I'm Fine | Lee Daehwi

Vulnerable

"What did you just say?" The school bully, Kang Dongho, decided to target me today- there goes my good mood. I didn't understand. Why did he choose to bully me today? Why did he decide to bully me at all? Normally, I would be left alone. Yeah... Alone... Not having my presence acknowledged.

"I don't have any money." I replied with an empty gaze. I might have looked calm on the outside but I was panicking so bad on the inside. I wasn't lying though.

"Go dig in his bag. now." The boy commanded his gang to rip the bag off of me and they opened it, turning it upside down to tip everything out. I watched all my belongings pile up on the floor, helpless and vulnerable. I was beginning to get angry at his actions at this point. It takes time for me to sort out all the stuff in my bag.

I saw behind Dongho, that the others were coming to the classroom. I was slightly relieved because Daniel could control Dongho, he was gonna save me from this mess.

... but he didn't.

The other nine boys were so busy talking to each other that they didn't even spare a glance to see the situation- or me in that fact. I was beginning to stress out and I realised that I was being furiously shook.

"Hey. Hey! DO you hear me? I'm taking this today. Ill give you one chance. Be a good boy and bring the money in tomorrow, got it?" Dongho patted my cheeks a few times and held my lunch in his hand. I only nodded at him and the gang left in a rowdy manner.

I was left to pick up all my stuff. I had no lunch, and apparently, I also have no friends. All my frustration was beginning to build up again, I was planning on going to that beautiful practice room again at lunch.

I entered the classroom and walked towards the tables with the boys.

"Hi."

"Yo Daehw- what happened to you?" Jihoon said. Eight other heads looked at me and I tilted my head in confusion.

"Why? What's wrong?" I smiled.

"Your hair... Its completely messed up." Jisung handed me his mirror and I saw my scruffy hair which was abused by Dongho.

"Oh, I probably forgot to brush my hair today..." I ended the conversation and sat down, fixing my hair before lessons started.