Kyril's face heated up and turned red, which made me realize what I had done. "I-I'm sorry." I was about to back away, but Kyril placed both his hands on top of mine and stopped me.
"It's fine. I like being touched by you."
I was bewildered after hearing Kyril say that with his beet-red face. "If you're trying to remember me, then I'll be happy if you could." He said as he moved away. "I can't wait for that to happen."
Kyril went inside the classroom before me. What was that? What did he mean by that? Do I really know him?
"What happened to you, Lili?!"
Of course, Mavis was more than surprised after seeing my bruises. That was the first thing she said as soon as she got inside the Okami Complex. I was already glad that Miss Kyrary wasn't around when I arrived. Seeing Mavis and Ea looking at me with worry in their eyes makes me feel somewhat guilty.
"You can't go to the cafe looking like that," Ea said, which mad
Overthinking doesn't suit me, so I should stop. "What's taking Kyros so long?" The door opened, causing me to flinch due to surprise. I thought it was Kyros, but it's not."Kyril? Why are you here?"I was baffled after Kyril locked the door. What is going on? "I need to say something. Please don't think of it as harassment; I locked the door because Lizzy's—"We both heard loud knocks on the door— No, it's more like banging. "Hey! Open the door! How dare you get inside Lili's room without permission." I heard Kyros's voice."Javier! What the hell are you doing?!" I froze after hearing a girl's voice from outside.Javier?
My forehead creased after hearing Jade curse out loud like that. It seems like she's furious with Tiffany.But why?It's not my nature to eavesdrop on people, but I'm curious. "Huh? You're hilarious, Jade." Tiffany said as her expression changed. "You think you can say that to me? You're no better than me." Jade suddenly pulled Tiffany's collar, making me shocked, and I accidentally bumped into one of the shelves, causing them to notice my presence. It was too sudden, so I've decided to run away. I can't let them know that I was eavesdropping on them. It will create an unnecessary misunderstanding between the three of us. I should have at least
"L-Lili?"I turned to Vanessa and her grandmother. "W-Why did you help me?" She was baffled, and I understand that it was weird for someone you don't know to suddenly help you like that."I actually need to talk to you, but let's do it tomorrow." I smiled as I patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm not your enemy," I told her that to at least try to reassure her, but I didn't know if it was the right thing to do. There's no use regretting it now.I went back to the streets towards the Okami Complex. Seeing Vanessa like that made me somewhat have a clue why she chose to study at the Ravenwood Academy instead of staying at Trinity University. If she was also bullied— this is only a what if. If that truly is the case, then those rich people a
Vanessa nodded, but why does that name sound so familiar? I let go of her hands as I hold onto my chin."You must be thinking about that famous model; her name is also Lia." That made me remember that model Mavis really loves. "Though I don't know if they're connected.""Tiffany hated that. That's why she started being mean to Jade too, but Jade doesn't care, causing Tiffany to lose interest." Vanessa took another deep breath. "That's when I got into Trinity University. I immediately caught Tiffany's attention because I got in due to the scholarship."Her hands were still trembling. "My days in that school felt like years. It's as if I was thrown into hell without anyone bothering to help me. Even the teachers were ignoring my situation because
"How will you do that? And why would you do that?"Jade turned to me. "Why? Because I hate Tiffany." She smiled and left me alone inside the storage room. After I had waited for 2 minutes, I went out after her and excused myself.I headed to the changing room, following Jade from behind. Angelica already said that Tiffany had left before us, which made me quite curious why she left so soon. Is it because she was avoiding me? I don't know."If I were you, I won't trust that girl too much."I looked in Jade's direction. "Why? Is it because of what she did to Vanessa?" Jade looked bewildered after hearing that name."How do
"How did you know about that—"I heard Kyril chuckle, which caused me to feel confused even more. "You never changed, Lili." He said. "You still want to keep everything to yourself. I thought I might not have a chance anymore because of that mutt, but that doesn't seem the case."His hand touched my palm as he moved closer to me. But wait, did he naturally call his younger brother a mutt? "You didn't say anything to that mutt," Kyril whispered. "I guess you can't trust him either."My instinct made me push Kyril away, and I touched my ear right after. I could still feel his warm breath, making me feel flustered. "Are you calling your brother a mutt?" That was the first thing that came out of my mouth even after Kyril did.
This girl, really! Why is she saying that to Mitch?"What are you talking about, Tiffany?" Mitch scratched the back of his head. "Does it look like that to you?"Instead of interrupting them, I stood behind the tree near the storage room and listened to their conversations while peeking.I saw how Tiffany nodded with a bright smile on her face. "Yes. It's annoying." She said those words with such a smile.How could she?Mitch was silent and couldn't say anything back. How would he even suppose to reply to what Tiffany said? It's not his problem that Tiffany finds him annoying. More like, she's the annoying one here. Why
Kyril was looking at me with his soft and gentle gaze again, causing me to back away from him. “Aren’t you going to stop? I won’t discuss this with you anymore. Take it seriously.” I don’t understand why I feel flustered whenever he’s looking at me like that.Can’t he stop?!Instead of stopping, Kyril chuckled once again. “Stop it.”“Okay, okay. I’ll stop now.”I sighed as I sat on the chair while Kyril pulled his chair closer to me. “What will we discuss today? Is there a new plan where you don’t have to get hurt?” He asked as he smiled at me again.&ldqu