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Meanwhile, in ter’s ssroom. O
ter sat quietly on his desk, keeping his memory fresh from thest lessons they hadst night.
<i>Tak</i><i>… </i><i>tak</i><i>… </i><i>tak</i><i>… </i>
His concentration, however, was being disturbed by that very faint noise in their quiet
ssroom. Looking at where the sound wasing from, the first thing he saw was a crumbled paper hitting one of his ssmates from the back.
Moving his eyes to where the papers wereing from, his gazended on Keith.
Keith chuckled while wasting papers, crumpling them into balls, and then throwing them in one of their ssmates. The ssmate on the receiving end could only lower his head and let these papers rain on him.
“Haha.” Keith was about to throw another one when he noticed ter looking at him. He shifted his attention to him and smirked. “What are you looking at?”
Hearing Keith’s provocation earned everyone’s attention. This time, they didn’t carry the same nonchnce or interest in what was to unfold. Today was the first day of their final exam. Therefore, they simply want to concentrate at least for now.
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ter looked away from Keith. <b><i>‘</i></b><b><i>It’s </i></b><i>not </i><b><i>worth </i></b><i>it</i><i>.</i>‘
“Hey!” Taking ter’s subtle action as a provocation, Keith rose from his chair. He approached ter’s desk and tapped his back, making ter look up at him. “Did you just sneer at me?”
“No.”
Keith scorned, tapping the back of ter’s shoulder once again. “Hey, did you think because I kept letting you off I’m done with you?”
“Keith, today’s the first day of the exam.” ter sped his hand and kept his shaky heart still.
“Please, not today.”
“Then, when?” Keith returned in sarcasm. “Later? Haha. You little siscon. You’re bing confident now just because your sister stood up for you<b>, </b>huh?”
“Hey, <b>Keith</b><b>!</b><b>” </b><b>James </b>jumped from his seat and red at him. “What do you think you’re doing
now?”
Keith scoffed when his eyesnded <b>on </b>James. “Here goes another coward. You two<b>… </b>and that little <b>sissy </b>over <b>there </b><b>as </b><b>well </b><b>are </b>so pathetic. How could you hide behind that little girl? Aren’t you <b>ashamed</b><b>?</b><b>” </b>
“How about you? Are you not ashamed <b>that </b>you kept picking <b>on </b>those you knew weaker <b>than </b>you?” ter blurted out. <b>He </b><b>wasn’t </b><b>even </b>trying to fight him, but his words already flew out of his mouth before he could <b>stop </b>it.
“What did you say?“
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you ashamed that you kept picking on those who were weaker than you?” James ed what ter called a mistake, making thetter gasp. “If there’s anyone who
med here, that’s you, Keith<b>!</b><b>” </b>
ongue across his inner cheek, darting his eyes between the two. He took anguid king his head.
“So, you guys really had no balls to fight on your own, so you feel proud of hiding guess you are truly one pathetic bunch. Well, what can I expect?”
ndifferently. “Your families are like that. I mean, Penny is probably so upset that k after her big brother.”
htened, keeping his fist still on top of his desk. He looked away and tried to feign a g himself Keith was simply trying to provoke them. He shouldn’t fall for this petty
girl. Although she’s an eyesore and a nosy child, I feel sorry for her. I heard she and raised by a dirt poor family while her own family spoiled another child without se years, she’s scrambling for food and warmth, while her own family eats to their t and has a nice home to keep them warm,” Keith continued, keeping his voice one could hear him. “I can only imagine how painful it was for her to be separated, en home to a ce that she also has to clean up.”
ramatically. “Not only does she have to be around the fake daughter who tries to also has to fix her big brothers problems! Even I, a stranger, can’t help my heart er! Surely, the Be Family doesn’t deserve such a person. I wouldn’t be e wasn’t proud to be a Be. After all<b>, </b>she’s using her name Reed instead of
ult her! Even I would be ashamed to be a part of the Be…!” he trailed off when y rose from his seat, smirking. “Oh, ho! te, did I hit a nerve?”
<b>k</b>, ter’s voice shook, facing Keith fiercely. “Take back what you said!”
uld I?” Keith scoffed. “It’s the truth! Why would Penny use Reed if she wasn’t
a Be, huh?!”
ghtened as his eyes zed in fury.
eximed, panicking when he saw ter’s expression. “ter, don’t listen to him. king you so you missed the exam! He’s a loser!”
<b>e’s </b>a loser here, that would be the Be Family! What? Haha! Don’t get angry, hows <b>that </b>getting <b>angry </b>over some people’s opinions means what I said is the ? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.
ashamed to <b>be </b>a Be!” Keith stressed, hitting ter with words that he knew <b>ha </b>pathetic family <b>even </b>a child from the slums like her would rather be a Reed e Family is simply pathetic!”
vision turned red and his mind went nk. He marched toward Keith, ready to give this <b>guy </b>what he <b>wanted</b>. After everything he went through in Keith’s hand,
st time ter found it in his heart to <b>fight </b>back.
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“Hey, little guy.” ter’s steps halted when an arm suddenlynded across his shoulder with some added weight, making him lower his head a bit. “That’s enough.”
Turning his head, ter’s brows furrowed as soon as his eyesnded on Mark – the said delinquent of their school. Mark smirked at him and said, “Don’t forget the bet. I heard our leader of the fan club put her money on you.” 2
Upon hearing that, the life in ter’s eyes slowly returned in his eyes. Mark’s smirk broadened as he retrieved his arm from ter.
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“Hey, Keith, you really have a big mouth, huh?” Mark pointed out. “Keep it shut until the exam is over. Otherwise, I’ll send you far away enough not to disturb this ss.”
“Hah! Mark, why are you interfering here? Forgetting your ce now?”
Mark shrugged, showing no sign he even nned to indulge with this loser. As for ter, he huffed and tried to control his emotions.
“Keith,” called ter. “I know you can’t wait until the results of the final exam are out, but let me tell you something.”
ter drew a deep breath and looked his bully straight in the eye. “I will not be your ve. Not just that, but I will top this ss just
my name is something yours can’t even reach!” 3
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For some reason, ter’s voice echoed, making everyone hear his big deration a few more times in a daze.
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