"Perci!"
Perci was on the ground with his face planted on the floor. He's unresponsive.
"Your new boyfriend is down, what are you going to do now, Ori?" Damien said.
"He's not my boyfriend!" I said.
"Oh, you're still in that stage, huh. I'm jealous."
"There is no stage!" I said. "What are you waiting for? Just kill me already!"
"Eh? But I want to have another moment with you. I want to cry on your back again."
"Still using me as an emotional crutch? You haven't changed, Damien."
"It's your fault for leaving me in the first place."
"Hey, Damien! What are you doing? Get her out of here, now!" Bryce said.
"Can't we just keep her here and let the boy out instead? I'd hate to see her go. It would completely break my heart."
"Aw, not you too! You haven't gotten over her yet? You stupid emo. I'd forgotten that she replaced me with you. Now, I'm starting to remember that grudge I have against you."
"That's your own fault Bryce for being a womanizer."
"Asshole!"
"You're distracted," another voice said.
"Huh?" Damien tilted his head.
Suddenly, a fedora flew towards Damien's face, causing him to stagger and let go of me for a second. He tries to take me back, but Perci pushes him away and grabs his fedora from the ground.
Damien tries to throw his knife towards Perci, but he dodges just in time to get himself grazed on the cheek.
"Tsk!" Damien glared at him.
"That isn't safe, you know," Perci said.
He rushed over and carried me in his arms.
"Wha?! You're carrying me again!" I said.
"Of course I am, I need to get you to safety."
"Hey, Damien! You let her get away!" Bryce said.
"Stop!"
A girl's voice echoed throughout the gymnasium.
"There's no point in fighting!"
The girl who screamed had blonde hair and wore glasses over her emerald eyes.
It was my former best friend.
"Agnes....."
"Please, just leave. We don't want you here."
"Can't we just start over? I'm sorry!" I said.
"No matter how many times you apologize, I won't forgive you, but I can't watch you die!" Agnes said. "So please, go away. The backdoor is safer."
"I didn't mean to do it....." I said.
"Just shut up and go!"
"It seems like they all want you to go," Perci said.
I clenched my fist, then sighed.
"I'll go. Drop me, Perci."
"I won't. I'm coming with you."
"Why?! It's much safer here! How could you do so much just for me? Because you love me? Because you would die for me? Because you want to be with me?" I said. "Sorry, but I'm not going to deal with that sort of cheesy bullshit anymore! Just leave me alone!"
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Gentleman of the Apocalypse
Romance"Men are trash." This was Ori's absolute philosophy in life. Every encounter she's had with them always seems to end in disaster. It was because of them that her life had been filled with despair, to the point that she had become the most unpopular...
