Mina's POV
"Turn around!" Dahyun shouted so I turn around with tears streaming down my face. They all let out a gasp and started gossiping about my face. I just stand here crying.
"What is that?"
"Why does she look like that?"
"What's wrong with her?"
"It's so disgusting"
"Gross. Her face is full of pimples"
"Look at her face"
I turn around and looked at Chaeyoung. She just sighed and stared at me.
"Woah!! Are those pimples? They are all over her face! There are no gaps at all! I almost mistook you for a zombie." Dahyun mocked and everybody laughed with her. I immediately looked at the ground because right now, I just want the ground to eat me than having this humiliation.
"That's why you always cover your face with a scarf!" The guy laughed and fist bumps with his friends.
"If I see you at night, I would run away because I might mistake you for a ghost." A girl mocked and they all laughed. Is it pleasing for them to humiliate a person? I'm a human too and their words hurts like hell. I just looked down and cried in front of them. I'm so vulnerable right now.
"STOP! Are you all good-looking!? Do you have a right to humiliate this girl and call her a ghost-faced or a zombie!?" I looked up and saw Chaeyoung roared at them. The crowd immediately shut up and the place became silent.
"Let me see! Are you good looking yourself!? Do you think those glasses and red lipstick make you look good!? You should have your teeth fixed before making fun of others!" Chaeyoung said as she grabbed the collar of one of the girls who mocked me.
"You too! Your skin is darker than a coal!" Chaeyoung said as she pointed at the guy who mocked me too earlier. I just watched her scolding the other seniors.
"Aren't you ashamed!? For making fun of your fellow student? As a senior, I'm asking you all. Answer me!" Chaeyoung shouted at them.
"We're sorry." They all said.
"Don't apologize to me! Apologize to her!" Chaeyoung ordered pointing at me and they all looked at me with regret.
"There's no need." I immediately interrupted shaking my hand no.
"DO IT!" Chaeyoung roared.
"We're sorry." They all said except for my friends who are defending me earlier.
"LOUDER!" Chaeyoung ordered.
"We're sorry!" The obeyed.
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" She shouted.
"We're sorry!!" They said louder.
"LOUDER!" Chaeyoung repeated.
"WE'RE SORRY!" They shouted back.
Chaeyoung then turned around to the seniors and looked at Dahyun. They became tensed again.
"How about you?" Chaeyoung shouted. Dahyun pointed at herself asking if she's the one Chaeyoung's referring to.
"Come over here." Chaeyoung ordered and Dahyun immediately came forward.
"Would you rather apologize to her nicely or get punched in the stomach." Chaeyoung said as she showed her fist to Dahyun. Dahyun looked at her in horror and shaked her head.
"Fine. I'm sorry." Dahyun bowed and looked at me. I also bowed back saying it's fine.
"Do you hear her? She didn't hear it!" Chaeyoung crossed her arms glaring at Dahyun.
"I'm sorry!" Dahyun said and Chaeyoung seemed satisfied so she made her go back to her place again.
"And you. Are you a ghost or a zombie? If you are, try scaring me." Chaeyoung said as put her index finger in my chin.
"What?" I asked her. I looked at her confused. What did she just said?
"Scare me. You're a ghost, aren't you? Can you scare me? Hey. Do it. All my life, I've never been scared of a ghost. What kind of ghost are you? You can't even scare people?" She smirked and I just shook my head at what she's trying to tell me.
"I'm not a ghost." I told her as I cry. What's with them calling me a ghost?
"If you're not a ghost, then don't cry. Why do you care about what others say?" She asked and looked at me. I can't take it anymore. I feel so suffocated in this place. I need to go somewhere away from here. I've had enough.
"Excuse me." I said as I ran away. I go wherever my feet leads me.
I found myself at the back of school. I slumped down the bench and cried. Remembering all the insults the throw me earlier. Why are they like this to me? If I'm pretty, they all go supporting me but when I became ugly everyone is disgusted by me and they all leave me. I guess money can't buy happiness 'cause if it is, then why am I still lonely? I just sobbed here. Alone in this messy place.
