𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲 | 𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨

13

It has been a week since that confrontation happened. I still can't believe that my dad was the one who made the boys' lives miserable. I somewhat feel guilty. They saved my life a couple of times already but I couldn't save theirs. It's as if fate is pulling some games on us. I can't even look them in the eyes. Especially Yoshinori. He has been ignoring me for a week and I totally understand that. How could he even spare a glance at the daughter of the person who killed his father?

Everything happened so fast that I couldn't even keep up. I wish everything happened at a slower pace. I should've pushed the pause button when things kept on happening one after the other. Or better yet, I wish none of these things happened.

"Hey Mirae, are you okay? You've been spacing out a lot lately." Mina asked me with a concerned look. Seeing how she looks at me right now makes me feel guilty. I kept her in the dark and yet she's still here. She waited for me to come back.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little sleepy." I lied.

"You should take a rest then. Go to the infirmary and call in sick. I'll have you excused from class." She suggested.

"No, it's fine. Don't sweat about it. I will attend classes. I can't miss them anymore especially since I've been out for too long."

"Speaking of that, what happened?" She asked curiously.

"Nothing really." Why do I keep on lying? Why can't I tell her that I had been involved with gangs? "I was just sick. That's all."

"Oh, okay. I thought something bad happened to you. I wanted to visit you last time but I remembered that you haven't told me your new address yet."

"About that, I've returned to my old space. I feel more comfortable there." Honestly, I was the one who left Yoshinori's house. I just feel like I do not belong there anymore. Not that I even belong there to begin with. I don't actually think I belong anywhere.

"Then what happened to your friend?" She asked.

Just as I was about to answer with another lie, three of the boys that I am avoiding entered. I locked eyes with Jihoon but there was no reaction that came from him. He used to look at me brightly. Junkyu didn't even spare me a single glance. Yoshinori just walked to his seat quietly. I can hear my heart breaking into pieces. He did not even look at me. Heck, he purposely looked away.

I was spacing out during the whole class. I didn't even understand anything from what my teacher discussed. My notes are blank too. I will just ask Mina for notes. I'm sure that she'll lend it to me willingly.

The class then ended. Mina was already walking out of the room. She's excited to see what's for lunch. Meanwhile, I was still looking for my phone on my bag. I begin walking out of the room, my eyes still fixed inside my bag. Just as I was able to find it, I bumped into someone. I found myself on the ground, staring at a familiar white sneakers.

"I think you should look at where you are going." His voice was cold. I didn't have the courage to look up at him. I was too scared to see his reaction. I don't want to see anger in his eyes. "I think it would be better if from now on, we should stop bumping into each other."

My eyes started watering not because I was hurt by the impact of me hitting the floor but by the words that left his mouth. Just when I was catching feelings for him, these things happened. He was only starting to warm up to me, but now he just found a reason to walk a little farther away. Why do I always have to watch people walk away from me?

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"Noona." I was startled when I heard someone call me. I slowly closed my locker to face him. Good thing it's a little late now and students have gone home. The hallways are now empty. I stayed behind because I wandered around the campus for awhile to try and get things off my chest.

"Asahi." I quietly called his name. His name coming out of my mouth doesn't sit right with me. I feel guilty. My father was the reason why this sweet innocent boy turned into someone that he didn't want to be. My father is the reason why he hasn't slept well in ages.

"Noona, tell me he isn't your father." His voice was pleading. He wants me to deny the fact that I am the daughter of the person who's making their lives miserable. I can feel tears brimming out of my eyes as I look at him sadly.

"Asahi, I'm sorry." I saw how his eyes watered. For the second time, I saw him cry and it hurts me more than before.

"N-noona, you're different from him right? You're not him. You have no idea right? You don't know any of these? Tell me, you're not part of this."

"No, Asahi. I am not part of any of these. Trust me, I was as shocked as you all are. I haven't seen my dad for so long. He abandoned me when my mom died. I did not know he was connected with a gang." I explained.

"But why did you leave Yoshi hyung's house then? If you're not guilty, the why did you choose to leave? You could've explained everything to us but you didn't. You chose to run away."

"Sometimes running away is the best thing you can do. I'd rather leave than to stay with you. It's hard for me to be in your company when I feel like I am partly to be blamed. You don't need to protect me now. I don't think I deserve your protection. You don't have to protect me from my father anymore. "

"Noona, you're the first person I trusted besides my members..." He said. My heart hurts. Asahi trusts me.

"You can still trust me, Asahi." I gave him a sad yet genuine smile.

"Can I really trust you?"

"Of course." I said. "You can still trust me."

He nodded his head like a child before wiping away his tears. He gave me one last smile before he walked away. I held on to my chest as I tried to keep myself from breaking down. I stayed there for a couple of minutes, calming myself down.

After awhile, I gathered myself up and starting walking away. As I took a turn, I felt someone grab me. I felt my back hit the wall. I was about to lash out at the person who pulled me but I froze on the spot.

Yoshinori.

He was looking at me with intense eyes but I can't decipher what is going  on inside his mind. I always had a hard time reading him. He is a book but he didn't want to be read.

"W-why?" That was the only thing that came out of my mouth. My heartbeat is increasing. It's as if my heart is going to explode.

"I should hate you because you are the daughter of that evil person. I should be mad that I protected you, that I saved you a couple times already. I should be mad that I lost my dad because of your father. I should not be talking to you anymore because just by looking at you now, everything flashes back. I know it isn't your fault but everything just doesn't make sense right now. Why do you have to be his daughter? "

For the first time, I saw him cry. Yoshinori, the ace of Treasure is crying because of me. But I don't deserve those precious tears.

"What have you done to me? We only met not long ago but you're doing all sorts of things to me. You're making me feel all sorts of emotions I never felt before." He said.

"I know I should be walking away from you right now but why do I still keep on coming back to you? "