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10

"Kyung, you alright?" Yunho asked as he slid on his usual seat next to me in homeroom, a worried look on his face.

"Yeah," I nodded, brushing my hair back. "Why? What's wrong?"

"You look like you just cried," Yunho pointed out anxiously.

I tried hard to look surprised, and rubbed my eyes again to make sure my eyes don't look so swollen. "You sure?" I tried to answer as nonchalantly as possible, trying to smile even though I didn't really feel like it.

Yunho raised his eyebrows suspiciously, but didn't say anything. He only shrugged and stared off into the distance. I look down at my fingers, trying to ignore the feeling of tears pricking at my eyes again.

The day flew by so quickly, I didn't even realize school was over. I immediately left science class after turning in my homework, purposefully ignoring Wooyoung, who tried striking a friendly conversation with me. I couldn't even look at him in the eyes, and I didn't even try. I just ran out of the classroom and rushed home, not even waiting for Yunho. I burst into my room and threw myself onto my bed, crying into my pillow.

Yes, today isn't the best of days.

>~<

Yunho

"Kyung!" I called to my best friend, but she just walked out of the school and left me behind, confusing me deeply.

"What the heck?" I exclaimed to myself, deeply confused.

"What's wrong, Yunho?" Hongjoong asked me as he, Mingi, and the rest of the guys followed me out of the school.

"Mikyung just left me," I frowned. "I have totally no idea why she did that."

"She ignored me in English class," Mingi pointed out.

"I said 'hi' to her on the way here and she didn't respond to me," San added, frowning.

"She won't talk to me either," Wooyoung says, frowning deeply. Seonghwa and Yeosang nodded with agreement.

"You think there's something bothering her?" Hongjoong asked.

"I don't know," I frowned. "She looked perfectly fine this morning, but..." Then my eyes widened when I remembered something. "Well dang. I remember going into homeroom and Mikyung had bloodshot eyes. I asked her if she was okay, she said yes but I didn't believe her. I didn't do anything about it though."

Hongjoong frowned. "I think something happened to her while we held a meeting."

"Like what?" Mingi demands, suddenly being like the overprotective brother to Mikyung he always tries to be, even though he is one of the most cowardly people I have ever met in my life.

"Maybe she got bullied?" Seonghwa offered, looking unsure.

We all stared at him surprised.

"What?" he shrugged. "That's a possibility."

"I know," Yeosang nodded. "But Mikyung? Getting bullied? Are you sure?"

"I don't know," San muttered. "But I think someone should catch up with her and see if she's alright."

"I nominate the two of you," Mingi suddenly says, patting both Wooyoung and me on the shoulders.