When I was in school, a classmate used to hide my pencil box almost every day just to annoy me. At first, I ignored it. But one day before a test, she hid it again and I almost got in trouble because I couldn’t find my pen. That’s when I snapped.
The next day, during lunch break, I quietly switched his school bag with another identical one in the class (just for a few minutes). When the bell rang, she panicked thinking her bag was lost. After watching her search everywhere, I told her calmly, “Maybe someone hid it.” Then I showed her where it was.
She never touched my pencil box again. It was harmless, but the lesson was clear. 😈