Imagine being 9 years old and already experiencing a tragic lifestyle ; Abusive parents, Arrogant step-brother and Favouritism. These three things are what ruined Hwang Ara's life. Despite coming from a wealthy family, she Doesn't even get proper ed...
It's week 3 of going to school for Ara. Sadly, things weren't going as smoothly as it did before. There was a 5th grader who was very curious about her. Well, she was supposed to be in 5th but got demoted after failing 4 times in a row.
Her name was Kim Garam, the biggest bully in the grade. Every kid was terrified of her because she came from a rich family, and she always boasts about how much power her father has. Her family has the power to get rid of the principle.
Garam was a nosy little girl. She had to know everything about everyone. And she even ganged up with two other kids with the same motive; Doyeon and Yoohyeon.
They often bother Ara, but she stays quiet and endures their annoying questions. "Hey Ugly duckling!" Garam calls out with a smirk as soon as she sees the timid Ara enter the school.
Ara ignored her and tried to walk last with her head down, but Garam had other plans. She grabs Ara's hand before she could walk past and pulled her back, causing her to fall on her butt.
She whimpered and glared at Garam who just smirked. "So... when're you going to take that mask off?" She asks, not even bothering to help her up.
Ara pushes herself up and fixes her mask "Never" She spat. Garam chuckles "Hold her" She says to The twins, doyeon and yoohyeon. The twins nod and hold her hands, forgetting the fact that they were in the open locker hallway.
Many kids were watching but none stepped forward to help. There were a bunch of high-schooler girls who were looking at them, uninterested.
Garam smirked and strode forward to her and extended her hand, ready to pull that mask off her face. She immediately put her head down, letting her loose hair cover the sides of her face and shadow the front.
"Look up ugly duckling" She cackles as she snatches the mask off her face, breaking it. Ara gasped and kept her head down, trying to control her tears.
She tried to free her arms off but it didn't work, the two girls were taller and a bit stronger than her. "Give it back" She mutters under her breath. "Why should I? Afraid to show your ugly face to everyone?" Garam teases.
Garam walked forward and threw the mask into a puddle of orange juice that one of the kid's spilled. Garam held Ara's jaw and was about to pull it up to finally see her face but her hand was yanked away by a strong hand.
