You Finally Noticed

I. The life of a Nerd

"Nerdy." I felt every nerve of my body tensed as I hear that voice again.

I didn't look back nor shifted in my position, I only stopped, letting him once again to make me his puppet.

"Nerdy, my nerdy, nerdy, nerdy..." I winced as his beastly voice resonated in my ears.

This time I tried to run, giving myself an escape from the hell I unwillingly trapped myself into.

From the beginning, I knew I need to avoid him, I knew all along that he can ruin my life, but never once did I do something to protect myself and my poor being from him.

"Hold on! Don't run away from me!" I heard him shout behind me which prompted me to run faster.

Not knowing where to go, I let my feet to be in charge of my destination. All I need right now is to get away from this demon.

"Ouch!" I groaned and stopped when I bumped into someone who blocks my way.

It's him again. Kim Joo Young. The school's Kingka.

"Not so fast nerdy." He threatened, skillfully using his devilish tone to scare me.

"L-let go of me, p-please..." I begged, earning a chuckle from him.

"That's unfair nerdy... you would just go and leave after I chased you all the way here?" He gritted his teeth before grabbing my arms tightly. I'm sure it would leave a mark in my skin again afterwards.

Just like what I always do, or more like, what I can only do, I started to panic and struggled from his grip. "Let me go!"

"Shh... shh, I won't do anything bad to you because someone else will. For now, I'll only teach you a lesson you would never forget." He laughed and soon his so-called clan came.

"Where are we going?" My voice is shaky, covered with fear and worries about the possible things they could do to me.

"At the cafeteria." He answered that gave me real chills down my spine.

He dragged me from the hallway to the cafeteria harshly, I can hear my shoes screeching in the floor. He always does this, he always forced me to do things unwillingly, without even considering that I'm still a girl. A very weak and fragile girl.

We caught everyone's attention as we walked alongside the classrooms. Everybody can see what he's doing, but no one tried to stop him, no one dares to help me either.

In fact, all of them likes to see scenes like this. Scenes when someone is having a hard time because her life was under someone's mercy while all of them watching doesn't need to care and bother.

They were so focused on us that the stares they're giving can hurt me already. I can hear laughters, murmurs, and chattering around me. It makes me swallow the small piece of pride left in me.

My eyes were glued on the floor, not having enough courage to look up and meet the judging gaze of others.

Joo Young lets my arms go as he stood at the top of the table in the center of the cafeteria.

"Y'all! Everyone! Do you remember the special gathering we have today?" He yelled, earning an attention from everybody. He created a crowd in an instant.

"Yaaaaaa!!!" Everyone cheered with the perfect energy he needs to hear.

Clearing his throat before he began to speak again, everyone eagerly waits for his announcement

"I bet y'all do. Today is everyone's fave day isn't it?" He then glanced at me after he declared that.

"Yeahhh!!!" They all answered in delight, knowing they can do whatever they want with me again.

"But before that! Someone here willingly accepts the offer to be our victim!" He signaled someone to take me in the center. With that, I heard chattering again, getting louder and louder with each passing second.

"Hold your horses everyone! With my power and authority as your Kingka, I order you to do whatever you want with nerdy today. You have your freedom to do anything you wish to happen to her and she won't utter a single complain. Every deed done won't be reported so take her under your mercies." He announces that makes the crowd roared.

Today is the Freedom Day of the students at this university.

The rule is simple. You can do whatever you want with the victim, and no one will care to tell the guidance office what you did. Joo Young made this tradition the year he sits in the throne of the school's Kingka. Being a Kingka lets him have the power to command and slave the ones who were less superior to him. The thing is... this anomaly hasn't been reported by the principal ever since it started. Joo Young must have a strong connection with the owner of the university.

Everyone has freedom to do whatever they want... even me. I can do whatever I want if possible, but how will I ever do that if I am their regular victim. I was actually labeled as Joo Young's pet at this university. Sometimes I just want to die in embarrassment.

I have no right to complain. It will be useless to protest because I don't have anyone on my side, I don't have anyone to protect me. No one wants to come near me or to even be friends with a nerd like me.

It is only me, myself, and I alone... without anyone.

Pain strikes me as I feel someone throws a can of soda on my back. I winced and shut my eyes close.

After someone initiated the act, all of them begins throwing things at me. Shoes, bottles, cans, trays and even foods.

Mixed with the things they throw are their insults. It reaches to the point where they're hitting me below the belt already.

"Nerdy don't just stand there and make a fool of yourself!"

"Why don't you fight us back huh?"

"It'll be fun, ass freak!"

"You mean hilarious? Nerdy is always funny!"

"I want to see nerdy strip in front of us!"

"Strip! Strip! Strip!"

They started chanting, telling me to strip then no later than 5 seconds, they began moving closer to tug my uniform and remove it from me.

"Please... please, don't. Have mercy please, I'm begging you." I pleaded, holding tightly my uniform against my body. But they were stronger than me, there are many of them against me.

Right at this moment, all I can do is to close my eyes while they savor each passing minute to make fun of me.

I don't want myself to cry because of this. I told myself a hundred times that I should get used to this already. I have to finish 2 more years of suffering from this hell before starting a new life again.

I look awful. I look poorer than a beggar. And I was close to believe them when they called me trashy.

Why did it have to be me?

What have I done wrong to them?

Why do they need to do such things to embarrass someone?

I'm beyond mad for using me as their toy and for ruining my life. They laugh as if there's no tomorrow, like there's nothing wrong, like they're not stepping onto someone's dignity.

It's such a pity. I know everyone thinks of me that way. Why can't I just be a sociable, popular and beautiful person? Why did I end up wearing thick glasses, being unfashionable and wimpy? Why did I end up as the laughingstock of everybody?

This is the life of a nerd. This is my life. This is the reality I can't escape.