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00:06During the months I had a crush on Lucas Reed, the football captain, I tried everything to lose weight.
00:14One day in volleyball class, I almost passed out from hunger.
00:18Lucas grabbed my hand and dragged me straight to the cafeteria.
00:23Lucas looks angry, but keeps his voice low.
00:27Can you stop starving yourself?
00:30If anyone makes another joke about your body, I'll shut them up.
00:33That was the day I thought Lucas might like me too, so I confessed.
00:40What? Lily Taylor, did you just say you like Lucas?
00:43His voice carried across the whole classroom. For one second, the room went south. Then everyone burst out laughing.
00:52Damn, Lucas really is something. Even the fatty has a crush on him.
00:57Lucas, is that why you keep rejecting girls? You were saving yourself for her?
01:01Are you serious?
01:05My face burned. I could not say another word.
01:09Then a loud crash cut through the room. Lucas stood up and kicked over his desk.
01:13I just want to know one thing.
01:15Lucas looked down at me.
01:17What made you think you could confess to me?
01:18Do you think my standards were that low?
01:21My whole body went stiff. The heat drained from my face.
01:26Don't you think you're kind of gross?
01:29I had been mocked for my body for years.
01:31But Lucas was the first boy who ever defended me.
01:34For a while, I thought my life could be different.
01:36But today, Lucas crushed that dream himself.
01:39I finally understood.
01:40Girls like me did not get exceptions.
01:43Before the next bell rang, Lucas rubbed his brow and left the classroom.
01:46He never came back that day.
01:52The next morning, one of his friends came over to move his desk.
01:56Uh, Lucas said he felt sick after yesterday.
02:01He's taken a few days off.
02:03He asked me to move his seat.
02:05Not because of you. Don't overthink it.
02:07I blinked hard. My eyes stung.
02:10I couldn't understand why being bigger than other girls made people hate me this much.
02:15I only ate half a bowl more than they did.
02:18Was that really so disgusting?
02:20Three days later, Lucas came back.
02:22He walked into the classroom with his arm around Bella Hart's waist.
02:26Bella was captain of the cheer squad.
02:28Every guy's room.
02:30And I, a nobody, people only remembered when they needed a joke.
02:37Damn, Lucas.
02:38Finally got yourself a girlfriend?
02:40So is it real or just for show?
02:45What do you mean?
02:47Do I look like the kind of girl who lets random guys put their hands on my waist?
02:50Lucas did not deny it.
02:53People started cheering and teasing them.
02:55I lowered my head and looked at my workbook.
02:57At least no one cared about what happened that day anymore.
03:00No one had time to laugh at me.
03:02That was already good enough.
03:05After that, I buried myself in schoolwork.
03:07On the next AP calculus test, I beat Ethan Miller, the top student, for the first time.
03:13The moment class ended, Ethan moved his desk beside mine.
03:17Ms. Carter said I keep messing up the written explanations.
03:20She told me to learn from you.
03:24New seatmate. Help me out.
03:26It took me a few seconds to realize I had a seatmate again.
03:30I was a little happy.
03:31So, I quickly pulled out my notebook.
03:33Here. This is what I use.
03:37Good.
03:38When I looked up by accident, I met Lucas' eyes across the room.
03:42He had been watching us for a while.
03:44A second later, he looked away first.
03:46Then he gave a short, ridiculous smile.
03:49I did not know my confession had disgusted him that much.
03:52So much so that he could not even stand to see me doing okay.
03:56The next morning, Ethan brought me two sausage rolls.
04:01I had just taken them when Lucas walked over with a low laugh.
04:07Didn't know you had such specific taste, man.
04:10What do you mean?
04:19For you.
04:22You like this type, right?
04:25Want me to bring you more tomorrow?
04:28Lucas' friends laughed with him.
04:30Once again, our corner of the classroom became the center of attention.
04:34Was I wrong?
04:34Ethan cursed under his brow.
04:36Then he moved back to his old seat without another word.
04:39From beginning to end, neither of them looked at me.
04:41But every word was about me.
04:43My eyes fell on the pictures scattered across the desk.
04:46The sausage rolls in my hands went cold.
04:49Why would you do this?
04:56What?
05:01Are you that desperate for attention?
05:03Every guy who sits beside you gets the full treatment?
05:09After that day, no one was sitting beside me.
