Just College

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"Hey"

"Oh that scared me!!", Seolyeon shouted, hands around herself.

"I'm sorry"

Seolyeon opened her eyes. She stepped back at Minho. She looked back at the dark night. "How did you know..", she trailed off.

Minho had asked around and found out she visited school at this time to get some things done. Copy notes, study and just be in school walls, since she can't really do those anymore during the day. "I waited for you because I knew you came into school through this entrance", he explained.

"Okay, so?", Seolyeon asked, tugging her bag close.

"You went M.I.A", Minho started. "Was it because of your boyfriend?"

"Ex. Ex-boyfriend", Seolyeon corrected.

"Yeah. Ex-boyfriend. You know, uhm.. Roseok and I actually had a huge problem"

"I heard"

"Right. He said I lured you and helped you cheat and I said, I wouldn't sleep with a girl in a relationship. He started the fight, in my defence", Minho pointed at himself.

Seolyeon nodded. "And you said, you would fuck me senseless if I come again"

Oh.

Minho bit his lip. "Y-yeah. I did say that. It was just to get him riled up. You know?"

"Was it?"

"No", Minho muttered. He looked into the girl's eyes. "It wasn't. Though, when I saw you and saw just how affected you were, I realised I might have been a bit insensitive with my words. I'm sorry. I have a lot of things to apologise for and I don't know if you will even forgive me but I just want to say I am sorry. I should have found out if you were really in a rel-"

"I hid that from you on purpose", Seolyeon confessed. Minho looked at her. "What?. Why would you do that?"

"Roseok was right. I cheated on him with you. I did that on purpose", Seolyeon clearly said. "He was not just abusive but quite the psychotic bastard so I did that to get away from him. It made things worst but I got out. Thanks to you. I am sorry for using you. That wasn't really good"

Minho dragged his hands down his face. "That was even", he murmured. "I was used", he laughed. "The hunter became the hunted. I got a taste of my own medicine"

Seolyeon said nothing.

"But, why won't you tell people?. The whole student community are pointing fingers at you. Roseok's expulsion made things messier", Minho stated the facts. "Not many knew what you went through and... and you are not quite healed, are you?"

"What does... what does that mean?", Seolyeon held her bag strap tighter.

"I saw you that day at the back of school with.. Daya", Minho disclosed.

"What?", she took another step back but Minho held hee hand, gently, pulling her further into the school's hallway. "Why did you see that?", she accusingly asked.

"I'm sorry"

"Stop saying that!", Seolyeon cried. "Stop apologising", she bent her head, her tears slapped on Minho's toes from his leather pams.

Minho held her shoulder, bringing her close till she was in his embrace. "I should apologise when I am wrong, that's what my hyung taught me", he patted her back as she cried into her shirt. "Maybe Daya was right. You should walk with your head high like this shameless bastard. You are a survivor, Han Seolyeon and not many people survive from abusive relationships. I don't know what you passed through in his hands but you deserve better. Yes?", he stroked her hair, staring into the horizon. The school lights reflected in his eyes.