SOUR

'With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred'

sunwoo

"You think anybody will actually do it?" Milli asks.

We're sitting in the back of Hyunjae's car. She's bouncing her knee nervously.

"Probably." I say.

"Don't listen to him." Hyunjae says from the driver's seat. "They absolutely will."

"What the hell? Saying 'probably' means the exact same thing!" I argue.

"No it doesn't! You sound so unsure, what the fuck do you mean 'probably'?? Why would you say that? It's making her nervous." Hyunjae looks at me in the mirror.

"So? That's just how I talk. The purpose of reassurance is the same," Sunwoo grumbles.

"Boys boys stop making this about you." Sola says from the passenger's seat.

"Sorry." Hyunjae says.

I glance at Milli and I try to give her an affirming look but she doesn't seem any less nervous.

"We're just going to pick up Jacob and them. Nothing to stress about." I say.

"Y-yeah. You're right." Milli answers, but a few minutes later she adds, "Though the class is happening right now, so we'll be able to tell if anyone's there or not."

Just on time, Hyunjae pulls up to the campus's parking lot and we wait in silence for a few moments.

My phone rings and I answer it when I see that it's Kevin.

"You've gotta see this," He says, he sounds out of breath, and I can barely hear him over the background noise.

"What? Where?" I ask.

"The..." His voice cuts out for a while. "the classroom! Come quick, bring Milli if you can!"

"What, but we-" I stop talking when he hangs up.

"Who was that?" Milli asks nervously.

"Kevin said to come to the classroom." I say. "But we don't have to. Or I can go and see what's happening and you can stay here."

"No, no It's fine, I can go." She says.

"Are you sure?" I ask.

"yeah. I'm sure," She nods. I search for any sign of hesitation in her eyes but there is none.

Hyunjae unlocks the car and we both get out and walk to the lecture hall.

"Are you sure?" I repeat, putting my hand on the doorknob.

She nods, though I take her hand just in case she's not as brave as she's putting up front.

I feel Milli's body become tense as she stands slightly behind me when I open the door. I too was partially expecting Mr. Young to just be standing there ready to murder.

But no, instead we see forty or so, of his students, in the classroom. They all have stapled packets in their hands and are placing them on open desks.

"What's... what's going on?" Milli asks softly.

"Oh my god," Kevin squeezes his way through the crowd and towards us. "This is insane. They all have those, those form thingys."

"The file complaints?" I ask.

"Yeah those!"

"No way," Milli takes a step forward, in front of me. "Really?"

A few people notice her and they smile in our direction. I can tell even from the back of her head that she's smiling back. Her shoulders relax.

"Look at what you did!!" Kevin grins and wraps his arm around her shoulder. "This is incredible."