05:13The girls did not talk to me much either.
05:15Everyone liked bright, easy girls.
05:17I was quiet, dull, and easy to leave in a corner.
05:20Even then, I never thought about dieting again.
05:23The only time I had tried to lose weight was because I liked Lucas more than food.
05:28Now, I did not like him anymore.
05:36That Friday, we had volleyball class.
05:38Halfway through class, it started in the morning.
05:41Everyone ran toward the gym entrance.
05:43They laughed and screamed while covering their heads.
05:45Before I even made it off the court, my kneecap slipped out of place.
05:50I felt hard.
05:51When the bone slid back, the pain hit its peak.
05:55I lay on the wet court, unable to sit up.
05:58Then a person stopped beside me.
06:00I grabbed one pant leg without thinking.
06:05I can't stand.
06:07Can you help me?
06:10No.
06:12Maybe if you lost weight, you wouldn't fall so hard.
06:15I was soaked through.
06:17Lucas did not look at me.
06:18He walked past me.
06:20Rain kept running into my mouth, but my throat still felt dry.
06:24I could only try to push myself up.
06:26Near the gym entrance, I heard people talking.
06:33She doesn't look like she's faking it.
06:35Should we help her?
06:36You like her?
06:37You go.
06:38It took me almost 10 minutes to sit up.
06:40I still could not stand.
06:42So I sat quietly in the rain.
06:44I forced myself to think about what grandma might make for dinner.
06:48Otherwise, the pain in my knee and the eyes behind me would break me.
06:52In the end, I got up by myself.
06:54The voices at the gym entrance never stopped.
06:57I did not dare look back.
06:58I limped into the security office and called grandma.
07:02After grandma heard my kneecap had dislocated, she decided my weight was affecting my health.
07:07From that day on, she started controlling my diet.
07:10She said she had to help me lose weight.
07:14I stayed home for two days before going back to school.
07:17That morning, grandma only let me eat one whole wheat egg sandwich.
07:21I felt miserable.
07:23But soon, Miss Carter walked into the classroom.
07:26Behind her stood a strange transfer student.
07:29The transfer student wears a mask and a baseball cap.
07:32Most of his face was hidden in shadow.
07:34Miss Carter looked around the room.
07:35Her eyes finally stopped at me.
07:38Sebastian Cole, sit beside Lily.
07:41After that, she hurried back to the office.
07:44Sebastian sat in the empty spot beside me.
07:46Neither of us seemed interested in talking.
07:48But Blake could never keep his voice down.
07:51Lucas, look.
07:53This guy is weird.
07:55His whole face is covered, Lionchen.
07:58His whole face is covered.
07:59Bella sat beside Lucas and joined in.
08:01If he looked good, why would he hide his face?
08:04Blake clicked his tongue.
08:06Ghost boy and fat girl.
08:08New couple alert?
08:09Lucas did not react.
08:11He only spun his pen lazily and said nothing.
08:14For almost a month, Sebastian and I barely spoke.
08:17I did not want to talk.
08:19I was afraid the same thing that happened with Ethan would happen again.
08:22Then one afternoon after class, I noticed Sebastian lying across his desk.
08:27Sebastian presses one hand hard against his stomach.
08:30Do you have a stomach ache?
08:33Yeah.
08:35I'll take you to the nurse's office.
08:37Luckily, he did not pull away when I touched him.
08:40He was almost six feet two.
08:42Most of his weight leaned against me.
08:44Good thing I was sturdy.
08:45Otherwise, I would not have been able to hold him up.
08:48The nurse gave him medicine.
08:49Then she asked me to get him some water.
08:51I nodded quickly.
08:53I ran to buy it, then hurried back.
08:55By then, Sebastian was the only one left in the nurse's office.
08:58He leaned back in the chair.
09:00You disliked me that much and still helped me?
09:03I don't dislike you.
09:06That's pretty kind of you, Lily.
09:08I thought you hated me, so I didn't talk to you.
09:12Why would I hate you?
09:14Sebastian's eyes are clean, dark, and calm.
09:16Because I'm fat.
09:18I suddenly felt he was probably not disfigured at all.
09:22After that day, Sebastian and I slowly got closer.
09:25But he was still strange.
09:27He never took off his mask or baseball cap.
09:30He barely talked to anyone else.
09:32But he always walked laps with me after school.
