* Please note that this article is a fabrication based on a creative work. *
*Please note that there is profanity.*
"I need to choose a seat. Should I sit wherever I want or draw a seat?"
"Let's draw!"
"It's fun to pick."
"Sit wherever you want."
" ... ... "
At their homeroom teacher's words, the children all suggested drawing lots. But Wonwoo's low, sharp voice, telling them to sit wherever they pleased, brought a moment of silence. The teacher, flustered, agreed and told them to choose a pair and sit down.
Since I knew I'd be sitting alone anyway, I stayed where I was when I first sat. The teacher called me over to the front. While the kids were chattering loudly, I went up to the desk and spoke to the teacher.
"Do you want to be class president this time too? Since the kids are in their third year of high school anyway, they won't be able to do things like class president because they're busy."
" .. Yes, I will."
"Okay, if it's hard, you don't have to do it, just tell me anytime."
I was given the title of class president, a position I'd held tirelessly since elementary school. After chatting for a bit, I returned to my seat. But the luggage and bag on my desk were gone, and even the drawers were empty, as if no one had ever been there.
As I was looking around in confusion, someone suddenly raised their arm and waved, and our eyes met.
"Come here!"
His loud voice caught my attention, and I bowed my head and slowly approached them. I went to the last seat, by the window, and found all my belongings piled on the desk, with Seung-kwan sitting hunched over next to me.
"Sit down."
I noticed his harsh words and looked around to give the teacher a signal with my eyes, but he was nowhere to be seen in the classroom, having left at some point.
"I told you to sit down?"
"Sit down before I force you to sit down."
I finally sat as far away from him as possible and squeezed my eyes shut, suddenly wondering what the hell was going on. To my left, where I was seated next to him, was Seungkwan, in front of him was Seungchul, in front of me was Soonyoung, across from me was Wonwoo, and finally, across from me was Mingyu. Like the police surrounding a criminal, I had no room to run.
"What's your name?"
"Hong, Yeoju..."
"Why didn't I know about you all this time? YouFucking hell"It looks pretty."
" ... ... "
" answer. "
"Huh? Yeah, yeah..."
Seungkwan came right up to me, so I couldn't raise my head. I wanted to listen to some music to distract myself, so I put on one earphone and took out my phone.
"Hey, you have a really nice phone. It's brand new."
"Huh? That's right. I have this too."
" me too. "
They looked at me curiously, holding a brand-new, expensive phone. I knew they were all rich, but they seemed puzzled that I was holding one of the few phones they had, since their parents wouldn't buy it for them.
"Give me your phone."
Seung-gwan took my phone away, and I thought that maybe he would take it away too, but contrary to my expectations, the phone was returned to me.
"That's my number, if you don't answer I'll die."
"Wow, Seungkwan Boo is doing it again. Give me some too."
A new phone number was added to my contact list, which only contained family contacts, and four new phone numbers were added to my phone, which was taken away again.
Forced to sit in the back, I couldn't take proper notes, and the blackboard was obscured by the heads of the children sitting in front of me. Every time this happened, I adjusted my glasses and leaned forward, feeling the burdensome gazes from the side.
" hey. "
" uh? "
"Tell him to move, he can't take notes."
Then Seungkwan spoke to Soonyoung, and thanks to that, my vision suddenly cleared, and the writing on the blackboard slowly began to come into view. I knew they were bullies that even the teachers at school had given up on, but I hadn't imagined it would be this bad. Seeing them right in front of me made me feel even more uncomfortable in my seat.
Fortunately or unfortunately, they didn't skip class every so often, which allowed me to study comfortably for a few hours. But without them, the other kids started picking on me. At first, they just swore at me, but then gradually, something else started to happen.
" Shit, I had to stand in the back and listen to the class because of him earlier. "
"Oh my, why?"
"Get out of the way because you can't see the handwritingThis shit lol. "
" Crazy,Fucking hellIt's me lol."
I unfolded the bundle of papers that had been sent my way, only to find nothing but swear words written on them. I simply prayed for this to pass quickly. I plugged in both earphones and, not wanting to see any more, lay down on the floor, listening to the English text.
As time passed, I came to my senses, but I must have fallen asleep, my eyes still wide open. Slowly, I sat up, startled by the sudden appearance of a face. Around me, they were sitting at the desk.
"Are you awake?"
"It's almost lunchtime."
"Aren't you going to eat?"
" ... ... "
Starting with Seung-kwan's words as he took off one of my earphones, they all started saying something and surrounded me, making me feel discouraged.
"Ah, because of Kwon Soon-young, the female lead got scared again!"
"What are you saying-, it's because of you?! Right, heroine~?"
"Huh, huh...? "
"Look, I said that lol."
"Oh, my lady! Are you betraying me?"
Following Min-gyu's words, Soon-young and the two began to argue. Suddenly caught in the middle of it all, I was flustered and just rolled my eyes. Then Seung-cheol interrupted the situation and helped me up, telling me to go get something to eat.
"I, I'm fine... but..."