When I showed up to school walking with Safer, everyone was staring. Then, they walked over to him and said,

"Why are you walking with this loser?" 

And, "are you even really walking with him? It's only a coincidence, right?" 

Or, "I can't believe *oppa is hanging out with a nobody like him instead of me!" Blah, blah, blah, blah. I honestly don't care what people say to me. It won't hurt me. Plus, I never asked for your opinion in the first place. I've also been bullied in middle school, so whatever you say won't hurt me.

"Max!" It's Jerk. Jerk appears in front of me and grabs both my hands. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to so suddenly. Please, forgive me." He uses puppy eyes now. Haha, you fool, such tricks shall not work on me! That's what I initially thought, but, newsflash, they do.

"Why should he forgive you?! You're the one who..." hyung interjects.

"It's fine, Jerk." I give in. "Just don't do it again, okay?" 

"I'm really sorry, Max. I really mean it."

"But for how long? A week, a month, a day?" I ask.

"Six years I've felt this way. Six years I've loved you. Six years of lying to myself, Max." He smiles weakly. "I'm sorry I didn't..."

"MAX! HEY, MAX!!" Oh God, what is he doing here? "I tried calling you, but you didn't answer." Cait walks over towards the three of us and hugs me tight. "Max, why are you talking to him?" 'Him' is referring to Hilton, a.k.a. Jerk.

"Uh, hi. Y-you didn't tell me you were in town, hyung."

"Who are you trying to kid? I know what you did to my pure, innocent baby." Bro stares at him with hateful eyes and turns to me. "You forgot your lunch." He holds up a bag filled with his homemade food. "There's one for you, too, Safer." He hands Safer the bag as I wriggle out of his grip.

"Go home, now please." I look up at him. "You're not supposed to be here, Cait." 

"Alright, BUT, don't get into any trouble, 'kay?"

" Okay." Bro leaves and Safer, Jerk, and I make our way inside the building. I hear whispers as I walk in the middle of the two.

"Goodbye, Max." Hilton says to me. "I love you." I nod and walk into the classroom. A few minutes later, class begins.

After class, Safer says he's going to go eat outside as it's lunch time. When he leaves, a few girls appear before me.

"So, what's your relationship with Safer?" They ask.

"Project partners." I tell them opening a water bottle.

"Hilton?" They pry.

"Uh, he went to school with me in middle school. Same class," I add.

"Lastly, who we was that hot guy who hugged you? Boyfriend? Fiance?"

"Fiance? Boyfriend?!" I snort. "Never! He's my older brother and he came to visit me."

"Oh, we see." They drag me by the hand and out of the classroom. "You like Safer, don't you?" They push me into a storage closet at the other half of the building. I'm scared. They tie my hands up and take off my shirt. It's goddamn cold in here you psychos! "You'll learn your lesson after this, I'm sure of it." I stayed in that closet for a couple three or so hours. Then, there's knock at the closet door.