It all started at the gate. When I arrived, clinging tightly onto Jaehyun, the whispers grew louder
"Oh my God it's her" "Why is Jae still with her?" "I never though she'd show up"
Before I could listen to any more of them, Johnny already stepped in front of us, a strained smile on his face "Hey, let's all go together"
I nodded, staring down at the ground. With every step, my gut wrenched more, to the point where I felt like throwing up.
During the lessons, there was no way to focus. Although my friends sat around me, they couldn't protect me from the looks, the giggles and worse, the comments.
"Does she not have any self respect?" "I always thought she was smarter than this" "I wonder how many of them she's slept with"
At lunch, I was about ready to cry. Ten, who sat next to me, pulled me into a hug, shielding me from any more stares. As if it had mattered at this point.
"Aecha, you need to come with us", Yuta gently patted my shoulder. I looked up at him and Taeil, both seemingly worried at my current state. Slowly, I let go of Ten and stood up.
My voice was shaky "Why?"
"The principal", Taeil stated. I felt even closer to vomiting.
I had never been in the headmaster's office before. It was nicely decorated, although a bit sterile. Our principal sat at the desk, a stern look on his face. I was screwed, wasn't I?
"Miss Choi, your classmates have informed me of the recent events", he began explaining. My gaze wandered to Yuta and Taeil who were standing at the side of the room. Had they initiated this meeting?
"And after having seen the messages and having heard several accounts, I wanted to speak with you as well. Specifically about that social media post of your classmates", he emphasized the last word with a hint of anger.
I nodded "Thank you. Yes, they posted a picture of another girl in underwear, claiming it was me", my voice sounded scared. Maybe I was.
The principal shook his head "That's what I've been told as well. I am of course outraged by those actions and will take immediate action against those girls"
A wave of relief washed over me. He wasn't angry at me, it was about them.
"Now, I believe this concerns Bae Irene, Im Nayeon, Minatozaki Sana and Lee Nancy?", he listed the names of those who had made my life a living hell. I once again nodded.
"Well then. I will suspend them, talk to their parents and make sure that post is deleted. I am sorry for the pain this must have caused you", the headmaster smiled sympathetically before gesturing for me to leave.
I was in disbelief. Together with Taeil and Yuta, I let out a cry of joy in the hallway.
"Thank you guys so much", the tears rolling down my cheeks were finally not out of sadness.
"Of course. It was a real piece of work, but once we showed him all the evidence and made sure he heard from several people how horrible those girls are, it was clear to him what he had to do", Taeil explained, clearly proud at the turn of events.
Yuta patted my back "Now you can finally be happy again. I hated seeing you sad"
I smiled at him, extremely grateful for all they had done for me.
As we walked back to the cafeteria, I spotted a certain silver-haired boy. Before Taeyong could walk towards us, I had already sprinted to him, burying my head in his chest.
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