"Here." I heard a familiar voice and looked up. I saw Chaeyoung smiling at me sweetly, handing me her handkerchief.
"No, thanks. My face is dirty. It will stain your handkerchief." I said as I wiped my tears. I don't want her to see me in this situation. So vulnerable.
"What are you saying? Don't worry. It's fine. I haven't washed this thing for weeks." She chuckled showing me her dimples I adored. She's really a crackhead. It's dirty. It'll just cause my face to have more pimples. I just took her handkerchief in my hands.
"I think I made the wrong decision by coming here. I want to go home already." I whined looking at Chaeyoung and she just crossed her arms. I wonder why I'm telling her such things. I don't know her yet I feel so comfortable around her.
"Why do you want to leave?" She tilted her head and pouted. She's so cute! She looks like a cub rather than a big tiger.
"I'm embarrassed. You won't understand my situation... because you're good-looking. I'm ugly." I explained. She wouldn't understand. She doesn't know how it feels like to lose everyone because of a flaw. She's just smiling at me while I explain.
"Hey. I don't think you're ugly at all. You only have spots on your face. That's all." She teased.
"I just want to go home!" I whined as keep kicking my feet.
"Hey. Don't pay attention to what others say. Are you going to let those insults bring you down, or are you going to ignore them and just keep going? Think about it." She said as she stared at me but I just pouted. She sighed and sat down beside me.
"You want to go home? Where do you think that would get you? Here, you've got teachers, friends, and a handsome girl like me to help you deal with those foul-mouthed idiots. Isn't that great? You also get to go camping, do public service, and go traveling. You can't do these things at home. Only this place offers them, Mina." She explained as she waved her index finger no. I started to think about it. She's actually right. Here, I have Sana,Momo, Jihyo, Somi and her. They stick with me until the end after knowing what I really look like behind those scarfs. They accepted me for who I am and not for fame nor money.
"How about this. If anybody makes fun of you, I'll make them shut up. I promise." She smiled at me and I just stare at her eyes. I swear, I saw the whole universe in her brown orbs. Why is she like this? She's making me feel something weird and I kinda like it.
"Please don't leave. Please?" She asked giving me a puppy eyes.
"Please?" She shuffle my hair and started to tease me again.
"Please?" She make grabbed the back of my head making me nod. She laughed.
"Well done. Stay strong, Mina. Go get some food. I'll see you later." She said as she started to stand up.
"Thank you." I said as I sneezed on her handkerchief. She looked at me judgmentally and smiled, taking the handkerchief as I handed her.
"You're welcome. I gave it to you to wipe your tears, now it has snot all over it. Awesome!" She laughed and leaves.
I headed downstairs and find the other Japanese to eat. We find a table and started to eat.
"Your thread lift procedure went wrong? You should have seen it coming." Sana said as she drank her coffee.
"Right, I shouldn't have tried it." I whined and looked at her pouting.
"What's wrong with having chubby cheeks? Look at me." Momo said as she started doing aegyo. We just snorted at her silliness.
"I think I don't like plastic surgeries. I think my beauty naturally glows from the inside." Momo said as she flipped her hair.
"Has anyone of you heard of Dr. Tuan?" I asked them and they all looked at me.
"Oh... Dr. Tuan? Everyone at this university knows him." Somi said as she continued eating.
"Really?" I asked. So I'm having a hope now when she said those. Maybe he's a popular doctor who's really good at treating skin problems?
"Yes. He's good-looking and highly skilled. His fees are also quite reasonable." Somi explained. Sana and Momo nodded.
"You must visited his clinic several times." Sana teased and Somi looked at her in disbelief.
"No, I just heard the things people say about him, you know? The seniors for example, they mentioned it just now." Somi tried to persuade us so we just laughed.
"But as they said, he is good-looking and skilled. And his fees are also indeed affordable. Great!" Sana said as she started daydreaming again. I'm confused at her right now. Last time she's being so gay for Chaeyoung, now for Dr. Tuan too?
"Why? Have you set your eyes on him?" Momo said munching with foods spitting her mouth.
"Well, now that I'm single, I might turn up for a consultation and tell him, 'Doctor, something is wrong with this. Touch it.' " Sana said as she keeps daydreaming. Aish I don't know about this girl keep being flirty.
