"Booooo!!!"
"She's a witch. There's no two ways about it. It is either she hates the mayor's daughter for no reason or she just wants to steal her man because she's envious of her!"
The crowd's doom and gloom, castigating Mae, added to her disorientation. Mentioning Liang in the midst of the crowd only caused further chaos.
As Mae stood there, feeling the weight of the judgmental eyes upon her, the student who had just proposed spoke up with a mix of hurt and frustration in his voice. "Y-you see, ev-everyone? This is w-what I'm talking ab-about. S-she t-t-thinks she's too... too good f-for me! S-she doesn't ap-appreciate someone... someone who truly c-cares ab-about her!"
A murmur spread through the crowd, and suddenly, Jade stepped forward with an upset expression. "Liang is my valentine," she declared. "What do you think you are doing, trying to steal him from me? Have you gone bananas?"
