A (VER

he satisfaction I felt wasn't really enough for wh

my lips as I stepped toward the s

ore than pieces of trash I had acciden

cold water run over my fingers wh

Becky struggling

er eyes were wide with disbelief, star

n't dare to move either. They were

athing echoed inside the smal

ormented for years had suddenly become someone capable of pinni

he muttered between breaths,

you are, Veronica. You're the same disgusting fat girl everyone laugh

r me at all. Instead,

r worth before these girls,

were all just big mouths wit

el, not even bothering to look at her yet. The calmness of my m

excuses like the Veronica she knew would have g

l who was completely ind

mbarrassed me today, and I swear I'll make you regret it! I'll- I'll make sure

. My gaze was calm, almost bored, and that see

witnessed her fear again, which

s my lips. "Do whatever y

uch me, make sure you're pre

d, her eyes wide

to the bin and walked out of the rest

time on this cockr

f the restroom corridor,

was tucked awkwardly beneath his arm, and his face was flushed brigh

ithin me. Did someone hurt him? Did the

s if afraid he might fall. "Y-you ok-kay!?" He sta

appened

hought s-someone was b-bullying you ag-gain. You

the little guy. Something

mself to hurry across the building just because he thought his sister might be in trouble? His conc

said 'family is pr

s nothing to worry about." Then spread my

nfirm that I wasn't lying. After a few seconds, his shoulders re

th y-you," he s

a bad idea to have lunch together,"

es

es' just because he didn't want

ch gently tapping the floor with each step he took. A

passed, and the mocking smiles q

loudly, elbowing his friend. "The

us to listen

't stand too close. She might sit on you by ac

he zoo called. They wan

ed across the corri

o kill the poor staircase with her huge body?" A girl nearby c

nking Damon would ever

ffening beside me. His grip tightened around his c

because of moments like this. Yet today he had forced himself into t

re life in fear even after having a family -

owly shifted toward the group of bo

sually against the metal door with the relaxed confidence of

adored, the one she had confessed to before everything fell apart..

was nothing extraordinary about him. Just a bit

ounger brother Ethan's. People, however, laug

rom being popular among teenagers. Compared to the trained and undeniably handsome

s memory, smirked and pointed in our direction. "Hey Damon,

diately burst

t she'd make sure you never go hungry

She ate it all and now he doesn'

people down the hallway stopped t

r, Ethan couldn't take it, he lowered his head

Ethan's injury would take a lot of mo

ecause Veronica was being humiliated. It seemed more like he

aid briefly, his tone c

. "Relax, we're just having fun. I mean, just look at her. O

n joke and turned, p

ot when he dared to d

I reached out and

him back toward me. The sudden force caught him completely o

d him agains

!" he snapped, tr

nd his expression quickly sh

eyes. "Apologize to my brot