Sign || H.HJ + K.SM

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Bold text = sign language

Seungmin tapped the raven-haired boy's shoulder from behind.

"What do you want."

Seungmin showed Hyunjin his notebook.

I'm sorry if I hurt you in away way to make you do that to me. I didn't mean it.

Hyunjin scoffed, "Is all you say 'sorry'? I don't care. You're just a useless-"

Seungmin interrupted Hyunjin by smiling; writing down something on his notebook.

I cant hear what you're saying Hyunjin..

Hyunjin's heart skipped a beat. Why does he feel like this..

Whatever. I don't care that you're deaf. How is that my problem. You're just a useless loser.

Seungmin's eyes got teary as he slowly took his notebook back.

I'm sorry for whatever I did to you Hyunjin.

Hyunjin snatched the brunette's notebook away from him.

Stop apologizing Seungmin. Your words don't matter to me. You don't matter to me.

Seungmin slapped Hyunjin, tears falling from his face. Hyunjin stumbled back, holding his cheek, before hitting Seungmin back. Slaps and punches echoed through the empty classroom. Hyunjin grabbed seungmin's wrists, twisting them in the process. Seungmin let out struggled whimpers as Hyunjin fell on top of him. Small cries were heard from the brunette, as Hyunjin pinned his arms above his head. Seungmin struggled to get out of Hyunjin's grasp; the older boy securely straddled on the younger. Hyunjin used the hand that wasn't pinning seungmin's arms to the ground, to slap him repeatedly. All that were heard from the quiet classroom were seungmin's depressing cries, and slaps from Hyunjin to the younger.

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Seungmin didn't come to school the next day. Hyunjin felt bad; he distanced himself from his friends. He wondered how much pain he caused the brunette boy.

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Flashback
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"Seungmin why does your ear have dried blood on it?" The boy's mother signed.

"It's nothing, don't worry," Seungmin responded.

She sighed and sat Seungmin down at the table. She brought a bowl of ramen for the boy; his favorite.

"You know you can tell me anything. You know that right?" She signed once again.

The boy nodded, not daring to speak his mind. He wanted to tell his mom about what happened today, but he didn't want Hyunjin to get in trouble. Tears trickled down the boy's face as he stared at his ramen.

"It's okay. People are just being mean to me."

Seungmin's mother looked at him with worry in her eyes.

"How about we let you stay home from school for a while? We'll contact the principal and inform him of what's going on."  Seungmin squinted his eyes together painfully at his mother's words.

"Please mom, no. Please don't tell them. I don't what him to get in trouble."

His mom shook her head in disbelief, "Whoever this 'he' is, he's hurting you. I can't allow that. I'm sorry Seungmin."

Seungmin tangled his hands in his hair; his mind filled with stress and worry.

"Seungmin listen to me, you're only in 8th grade. You have your whole life ahead of you. I don't want you to have your 8th grade memories being of someone bullying you. It's just not fair for you." Seungmin's mother stated, worried for the boy's mental health.

"Okay. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight."

Seungmin silently stood up and walked out of the kitchen. Seungmin's mother sighed; resting her face in the palm of her hands.

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End of flashback
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"You know this is all your fault Hyunjin."

Hyunjin ignored the girl talking to him.

"Hyunjin I'm talking to you-!"

"Will you just shut up Minhee! God..just-..just leave me alone!"

Minhee rolled her eyes at Hyunjin, "it's not like I'm lying-"

"Please just shut up," Hyunjin snapped, "you bullied him too! This isn't just my fault!"

Minhee kept her arms crossed, "whatever. I'm not the one who made him bleed."

The brown haired girl strutted away, her arms still crossed. Hyunjin sighed, resting his face on his crossed arms. He felt the cold desk on his cheek; calming him slightly.

He shouldn't have done that..