Her Bully | BBANGSAZ

S I X T Y T W O

M I N J I
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"My baby girl is graduating."

My dad sobs, cupping my cheeks as I roll my eyes at him playfully, giggling lightly at his state.

My mom runs inside the living room in only her bra, and I have to scowl as she holds up a crop top and a blouse.

"Slutty or Not-ty?" she asks, worry etched on her face for some odd reason. It's not like she has to impress anyone; she has Dad, for God's sake.

Dad taps his chin and points at her bra-clad body. "Hot mommy," he says, winking at my mom as she grins and winks back, making me want to throw up.

My dad chuckles and points back at the blouse.

"Definitely the not-ty; don't want any DILFs staring at what's mine."

I arch an eyebrow at him. "Did you just say DILF?" I ask, frowning as I stick my tongue out in disgust.

"Can we go before I miss my own graduation?" I laugh, already walking out of the front door as Mom and Dad rush around like children.

God, it's my graduation, no biggie.

During the car ride to my school, the only thing I could think about was Hanni.

Why? Because unlike me, who has amazing parents, an awesome picture-taking session inside the house, and great conversations, Hanni's probably at her lonely house, waking up to no one, wearing the academic dress and hat by herself, smiling for no pictures and walking to school all alone.

Shit, she's walking to school today—I'm pretty sure Ryujin won't stop by to pick her up.

I hold my hand out and point to a corner, getting curious looks from my parents.

"Can we please stop by Hanni's?" I ask, giving my mom a pointed look as she frowns at me.

"Don't ask, just go, please? It's right there."

When we reach Hanni's house, and I'm nervously knocking on her door, I'm greeted by the sight of Rei opening it with a shocked smile.

"Hi, Minji."

"R-Rei," I breathe, blinking a couple of times. "Hi," I wave at her awkwardly, and she giggles.

"If you're wondering where Hanni is, she's changing upstairs. Do you want to wait for her?" she asks me with a proud smile, probably happy that she's celebrating this moment with Hanni as I slowly shake my head, declining her offer.

I bend down to pluck a small flower from her front yard and give it to Rei.

"Tell her good luck and congrats?" I barely even know what I'm saying anymore as Rei smirks up at me like she knows something and nods, taking it from my lithe fingers.

I hug her goodbye and walk back to my parents' car, ignoring my mom's lecture the entire way to school.

Little do I know, as soon as Rei's presenting the flower to Hanni, she's crying all over again.

Time runs by so fast when you're graduating—you say hi to people, hug classmates, make inside jokes with students you've been classmates with since kindergarten, and it's all so funny because just yesterday, we didn't want to get to know any of each other, but now it feels like we regret every moment of bullying and hurting, of wasting time.

So, when Ryujin walks up to me and brings me in for a hug, I hug her back just as tight.

She lets go and winks at me.