SpartAce I: School Love Affair

Tears

The next day, she enters the school with a happy heart, only to be confused by the strange atmosphere that she is welcomed.

As soon as she enters the school building, students are already throwing looks at her.

She slows down in her pace and looks around.

People are murmuring, talking about her, glaring at her, more than ever before.

And it seems like they are saying it loud for her to hear..

"She's really sly. "

"I knew she also has that nasty side. "

"Acting like she's perfect and all. "

"Finally Song Ji Hyo's true color has shown. "

"She's a bitch. "

"So did they like.. agreed on sharing her? "

The comments are wearing her down.

She is used to being talked behind her back, but not with words as harsh as she is hearing right now.

The harsh, false words are hitting her chest like bullets, making it hard to breath.

Her vision is losing focus, all she can see are all the students staring back at her as if she is some dirty stuff.

And what makes it worse is that she does not know the root of all these rumors. She can not convince herself that it isn't true for she have no idea about it.

"Sly. "

"Deceiver. "

"Bitch. "

It all rings in her head.

I need you girl, why do i fall inlove alone?
Why do i get hurt alone?

Suddenly, all she can hear is loud music, blocking out all the negative comments she is hearing.

She turns around and comes face to face with Jong Kook, who is the one who puts his headphone in her ears.

His face looks cold and stony, and he suddenly holds her wrist and drags her out of that crowd.

Having no idea what is happening, she shuts her mouth and lets him drag her anywhere.

Anywhere out of the judging eyes of her schoolmates.

She can see several students following them with a look as they pass by, they even said something to their companions, but the music coming from the headphones are too loud for her to hear.

Although she is somehow used to hearing criticisms, she is still thankful she can not hear them this time.

She is thankful of the hands who put it on her ears, and thankful for the one who pulls her out of her weakness; being in the middle of people's negative attention.

They end up in the rooftop, and Jong Kook faces her.

He says something, but she only frowns in confusion.

"What? ", she asks, not even hearing her voice.

He takes the headphone off her gead and let it cling around her neck.

"I said, you should not mind them. ", he repeats.

"I don't. ", she lies, now composed and controlling the emotion in her face.

"Don't fool me, stupid. I saw that you were about to crumble in there. ", he says, his brows furrowed.

"No, i wasn't. I told you i am used to being judged. ", she insists.