Chapter 19 I remember

Both, Joon-Woo and Yuri turned around. While she made a bright face he was the complete opposite. "Huh... Oh.. Tae Yang... Why are you here?" - "Hey! Tae Yang! Hi! It's been so long!"

'No no no! What do I do? How can I get out of this?'

Tae Yang stepped closer. "Who are you? And before that, Joon-Woo. What did you just say?"

'Too late. Can't avoid it now.'

"Haha! You don't remember me either. I figured. My name is..." Tae Yang walked past her, "I don't care. Get lost."

"What?! Why are you?" She turned around, looking at Joon-Woo who was cornered by his biggest enemy. "Joon-Woo Choi", he angrily said, "Dumbass! Are you mute?"

"Oh... Uh.. Sorry."

'Damn it. I can't speak... How can I explain this...'

"Sorry? Did I ask if you're sorry?"

"Shit yo", he hit Joon-Woo in his chest several times, pushing him back bit by bit. "Am I your friend?"

'Yeah let's just take a few hits and end it.'

"Haha, this fucker is pissing me off."

Yuri Lee couldn't do anything. Watching it happen her face was full of shock. 'Sorry I couldn't help you...' Joon-Woo thought.

Tae Yang turned his head when she approached them and started complaining "Hey! Stop! Why are you hitting him?!"

'Don't get involved! You like him!'

"Yo." She flinched when she saw his hostile expression. "I said get lost."

Getting her act together she didn't back off. Instead she yelled at him "I told him to get you! Why are you being like that to him? Are you a thug?!"

As unexpected as this was Tae Yang snapped out of his anger issues with a surprised face, then looked at Joon-Woo. "Joon-Woo, you know her? She called me here?"

"Yeah! I called you! So stop picking on-"

"You shut it." There was his anger again.

"I don't know her", Joon-Woo began, "I wanted to get close to her, so I told her that you and I are friends."

'Don't help me. You can't get involved.'

"It was me. I approached her first." Saying this made him feel pretty bad - he was also afraid of getting hit again, like always.

'Don't get in the way. You can curse at me later too.'

"What?! Why are you-" - "You heard? So get lost. You're getting on my nerves."

'I'm sorry you have to be treated like this by your crush.'

"Urgh." He started biting his lip. 'I'm sorry a loser like me tried to help you.'

"Tae Yang Lee, you've really changed."

Both of them looked at Yuri with surprise. She was going on a rampage now. "You used to speak of loyalty! Is this the loyalty you spoke so highly off?! You thug bastard! You weren't like this before!!"

'No!! What are you doing?! Why did you bring up the past?!'

Now Tae Yang was furious. "Haha fuck! Fucking tag-teaming on me now? Who the hell do you think you are?" He made himself appear bigger standing in front of her.

'Tae Yang might do something crazy!'

"What, well I'm not wrong. Are you going to hit me now?"

"You think I won't?"

This was a battle between two angry students.

Joon-Woo thought he had to put an end to this. 'What do I do though? What do I do?!' He just watched them, his heart racing. Closing his eyes and clenching his teeth he began thinking harder.

'How do I get Yuri...'

"Thanks, Joon-Woo..." A picture of a girl he knew in the past flashed in his head. Now it dawned on him.

He opened his eyes which had a blue glow to them. Sure he was going to end this he smirked. "Wasn't I right?"

Joon-Woo had the attention of both of them. "That fucker. He's an idiot!"

Tae Yang lunged at him so quickly he couldn't even react, "You crazy? Motherfucker." With a punch to the face he made Joon-Woo almost trip.

"Ugh!" A picture of his past self appeared in his head. An older version of Joon-Woo which was already lost - he used to be able to throw punches.

"Hahahaha!" Tae Yang came rushing at him again, "What are you going to do? You're all talk! Come at me! Come on!"

Another image of Tae Yang in the past found its way in his head. This was way back when Tae Yang had short hair and wasn't as lean as he was now. Even then, he was able to fight.

There was nothing Joon-Woo could do again. Full force kicking him in the ribs Tae Yang screamed "Come on asshole!"

He tried blocking with his arm but still took the full hit. A ton of students had already gathered there, watching like it was some kinda TV show. "Yo hit him back!", "That's Tae Yang Lee", bla bla bla. And there also was a friend of Yuri Lee trying to convince her to go. "What are you doing here? Let's just go." She was disturbed. Never had she expected this kind of outcome.

Joon-Woo was facing the ground, his arms holding him up. 'I remember...'

'Yuri Lee.'

Back then she had black, short hair, wore glasses and was pretty overweight.

'I'm sorry I didn't remember... You changed a lot...'

'I'm sorry, friend.'

"Wait, but Joon-Woo is being..." - "Ah just leave them..." She tried dragging Yuri along.

'You should get out of here', he thought.

"Hey!! Teach wants class three sitting in class right now! He's heading towards there at the moment!"

"But it isn't time to end classes yet."

Everyone stared at Tae Yang.

"Did he get caught?",

"Someone told the teacher?"

But he simply ignored all of them.

Threatening Joon-Woo was more important. "Hey. Stay after class or you're dead. Get up before teach gets here."

'Fuck.. What do I do now...'

Joon-Woo vs Tae Yang countdown.

'I'm screwed...' Classes have started again and he sat at his place, his head laid low. 'There is no way to avoid it this time. I hate school...'

'But this time...'

'I wish class wouldn't end...'

With force the class room door slammed open. 'Why is the teach mad now?'

When he arrived at his desk he slammed his notes on it. "Class three. I told you at the start of the term. Let's not do those things students shouldn't do."

Class Rep and other students too didn't know what he was talking about.

"So why is this happening?" Teach wasn't necessarily angry, more than that he seemed annoyed. "Why do I keep hearing about these things?"

'Did he see Tae Yang hitting me? Please tell me he did! Please rescue me, teach...'

"Theft! Eight hundred dollars! That's not a small amount! Seung Ki left eight hundred dollars in his desk after independent study yesterday. How does that disappear in a day? He is at fault too but how can you steal so much money? Since it's cash we can't ask you to open your bags... The last one to leave yesterday was Seung Ki, so it was stolen this morning. Who came to school first?"

There it began. "Um... Isn't it Joon-Woo?",

"Right. He's always early."

Panick. 'Are they suspecting me?'

"Joon-Woo, get up", the teacher said strictly. Dae Hyun was worried, Tae Yang smiled and Joon-Woo was fucked.

'Are they really suspecting me?'

Everyone stared at him.

'Ah... shit...' he thought with a blank face.

'I just want do die.'

~Chapter 19, end.

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