"Norman you
okay?" Norman can't hear Raven's worried voice from the outside of the toilet
stall as he continuously dry heaves after puking what he ate earlier. Shock,
trauma, immense pain, betrays hit him like a nuclear bomb. His head spins with
toxic feelings that he can't shake off. Jess is pregnant. With Saffran's child.
How can he bear that? How can he sit peacefully knowing the boy he loves is
expecting a baby? How can 'Saffran' do this to him? What kind of joke is this?
Does he wanna see him suffer this much?
Norman doesn't
know when and how Raven came inside of the stall but the moment he feels
Raven's touch he hugs him tightly while bawling his eyes out. Raven doesn't
question him. He just rubs his back with one hand and holds his waist with
another.
After
sobbing what felt like eternity Norman raises his head to see Raven's worried
face. It's weird how Raven sat with him in this dirty toilet stall for so long
and still didn't complain a thing. But nonetheless Norman felt good and calm
with him around. He badly wishes he could fall for this angelic boy in front of
him. But the heart wants what it wants.
Norman's
eyes were puffy red when he reached his house with Raven. After his breakdown
he immediately left the school and Raven followed him as usual. He doesn't have
any strength to talk about anything. Raven brought his car to school so he
insisted to give Norman a drive to home. When he pulls at the driveway in front
of Norman's house Norman doesn't get out. "Norm. You want me to stay?" Raven
asks ever so softly. Norman nods his head. He just wants to be alone right now.
He wanna sleep away his pains this time and he knows Raven will be bored with
him. Also he doesn't wanna continuously bother Raven with his problems.
"Okay. But
if you need anything, call me right away alright?" Norman nods his head. He doesn't
say anything as he gets out of the car.
.......
Next day Norman
head pounds like he had a massive hangover. But he didn't drink anything. Maybe
it's for crying too much and not eating anything. His mom was worried but Norman
shrugged her off saying he just feels down cause he is rejected. His mom didn't
pry much.
The whole
school as usual found something interesting to gossip about. Jess is pregnant.
With Saffran's child. No wonder their perfect ideal couple is going one step
forward in their relationship. Nobody will like a gay boy like Norman beside Saffran.
He is too perfect for him. And at the end of the day Norman has this sick
reminder that he doesn't deserve Saffran.
Saffran and
Jess is missing today too. Norman doesn't even want to think what they are
doing right now. But somehow his mind goes to them. While walking through the
hallway he bumps into someone. "Sorry." Norman quickly says lowering his head
not even bothering to look who he bumped. When he starts to walk away someone
grabs his arm. He turns around and sees Jeromy, face laced with worry and
confusion. He can see his girlfriend on his back staring with a bored look. "Wow.
You look like sh*t." Anger bubbles in his head at Jeromy's stupid and obvious
statement. He knows what he looks like. And he doesn't need go hear it from
this b*tch. "F*ck off." Norman jerks his hand back and before Jeromy can say
anything a tap on his shoulder makes him look back. "Taesung?" Norman furrows
his brows.
"Hi. I was
actually worried bout you after you left-" "I don't wanna talk about it."
Norman abruptly says to the Korean boy. "You talk with this emo freak?" Norman
smirks at Jeromy. He look up at him as Jeromy was as tall as Saffran and the
other jocks. "He's better than a b*tch of a fake friend. He got the looks you
can't even dream of you mule." Almost everyone at the hallway gasps. Obviously
Jeromy is equally handsome like Bryce and Alex (after Saffran) but he surely
can't be compared with a Korean idol type guy who has the perfect face and
body. And that shit hurts.
"What did
you just-" "Let's go Taetae." Norman quickly cuts Jeromy's girlfriend's words
and tugs Taesung's hand to the direction of their class leaving a dumbfounded
Jeromy.
"You didn't
have to do that. I know that guy. He's powerful. What if-" "Shhh." Norman
places a finger on Taesung's lip and smirks. "I know what I do. Just because
I'm 'poor' and they're filthy rich doesn't mean they can treat me however they
want." Taesung has this amused expression on his face. "You really are
something."
Unsurprisingly
Saffran's whole friend squad is missing today. Not like Norman cares. Or he doesn't
want to care. Taesung is stuck with him like a glue. Even Caleb too said hi
when Norman was buying food. It's so weird seeing the handsome guys flock
around him. Did his half naked photos actually cast a spell on them? Norman
internally giggles at the thought.
"You called
me Taetae earlier. You know armies call BTS' V Taetae too." Norman chews his
food and listens Taesung's blabber. Suddenly he gets his situation.