09:34My weight changed, too.
09:36Without noticing it, I had slimmed down a lot.
09:39Grandma was pleased.
09:40She said I look healthy now.
09:41I never expected Lucas to be the first person at school to notice.
09:45That afternoon, I sat on the lawn,
09:47finishing the low-fat turkey bowl Grandma had packed for me,
09:50when Lucas suddenly grabbed my wrist.
09:52You're dieting again?
09:55It's none of your business.
09:56Lucas pulled me toward the cafeteria.
09:58You get dizzy when you starve yourself.
10:00Did you forget?
10:02Planning to pass out again?
10:04And you've trained costs isantively?
10:06If you don't let go, I'll bite you!
10:08Lucas laughed out of anger.
10:10You really don't know who is good to you?
10:12I took one step back and looked at him calmly.
10:15Drop the act.
10:18After that, I turned and walked back to the classroom.
10:21Sebastian was lying across his desk alone.
10:23I hurried over.
10:25Is your stomach hurting again?
10:28Yeah.
10:29He looked at me and lowered his eyes.
10:30I wanted to buy medicine.
10:33But I forgot where the nurse's office was.
10:38I saw you downstairs just now.
10:41But you were talking to some guy.
10:42So I didn't want to interrupt.
10:46Lily, it hurts.
10:48I'll go buy it for you right now.
10:50Wait here.
10:50Sebastian pressed one hand to his stomach and forced himself to stand.
10:54I'll go with you.
10:56That way I can remember the route.
10:57I held his arm and helped him toward the nurse's office.
11:00When we went downstairs, we ran into Lucas.
11:04Sebastian suddenly lost his balance and fell against me.
11:10I hurt too much to walk.
11:13Let me rest for a second, okay?
11:16I could not refuse.
11:18Lucas's eyes turned cold at once.
11:21He had just taken one step toward us when Blake and Bella caught up from behind.
11:27Whoa, Fatty and Ghost Boy?
11:30What are you two doing?
11:33What did you call her?
11:37Fatty, am I wrong?
11:40If she's not fat, then am I?
11:45Yes.
11:47You're not fat.
11:50You're just a twig.
11:52Before Blake could swing, I grabbed Sebastian and ran.
11:58Only when we reached the nurse's office did I let out a breath.
12:03Thank you, Sebastian.
12:04But next time, just ignore him.
12:07He won a taekwondo tournament before.
12:09If you mess with him, you'll only get beaten up.
12:12A trace of mockery flashes through Sebastian's eyes.
12:15But he was bullying you.
12:20Lily, I can't let anyone bully you.
12:26The next day, Blake came to school with bruises all over his face.
12:31Blake's eye is swollen and his lip is split.
12:35If I find out who did it,
12:38if I find out who did it, I'll kill him.
12:40Forget your face for a second.
12:42Listen to this.
12:44I walked past the office earlier.
12:45The principal was talking about some billionaire's son in senior geared.
12:49He just transferred back from overseas.
12:53Tringlers, who do you think it is?
12:56I looked up.
12:57I met Sebastian's clean, calm eyes.
12:59He pointed at a problem on his worksheet.
13:02Lily, can you explain this one to me?
13:05By late spring, graduation was only a month away.
13:09For the graduation showcase, Bella was in charge of costume sizes.
13:13She stood at the front of the classroom with a clipboard and asked everyone,
13:18Lily, should I put you down for XXL or XXXL?
13:24I looked up from my corrections.
13:26For some reason, I felt embarrassed saying it.
13:31I wear a small.
13:34The classroom went quiet.
13:40Everyone turned to look at me.
13:42Their shock told me no one had really noticed the change except Sebastian and Lucas.
13:46After months of eating healthy and walking laps, I had lost a lot of weight.
13:53Holy shit.
13:54Is that Lily?
13:55I told you.
13:56Her face was always pretty.
13:57Just had to lose the weight.
13:59Ethan, who had not spoken to me in a long time, looked stunned too.
14:02That look made me even more uncomfortable.
14:05Not at my face.
14:08Isn't the lead singer spot still open?
14:10Maybe Lily should do it this year.
14:12Bella had always been the default lead for school performances.
14:18Lily's not as tall as me.
14:20I'm not sure she can pull off the dress.
14:22She's prettier than you.
14:24We can buy a different dress.
14:28What the hell is that supposed to mean?
