GIRLS ON TRACK || Ryeji

Chapter 42: Punished

Yeji's P.O.V

"I'm gonna throw this trash bag away," I declared, dragging a big black plastic bag out of the Glee Club room.

"Come back soon, Yeddeong!" I heard Ryujin's loud voice after I exited the room, so I giggled. Who says I'm the clingier best friend? She's as clingy as I am.

Sweat began to form on my forehead and trickled down my cheeks as I used all my strength to drag the bag outside the school building and fling it into the dumpster. Then, I brushed my palms against each other and puffed out. I swung my arms and rotated them a bit to reduce the stiffness that had been building up inside the muscles due to the heavy load I carried across the school.

"Yeji," a male student called out my name, making me look over at him. He came to me and handed me a tissue paper to wipe my sweat, so I accepted it and rubbed my face with it. I muttered my gratitude and tried to leave the place as soon as possible because Ryujin warned me about that guy before, but a hand gripped my wrist. "What's with the rush, pretty?" Jeno pulled me close and smirked at me.

"P-please, let me go, sunbaenim," I stuttered, and he released my hand from his grasp. Nevertheless, he took a few more steps toward me, thus I had to back away instinctively; my eyes never left him since I have to be vigilant of his motives. Unfortunately, my back hit the wall, and that was his cue to press both palms on the wall behind me to trap me.

"You're so pretty, Hwang Yeji," he murmured, leaning closer to my face, and his breath reeks of alcohol, while his eyes are dilated due to his drunken state. "I like you a lot. Will you please be my girlfriend?" Next, he traced my cheek with his index finger, making me shudder in sheer revulsion.

"Sorry, I don't feel the same," I barked, using all my effort to push him away, but the drunk guy didn't even budge an inch, and he kept gazing at me like a prey, while he gradually closed the distance between us— not until he got thrown by something at his head.

"Ow!" He roared, turning his head to catch the culprit. However, there was no one in sight and we were the only ones present. The instant I tried to get away from the scene, he diverted his attention to me and I got pushed back to the wall again. I threshed under his hold, but the guy kept leaning in without even feeling bothered about my violent threshes. Shortly after, someone tossed a pebble at his head once again, and he let me go in exasperation. "Who the hell keeps throwing pebbles at my head?!" He bellowed as his eyes searched frantically for the culprit.

Like an answer to his question, the culprit's hiding place was revealed when we saw a branch being pitched from the corner of the building at our right side, landing a few meters away from where Jeno is standing. The pitcher can't be seen because he or she is hiding behind the wall. Afterward, the drunk guy stomped his way angrily toward that direction with his fists balled up at his sides.

"Pssst." I heard an inaudible hiss from one of the bushes across me and a girl's head shot out from there. My mouth went agape to see her. Then, she beckoned me hide together with her, which I willingly obeyed.

"Somi? You were the one who threw pebbles at him?" I asked her in sheer astonishment and she nodded vigorously.

"Yup," she whispered with a smug smile. "There's a rumor that Jeno sunbaenim smuggles alcoholic drinks into school. Now, it's proven to be true." She furrowed her eyebrows, trying to look out for us from our hiding place. Surprisingly, the bastard hasn't come back from behind that wall even after a few minutes have passed.

"Okay, the coast is clear," she mumbled, grabbing my wrist, and dragged me along with her as we ran away.

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Yeonjun's P.O.V

I whistled cheerfully, inserting my hands inside my pants' side pockets, and strolled around the school in tranquil. Then, I saw Somi hiding behind the bushes as she gripped a pebble in one hand, aiming at something in front her, so I stopped walking to check on her target. My blood boiled when I saw Jeno manhandling Yeji. I curled up my fists and stepped out from the corner to punch him, but I halted when he got thrown by Somi's pebble in the head. Nevertheless, the guy just took a glimpse around his surroundings before proceeding to bother Yeji again. Instantly after, Somi hurled another pebble at him, eventually making him lose his composure.

"Who the hell keeps throwing pebbles at my head?!" He bellowed and searched for the mysterious pebble pitcher in a frenzy manner. The moment his eyes landed on the wall I was hiding behind, I picked a branch near me and intentionally tossed it at his direction without revealing myself to lure him away from the girls.

Instantaneously as he reached my hiding place, I muffled his scream with my palm pressed against his filthy mouth and dragged him to a secluded area. Next, I slammed him against the wall and threw a punch at his obnoxious face.

"Didn't I already warn you not to bother any of the girls?" I growled, choking him as I grabbed his collar.

"Pfft," he scoffed, holding my gaze with an arrogant expression. "As if I would be scared of-" I didn't let him finish because I threw another punch at him, making him spit blood. Then, he finally kicked me back and I lost my grip on him.

"Why are you being so overprotective? They're not even your biological sisters!" He advanced to me and tried to attack me as he swung his fist toward my face, but I blocked his blow.

"Biological or not, they're still my sisters," I snarled and twisted his arm to his back, inducing a painful yawp from him. "It's my duty to look out for them, you son of a b*tch." I slammed him against the wall again, but this time, he was facing the wall. My face contorted in disgust when I caught a whiff of alcohol from him. Thus, I turned him over and glared at his bloody face; a red liquid is gushing out of his nostrils ceaselessly.

"Not only do you try to bother every single girl that catches your eyes, but also breaks school rules by drinking alcohol on school grounds," I discerned in abhorrence and pressed my arm firmly against his chest, making him cough blood. "I'm reporting you to the headmaster." I immediately loosened my hold on him and grabbed him by his shirt toward the entrance of the building.

"P-please don't," he begged shamelessly in a small voice. "I'll try to b-behave next t-time." He tried to escape from me, but I shoved him to the ground and delivered a few kicks in his stomach.

"Behave? I've let you off the hook many times with my stern warnings, but have you ever listened to me? Let alone the whole school?" He just looked at me through his tears, hesitating to reply. "You deserve to be expelled," I taunted after I kicked his stomach one last time out of anger. Then, I pulled him off the ground and he followed me limply as we entered the school building— with me gripping him very tightly, so that he won't be able to escape until I hand him over to the teachers.