Taesung is
that kind of people who find it really hard to like a person. Whether they are
friends or classmate. He is too closed off to start a chat and seeing his
unwantedly scowl, people doesn't get close to him. If he was an extrovert and cheery
then no wonder he'd earn the tittle of prince charming of the school in no
time.
Maybe he
heard Jeromy and Norman's conversation that day and with his picture scandal he
thought he can get close to him to console him or something. Norman figures out
vaguely. Either way he doesn't mind this Korean guy's company.
"Aren't you
as handsome as Taehyung hyung?" Taesung laughs out loud and the whole cafeteria
stares at them. Norman chuckles at their expression. "Your pronunciation is so
funny. Haiyung? Seriously?!" He laughs again. "Shut up. I read what I saw." Norman
feels embarrassed. "Anyway Taehyung 'hyung' is the most handsome man in the
whole world. You can't just compare him to anyone." Taesung says in a duh tone
after his laughter.
All the
while Raven was looking at them with a sulky and angry expression which
obviously Norman noticed. He hasn't talk with Norman since first class and it's
making Norman uncomfortable. And Taesung isn't leaving his side too. Suddenly a
girl comes out of nowhere and snakes her arm around Taesung's shoulder. Both Norman
and Raven looks at her with disgusted face. "What are you guys talking about? Let
me hear too." She says in a flirty tone and behind her another girl comes. They
are both from the cheerleading club. "Hi sexy. I'm Maddy." The girl who snaked
her arm around Taesung says with a smile but her smile soon falters at
Taesung's ugly glare. She quickly backs off and sneers.
"You were
laughing like a maniac with this fag and now you're showing me attitude?!" She
shouts creating a scene at the Cafeteria. Some students take out their phone to
record a video. The ex soccer team members look at Norman's table. The popular
boys too gawk at their table. Suddenly Norman feels claustrophobic in this
small cafeteria.
"What did
you just say?" Taesung gets up intimidatingly an the gesture was enough to make
the girl back off. But behind her the other girl speaks up. "Just what you've
heard. Just because you look like some hottest Korean idol doesn't mean you can
glare at us whenever!" She reasons.
Before
Taesung or Raven gives her a snarky remark Norman hears Jeromy's smooth mocking
voice through the cafeteria. Even though Norman wanna see his face his body
just won't move. "Well at least he's much prettier than you fake and not so
good looking wh*res." Murmurs break and Norman groans in his head thinking
every f*cking day people find a new information about him to gossip about. Now
Jeromy acting like he f*cking cares is getting on his nerves.
"Jeromy how
can you say such a thing?! Don't forget you were begging me last year to notice
you!" The first girl screeches. Jeromy chuckles. "And you fall for that cause I
wanted a quick f*ck." "Are you insulting girls now? Just for this dirty
'fatherless fag'?" Another girl's voice is heard by Norman and it seems like Norman
practically freezes. "Seems like we've got another one to expel huh?" Raven
finally speaks up hearing the curse word. His face morphed into something demonic
as he stares at the girl up and down.
"Do it
'Rave' the babe. I can lend you a hand." Caleb says crossing his hands. Even
though Raven was agitated hearing Caleb mocking his name but he nods
nonetheless. The girl was shaking and fear was evident on her face. "Don't
Raven." Raven narrows his eyes at Taesung. "Her mom is a prostitute and she
wouldn't even be at this school if her mom didn't woo a rich guy into giving
her-"
"Stop it!" Norman
shouts making everyone quite. He looks at the boys and girls. Some are
defending him some are insulting him. "I'm thankful for standing up for me but I
don't want a fight break down for me. Dogs will bark but we're not supposed to
bark back. And you guys..." Norman looks at the girls who're been continuously
insulting him. "Also those who just can't get over my photos....you guys are so
obsessed with my shit that it's becoming a comedy show. I don't f*cking care
what you b*tches say bout me cause at the end of the day you guys will
eventually quite down like a lost dog. And sure I'm f*ckin heartbroken...but
I'll get over it and find a better, worthy person for me. So....don't waste
your energy on such unproductive thing." And the girls were fuming with anger. But
they don't find any word to go against him. As none of the boys is speaking
against Norman they don't dare to do it. After his talk Raven clears his
throat. "Well well...I know some pathetic b*tch will try to get at him but I must
say....Don't.F*ckin.Dare. Anybody will try to hurt him mentally and physically,
I'll rip-off their head. Whether they are male or female." Norman feels
embarrassed at being babysit like this. But he doesn't say anything.
Norman got
the upper hand. He somehow made all the rich, powerful, popular boys flock
around him.