14:30You're defending Fat Girl now?
14:33She lost some weight and suddenly you like her?
14:39Why not?
14:41Besides, she might not even look at me now.
14:44Something in that sentence must have hit Lucas.
14:50The whole room went silent.
14:55Sorry.
14:59My hand slipped.
15:00The interruption killed Ethan's mood to keep talking.
15:03When Lucas bent down to pick up the glass, a shard cut into his palm.
15:07He acted like he did not feel it.
15:09His eyes landed on the box of bandages on my desk.
15:13Can I borrow one?
15:15It won't stop bleeding.
15:17Wow.
15:18You really know how to put on a show.
15:20I did not know why he had to come to me for this.
15:24No.
15:30I get it.
15:33In the end, I became the lead singer for the graduation showcase.
15:37After that day, I experienced a lot of firsts.
15:40The first time someone called me pretty on the school subreddit.
15:43The first time a boy asked me out.
15:45The first time, so many people were nice to me for no reason.
15:49Boys from other classes even came to our room between periods.
15:54Lily, I accidentally got an extra coffee.
15:56You want it?
15:57I refused out of habit.
16:00But Sebastian stopped the boy before he could leave.
16:09Lily, I think my blood sugar is low.
16:12I want the coffee.
16:14But I forgot my wallet.
16:16His calm voice did not sound convincing at all.
16:18It's okay.
16:21I have cash.
16:30Can I buy it?
16:31My friend wants it.
16:36Being around Sebastian was easy.
16:38Even when more people started showing interest in me,
16:40I still only stayed close to him.
16:42Because of that, rumors about us slowly spread through the school.
16:45Did you hear?
16:46Lily Taylor, the new pretty girl from senior class, has weird taste.
16:50She likes Ghost Boy.
16:52I saw his face once.
16:54He's disfigured.
16:55It's disgusting.
16:56Yen, I heard his face is covered in burn scars.
16:59Sebastian had never taken off his mask or cap in front of anyone.
17:03Even at lunch, he always ate alone.
17:05If not for me, he would not have been dragged into these rumors.
17:09So, I started keeping my distance.
17:11Sebastian noticed.
17:12One morning before class,
17:14Lily, you can move your desk away.
17:17I froze and turned to him.
17:19What?
17:21I'm used to being alone.
17:22You don't have to get tied to someone with a bad reputation.
17:26They all say someone ugly and disgusting like me doesn't deserve to be close to you.
17:30So maybe you should sit somewhere else-
17:32Who said that?
17:34Who?
17:36It doesn't matter.
17:37Who?
17:38There's a few of them.
17:39There's Miles, there's Todd, there's-
17:42I remembered them.
17:43They were all boys who asked me to come out.
17:45Before, Sebastian had spoken up for me whenever people called me fat.
17:49If you keep spreading rumors, I will report you for harassment.
17:54When Sebastian found out, I guessed he was crying because he was touched.
17:58No one will say bad things about you anymore.
18:01Don't be scared.
18:03His shoulders shook even harder.
18:05I made a reasonable conclusion.
18:06Sebastian was deeply moved.
18:09I never liked her anyway.
18:11Sebastian glanced ahead.
18:12Lily, sounds like there's a dog barking somewhere.
18:16By the time finals ended, I already knew I had done better than usual.
18:20The day after results came out,
18:21Ms. Carter asked Rachel to organize one last senior dinner.
18:24When I arrived, I saw Lucas outside the restaurant.
18:27I looked away as if I had not seen him.
18:29I tried to walk around him.
18:31Lucas grabbed my wrist.
18:32He pulled me back until my back hit his chest.
18:34Are you insane?
18:36No matter how I beg now, you won't give me another chance, right?
18:40I don't know what you're talking about.
18:42Don't lie.
18:44You know exactly what I mean.
18:46You know I said I never liked Bella because I wanted you to hear it.
18:50Yes, I know.
18:51I also know you liked me a long time ago.
18:54I realized I wouldn't have been stupid enough confessed to you.
18:57I realized I wouldn't have been stupid enough confessed to you.
19:00The first time I tried to lose weight, I hid it from everyone.
19:04I wanted to lose weight as fast as possible.
19:06I wanted to wear the dress I had loved for months.
19:09Then I wanted to confess to Lucas.
19:11I ate almost nothing.
