Fighter - I.C.K

Chapter 1

I don't understand why I have to be here. I mean, my parents left so why can't I?

I just leave without a trace too? Why can't I live a new life as well? In a place where no one knows me and I don't know anyone. In a place-

"SooYoung! Why can't you pay attention in my class? Take your worksheet and go straight to the principles office and work there. Tell him that you weren't focused... Again!" My teacher basically screams at me.

This isn't the first time that this has happened to me. I just don't pay attention that well. I can't help it!

As I grab my worksheet and everything else (my bag, binder, pencil etc.), I can feel everyone's eyes on the back of my head as i stand up and walk out the door.

I don't go to the office. I don't ever go. I don't see how that's gonna help me. It hasn't helped before so why would it now? All he wants to talk about is my problems. He acts like my counselor and sometimes he gets a little too personal. I personally find him to be really creepy. He does this thing where he slowly inches his chair closer to you then puts his hand on your arm while creepily smiling at you ever so slightly.

Anyways, as I leave the classroom, I walk down the empty hallway with my footsteps echoing around me, the sound bouncing off the walls. I walk towards the double doors that are in front of the school and walk out towards the gate which, to my dismay, is locked. So what do I do? I throw my bag over and (try to) climb over while I hear that certain group yelling.

"Hey! Is that her?! Hey! Sooyoung-ah! You're not leaving without 'playing' with us first, right? I mean, you know what happens when you skip out on 'playing' with us!"     JaeEun squacks with her little group of minions behind her giggling. By this time, I was already at the top of the fence ready to jump down. I look down at my bag then at the group then back at JaeEun and decide to risk basically my life and jump down.

"HEY! Come back here!" She shouts while running and sending her group over the gate to chase me.

Okay, let me explain something really quick. I may act as if I don't care about anything and that I do what I want but in reality, I'm really shy and scared of almost everything. Especially JaeEun and her gaggle of girls. They always bully me and call it their 'play time' with me. Some examples are them taking their makeup and smearing everything around my face and making me go to class like that. They say if I wash it off, they'll 'make play time more exciting' and I really don't want to find out what that means.

As I was running away from them down the sidewalk, I come across an alley way and I make a sharp turn around the corner. The first thing I see straight ahead of my is a brick wall meaning that it's a dead end. I silently curse myself but get cut off as I hear a stampede of footsteps coming closer and closer. My only option is to hide behind a big dumpster that has a bunch on boxes around it. I move the boxes just enough for me to hide behind them then I surround myself with the boxes that were on the side.

Just as I finish moving the boxes, I hear JaeEun's voice. It's mumbled but I can make out a few things like "Somewhere here" and "kill her".

I put my hand over my mouth to silence my breathing as much as I could. I hear a few trash cans being knocked over, the sound coming closer and closer.

"Oh Sooyoung-ie... C'mon... We want to have our playtime today. Do you want us to find you the hard way?" She pauses for a moment, going silent. "Alright fine.. You're not much fun today." I hear JaeEun say in a teasing voice like she was talking to a young child. I hear a few more bins get knocked over really close to me and that's when I hear "Oh *sigh* I guess she's not here." Then I hear them all walk off. I remove my hand from my mouth and let out a sigh of relief.

Just as I was about to get up, all the boxes in front of me get crushed. I instantly look up to see JaeEun smiling wickedly down at my small figure.

"Found you.."