After our recess, the fun begins. We played multiple games and it's fun. Sana got lipstick all over her mouth and Momo have deep blush all over her cheeks. Now we're playing something that if the balloon falls between the two person, they'll get punished. Somi and Chaeyoung reached the end of the line but the other player is faster so they lost.
"Wait. There is a rule that the losing team has to be punished. We'll have Chaeyoung-" Dahyun was cut off when Sana suddenly shouted.
"TAKE HER SHIRT OFF! TAKE IT OFF!" Sana shouted so loud that the whole crowd liked it and started cheering to take her shirt off. Chaeyoung just looked at Sana. Sana winked at her and Chaeyoung just chuckled. She started unbuttoning her blouse.
"Omg!!!"
"She's taking it off!"
Chaeyoung just pulled her shirt up to her stomach. And I swear I saw Sana's eyes buldged. Everybody screamed. Why is it suddenly being so hot in here? Maybe because we're outside and the sun is set on us. Chaeyoung laughed at everyone's reaction. I mean who wouldn't? She got abs!
"Before we end the freshman initiation day, did you know that I mixed in a few sophomores among freshmen? You are all surprised, right?" Dahyun shouted and smirked at everyone. Everybody let out a gasp as soon as we heard it. Who would that be?
"Who are they? If there's somebody who has been badmouthing or gossiping about us, we will know it all!" Dahyun smirked as she pointed at everyone. We're still in shock after she have said the news.
"Hmm.. I know." Sana snorted.
"Do you know who it is?" I asked her as we looked at her.
"I think it's got to be... Momo! Is it you? Because you look old!" Sana said as she suddenly accused Momo who is still eating her chips.
"Yah! Are you crazy!? I'm a freshman." Momo said as she smacked Sana's head.
"Oh! Why don't we ask Somi then? Since she's familiar with things around here. She knows a lot of things. Am I right?" San said as we all looked at Somi who just smirked.
"I'm going to reveal who they are now. They are Somi and Bangchan!" Dahyun announced and everybody cheered. Momo, Sana and I just looked at them in disbelief. So all this time Somi is spying on us? Omg!
After that we started a new game to find our partner by the papers give to us with the partner's handwriting. I looked at it and I'm confused since I don't know many people in here. There's only one person who I know it will be or if not, will help me out.
"Are you the senior buddy described here?" I asked Chaeyoung and Dahyun just smiled at us.
"You're asking me outright? Show me a dance first! If you don't dance, I won't tell you. Turn on the music!" Chaeyoung said and they started the music. Dahyun just danced weirdly. I sighed and did what I'm good at. Ballet. Chaeyoung just looked at me amused.
"Alright, you may ask now." Chaeyoung said and looked at me.
"I am handsome/pretty and cool. I am vicious, foul-mouthed, hilarious, and... poor. Is it you?" I asked her she just look at me. She shakes her head.
"The dance was for nothing. I figured it was unlikely to be you. Excuse me." I smiled politely as I turn around. Aish. Who might this be? I hope it was my friends but no. I wish I knew who it was. I sighed.
"Hey Dahyun!" Chaeyoung called and Dahyun just looked and smiled at her.
"What's with those pathetic clues about me? Foul-mouthed? Poor? Do you want to expose me?" Chaeyoung said playfully glared at Dahyun. I just looked at them. So it was Chaeyoung? She was my partner? Omg! Finally! I thought it will be some jerks around.
"I'm sorry." Dahyun said and run. Chaeyoung chased her. Chaeyoung came back and threatened Dahyun who's far away with us, dancing weirdly again.
"Well, it's me. You're lucky to have me as your senior buddy. And as for me, I'm pleased to have you as my junior buddy. Welcome to the university." Chaeyoung smiled. Here she is, my Chaeyoung. The first person who greeted me. The hero who protected me and supported me through the bad times. She was actually my senior buddy.
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A/N: That's the end for chapter 7! I'm updating today 'cause I might not be able to update for this week because we'll have our examination. Hope y'all understand ^ _^. I'll be back. Thank you!