pied piper

40 | Rage

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"Sir, I don't think you understand!" I panted for the umpteenth time, trying my hardest to hide my exasperation. "I was with the students who gave the exam, I was to leave with them!"

The security guard stayed stagnant on his blind-assed faith, shaking his head firmly no with whatever patronizing pleasure that got through his head.

"You belong to this school, your uniform says it all. Don't try to fool me."

I sighed at his condescending tone, even showing bits of humor as the man continued to abuse his power. "What will it take for you to understand that… I do belong to this school, it's just that…I also gave the exam." I tried again, my patience running thin the more I stood under the partially gray sky. I did have the choice to stay back and go through with the day as normal but fuck no.

It felt as if all the problems were striking at me altogether today, when I was at the highest peak of vulnerability, just wanting a shoulder to lean toward tiredly and….sob.

"I-I just stayed for the recess, please, I don't understand why you're being so unreasonable. Just let me go."

The guard's eyes snapped open, presumably offended by something as he raised his hand, my heart leaping out my chest as I walked back, only for him to take another step ahead, expressions hostile.

"Kiddo listen, I don't fucking care who the fuck you are, but when I tell you that you ain't leaving, you fucking ain't!" The man only took a step ahead, his fingers immediately latching on my face but holding my chin painfully tight, "Now get back in."

I couldn't move, too shocked by what had just happened, my limbs frozen in place. My heart throbbed loud, disgust crawling up my gut but converting into bile involuntarily.

What the fuck?

"Oh my… you kiss your mother with that shitty mouth?" immediate inhalation of relief finally got me breathing, not requiring me to turn my head to make out the boy from his voice.

"Not another one…" my attention went back to the guard, anger consuming his red eyes.

"Now, what the hell do you want?"

"I don't fucking care who the fuck you are…"

My eyes widened, taking the view before me. Taehyung held his mobile phone high, a lazy smirk playing on his lips as the voice recording played, taking threatening steps closer to the man, eyes dearth of any sort of reluctance. "Now how would you like to be fired from your job, good sir?"

The man tsked and I didn't know whether to make any move or not, too scared to interfere in the commotion while all I wanted to do was just fucking die.

"Get that shit outta my face!" the guard started but Taehyung didn't stop, his tongue pushing against his inner cheek, a cocky brow lifting, eyes looking down but raising again, a deadly glint overbearing the soft brown, "And when you get kicked out of here, I'll make sure that every potential employer of yours is acknowledged by oh-so kind etiquettes…" he stepped closer, his foot pressing down the guard's, "And then I'll make sure that the father of your girlfriend sees what type of asshat his daughter is about to marry. Now… how would you like that?"

I gulped down, the tension overwhelming. The guard was left shook, anger dissipating but turning submissive as he sighed, strings of apology instantly coming out his mouth.

I watched in disbelief as the man who had been so aggressive just now instantly opened the gates of the school, an apologetic smile covering his thin dark lips as he deeply bowed his head low in respect. "Please spare me! I-I'll try to be mindful from now on…"