,then looked at me and said,"I'll explain this to you when we get home.El,you go to class first."
I looked at her coldly and laughed self-deprecatingly.Then I turned around and left alone.As I walked away,I could still hear Amanda putting on a coquettish act in front of my mother,saying how rude my attitude was and how much she had been embarrassed.She also said I was jealous of her and always trying to trip her up.My mother comforted her by saying,"Auntie will always be on our Mandy's side.If Elena bullies you again,just tell Auntie!"
I covered my ears,not wanting to hear them play mother and daughter,and quickened my pace.By the time I reached the classroom,I realized there were ninety-nine unread messages on my phone.When I opened it,I saw that Lily had been looking for me.
"Elena,the professor caught you skipping class today.She said you'll have take the course next semester."

"But we're already seniors.If you do that,you won't be able to graduate."
"Maybe you should beg the professor and ask her to give you another chance!"
At that moment,my head was throbbing painfully.Before I could solve one problem, another one arose.I rode my electric scooter to find the professor,but tthe professor just eyed me up and down and said there was no room for negotiation.
"Please, professor,I had to work part-time because of my difficult financial situation.I won't do it again next time..."I kept my head down,and my eyes were extremely sore.

The professor looked down at my worn-out shoes with some impatience.They were indeed so old and washed so many times that their original color couldn't be seen.
"If you don't want to take the course again,bring your parent here."
Parent...I stood there,stunned,not knowing what to do.The number of my mother in my phone seemed like a string of burning letters.I called my mother,and I could hear Amanda's voice beside her.She said impatiently,"Who told you to skip class and work part-time?If the teacher says you have to take the class again,then do it.Stop making so many excuses for yourself..."
But it was her who refused to give me tuition and living expenses in the first place that I had to work part-time.
"I'm busy now.Take care your own things.Don't always rely on your parents!"
When things involved to me,she was"busy,"but when Amanda just needed money,she couldn’t wait to send it and rushed to school to see her...She didn't want to talk to me anymore and directly hung up the phone.
And the teacher kept sneering at me,"Can't come?Then don't graduate.If your family is so poor,why bother going to college?You might as well just deliver food!"
I tightly clutched my phone,trying not to let the tears fall.It turned out that my mother wasn't incapable of loving,she just couldn't be bothered to love me...
Suddenly,my phone buzzed.It was an unknown number.I answered it,and the voice on the other end seemed to be an old man's.
"Is that Elena?"
He actually knew me.
"Your mother cut off contact with us.I've been looking for you for so long and finally managed to get your phone number."
I was already in such a mess that I didn't have the mood to deal with my mother's messy relationships.But then the old man choked up and said,"I'm your grandfather,Elena..."