"....."
"Hey, say something."
"I said, say something."
"..."
The guy told her to speak, but she just glared at him.
"I told you to talk."
"You're not going to say anything?"
"Are you mute?"
"...."
"This is ridiculous."
"You’re picking on me just because you have no one else to bully?"
"This is so funny."
"And it pisses me off."
"What...?"
"Get lost."
"I said, get lost."
"You... if you keep this up, I'll call my friends!"
"Go ahead."
"You only call them because you can't handle me on your own, right?"
"I’ll keep that in mind."
Hearing that, the guy fumed, but he was too scared to hit her.
"You know the bullies at Bangtan High?"
"I'm going to call them."
"You're screwed today."
"They really care about me, you know."
A little while later—
"Why did you call us?" – Jimin
"Ugh, this is such a hassle." – Yoongi
"Hey..! Beat her up today."
"Her?"
"She's too pretty to hit, though—" – Taehyung
"...."
"What are you waiting for?"
"If you're going to hit me, do it."
"Just standing there like that is even more annoying."
"Huh? Damn, this girl’s got guts." – Hoseok
"What... what are you doing! Hurry up and hit her!" – The guy
"Rather than hitting her, I think there's a more interesting way." – Namjoon
"O-oh? What is it?"
"- - - - - - What do you think?" – Namjoon
"Yeah, let's go with that!"
The Next Day
The alarm rang as she tossed and turned in bed. She reached over to turn it off and got up, heading to the bathroom.
"Ugh..."
Still half-asleep, she bit down on her toothbrush and stood still for a moment.
"Oh, right... I have to brush my teeth..."
Even though she had woken up early, time was still tight. She hurriedly put on her shoes and called out.
"Auntie, I'm leaving!!"
"Okay, take care—"
"Hey, everyone—"
She always greeted her classmates with a cheerful smile. But today, they all looked at her with disgust.
"...?"
"Disgusting."
"I never saw her that way before."
"See? You never really know people."
"Why... what's wrong...?"
"Gross."
"Go away."
"Just pretend you don’t know her."
"..."
She realized it then.
So that’s what they were whispering about yesterday.
"......"
"Lee Yeo-joo!" – Jieun
"Is this true? Is this really you?" – Jieun
Lee Yeo-joo used to steal money and beat up kids in middle school.
A middle school classmate of hers told me.
Apparently, she acted all friendly with guys but was cold and mean to girls.
She transferred schools, right? Maybe it was forced.At that moment, she finally understood.
Why everyone was looking at her with such hatred.
Character Introduction
Lee Yeo-joo
18 years oldAbandoned by her parents, now living with her auntJieun’s best friend
Lee Ji-eun
18 years oldYeo-joo’s first friend and her saviorThe person who supports Yeo-joo the most
Other characters will be introduced gradually.