"But..." Ye Eun says and laughs to herself.
"One thing for sure... you won't be late enough because no one knows. " Eun Jin adds up circling Yoo Na along with Ye Eun.
The whole cafeteria went silent at their words, "WHAT?!" Yoo Na burst out hissing at them. Seeing them smirking and eyeing her in silence she rolls her eyes trying to walk away but their words had her freeze.
"...that your parents probably picked you up from the road. "
Yoo Na felt her blood turning cold, she stayed silent but her mind was chaotic.
[How...did she know...?] She found herself trembling with the thought of everyone knowing the thing she wanted to hide, she couldn't dare let anyone see through her and see how pitiful she was.
"Yah! Do not speak nonsense!" Bo Ra yells walking in front of Ye Eun and fisting her palm just in front of her face, Ye Eun flinches away, a step back, and scoffs. "What are you? A puppy? Always following after her!"
"Yeah, does she pay you for that?" Eun Jin adds covering up for Ye Eun, Bo Ra shakes her head laughing out loud. "What do you know anyway? All you can do is bluff anything you want! And do I care what you think?" Bo Ra says pushing both the girl away with her index finger.
Yoo Na turns around running towards Bo Ra, "Let them be." She says caressing Bo Ra's hand, "No! They need to know their position. They need to know you are not someone they can mess with!" Bo Ra yells out grumpily grabbing the can from the tray and shaking it up.
She smirks making both the girls frown, "What- AHHH!!!"Ye Eun gets cuts off when Bo Ra opens the can and pushes it towards her face. Eun Jin widens her eyes while Ye Eun starts caressing her face after the sudden attack. Bo Ra snaps her glaring eyes at Eun Jin making her take a step back.
"Dare move a step ahead if you want to mess with us!" Bo Ra yells throwing the can away harshly, everyone gasps when the can make a shrill thud sound with its contact with the concrete floor.
"YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"What is going on here?!" Ye Eun was all ready to lung towards Bo Ra but they got cut off with the sudden appearance of teachers. "Mr. Kim, we didn't do anything! She poured her drink over me!" Ye Eun says with an innocent pout on her lips making Bo Ra gag.
"Then ask why did I do that? Mr. Kim, she was hurting my friend mentally... you know how hard it hits young people with such harsh treatment. " Bo Ra says glaring at Ye Eun who was giving her a disbelief look.
"That's her problem! Not mine! I have my own opinion!" Ye Eun retorts back despite Eun Jin trying to pull her away from creating a mess now that a few teachers were around. Bo Ra smirks hearing her, "See? Calling someone cheap and telling her that her parents picked her up from the streets... is what you say. Do you think if her parents hear you..." Bo Ra smirks.
"... they will not do anything?" Ye Eun chuckles out loud mockingly, "If they cared then they wouldn't have said us 'you can bully her all you want but don't waste our time!', don't you think so?" Bo Ra frowns at her words while Yoo Na felt angrier.
"SHUT UP!!!!!" Yoo Na yells with her balled fist-clenching even more, her sharp yet hurt eyes looking straight into hers.
"Girls, you shouldn't fight-"
"How dare she say that? Who gave you the right to meddle into my personal life?!" Yoo Na cuts off the teacher making him widen his eyes, a drop of tear escapes her eyes which conveyed the pain she had.
"I never asked you to not hate me but...! Don't speak rubbish all you want!!!" Yoo Na yells as she runs away from the cafeteria, "Yoo Na~!" Bo Ra calls out for her and tries to follow her but she found herself being blocked.
"Back to the class everyone! Dismiss!!!" Yeong Jae yells out loud glaring at Bo Ra then at the two girls who were now silent, Ye Eun realizes what she said in anger and fears her upcoming punishment.
"You two... to the principal office! Bo Ra you too!" The lady teacher says looking at them with disappointment.
"Miss Jang, I-"
"No more words and follow me!" Miss Jang says looking around, she nods her head towards Mr. Kim and walks away with the three girls following after. "Everyone! Back to the class!" Mr. Kim says when he found them still hesitant to walk away, with another glare from the teacher everyone run to their respective classes.
"Where is he?" Mr. Kim frowns as he looks around the cafeteria, shrugging off he just walks back.
Yoo Na ran upstairs once again, running out of the door she steps out into the rooftop. She runs further towards the edge and holds onto it, tears were coming out like it was flooding out. She drops down on her knees, she bangs her fist against the railing as she cries out her pain.
"N-No one... no one!!!" She yells still banging against the railing.
She leans her head against the railing, "...no one wants me!" She felt her heart prickle at her own words but those were true for her. "WHY AM I STILL HERE?!" She yells smacking the railing hard, she winches in pain but she doesn't stop smacking the railing despite those red bruises starting to form.
She raises her hands again to smack the railing but a pair of hands from behind her holds onto hers, she sniffs with a hiccup watching those pair of hands oh-so-familiar, she felt her eyes burning with more tears coming out.
"Stop hurting yourself..." He speaks softly from behind her as he sits down on the ground, she felt a blush creep her cheeks despite her emotional breakdown.
"W-Why?" Yoo Na stutters out her words, he frowns eyeing her bruised hand, he slowly places them down against her lap. "What... why?"
"Why do you...a-always come... t-to rescue me... w-when the w-world... doesn't w-want me?" She questions looking at him through her shoulder but she freezes when she found his face just an inch away from hers.
She gulps at the close proximity between them, "Who said I came to rescue you? I came here to send you back to class. " Yoo Na felt her heart shatter at her words, her eyes remained wide open and her mouth gaped open but she couldn't utter a reply. She felt more tears coming out of her eyes, nonetheless, she nods her head with a bitter smile.
"Right... w-what can I... even expect from y-you." She says pushing him away, she winches at the burning sensation she felt with the friction against his clothes. He frowns seeing her, he felt something deep down but he was pushing him not to feel such.
"Why are you being so formal with me?! I am your teacher, you know that right?" He says with scoffs making her nod her head slightly with a drop of a tear rolling down her cheeks, she chuckles slowly standing up.
"My apologies... teacher. " She mumbles as she stands straight, after being on the ground with her knees bent, it went numb and she was having difficulty maintaining her balance.
He holds her arm when she almost drops down, she holds herself from crying, she wipes her tears and slaps his hand away. "I don't need your pity..."
She says looking straight into his eyes, "You should have never pulled me back! Thank you for everything!" She yells out as she felt angrier watching his cold facade. She runs away with her numb leg leaving him silent on his feet.
He looks down and ruffles his head, "What is going on with me?! Why was I even here...?" He mumbles to himself with a groan escaping his lips.
"But... why do her words... hurt?"