"Hey, is that the person who turned Rucha down? You go and talk to him."
"No way! What if he misunderstands and turns me down as well? I will not be able to take the shame. You go and talk to him."
"You should go. You are younger and much cuter than I am."
The people around Soma did not realize how loud they were, but he did not say anything because he did not want to attract unwanted trouble.
That turned out to be of no use because all the other people who were trying to gain people's attention turned toward Soma as their common enemy.
The sharp glint with which Soma was being looked at indicated that people were paying attention to him, and they were also considering ways to end his life.
'Don't pay attention to these people. They will go away once they see that I do not want to socialize with them.'
That was what Soma hoped, but it all was in vain when one of the ladies approached him.