19:13I walked home every day instead of taking the bus.
19:16But Lucas noticed my pale face.
19:18He also noticed my hand pressed against my stomach.
19:20He had been about to leave for basketball with Blake and the others.
19:24Then he stopped and frowned.
19:26Period cramps?
19:27I shook my head.
19:28I'm fine.
19:30Lucas did not believe me.
19:31He kept insisting on taking me to the hospital.
19:33I had no choice but to tell him I had been dieting.
19:36His frown deepened.
19:37He used the clinic as an excuse and signed us both out of school.
19:40Why care that much about what people think?
19:42Even starving yourself is fine?
19:44Yeah.
19:45But after a long silence, he still gave in.
19:48Can you stop starving yourself?
19:51If anyone makes another joke about your body, I'll shut them up.
19:54Is that enough?
19:56Don't you think I'm fat?
19:58Like this, I'm kind of ugly, right?
20:00Lucas stopped walking.
20:02I looked.
20:03You're cute.
20:04Everywhere.
20:05That was the moment my crush on him grew out of control.
20:08I squeezed his hand back.
20:09For the first time, I tried to climb out of my own insecurity.
20:12Then, in the next second, he pushed me right back in.
20:15For a long time after that, I could not get up again.
20:18Lucas's lashes trembled.
20:19Yeah.
20:21His grip on my wrists loosened.
20:24I liked you a long time ago.
20:27But being with you meant everyone would stare, joke, and laugh behind my back.
20:31So you don't get to ask me for another chance now?
20:33His confession came too late.
20:35I turned and walked away.
20:36I heard his voice behind me.
20:38It was low.
20:39But I liked you more than any of them ever did.
20:41I did not stop.
20:43I took a breath.
20:44Then I pushed open the restaurant door.
20:46Inside, most of our class was already there.
20:49Sebastian had not arrived yet.
20:52Lily, you did well.
20:54Come sit.
20:55Bella's face darkened the moment I walked in.
20:57Miss Carter, don't let Lily's grades fool you.
21:00What are you talking about?
21:01Come on, Lily.
21:03We've already graduated.
21:05It doesn't matter now.
21:07She was secretly dating someone before finals.
21:11Who?
21:12Who is Lily's boyfriend?
21:14Sebastian Cole.
21:18I mean, Lily acts like such a good girl.
21:21Who knew she had a thing for the weirdest guy in school?
21:26He never takes off that mask.
21:29Maybe there is something ugly hiding underneath.
21:34But Lily, you don't have to deny him just because your boyfriend is ugly.
21:39When he gets here, why don't you ask him to take off that mask?
21:44Let everyone see those burn scars.
21:46Compared to her rumor about me dating Sebastian, I hated her insulting him more.
21:52Bella, have you ever seen scars on Sebastian's face?
21:55No, but then you made it up?
21:59Everyone says it.
22:02Everyone also says you only made cheer captain because your mom paid off the coach.
22:07So according to you, that must be true too, right?
22:10Who the hell said that?
22:12Bella looked around the room.
22:14The restaurant got noisy.
22:16Another group of students crowded around Miss Carter.
22:19Miss Carter, I heard the principal say some billionaire's son was in our class.
22:23Who is it?
22:24Is he hot?
22:25He has to be hot, right?
22:27He's rich.
22:28Miss Carter was pulled in two directions.
22:31The room grew louder and louder.
22:33Then the door opened again.
22:35Everything went quiet.
22:36Everyone looked toward the entrance.
22:38A tall man stood there.
22:39Sebastian stands at the entrance without his mask or baseball cap.
22:43For a second, the whole room forgot how to breathe.
22:47His features were sharp and clean.
22:49The man was almost too good looking to be real.
22:51The girl closest to the door blushed first.
22:54Um, are you looking for someone?
22:56Ms. Carter finally let out a breath.
22:59Then she smiled.
23:01You don't recognize him?
23:02The person you were all talking about is standing right in front of you.
23:07Sebastian Cole?
23:08The billionaire's son?
23:10What the hell?
23:11So this gorgeous guy is Sebastian?
23:13The same Sebastian who transferred back from overseas?
23:16And apparently, Lily's boyfriend.
23:19Sebastian looked a little unfamiliar without the mask.
23:24Fine.
23:25I accept.
23:27Accept what?
23:28The restaurant exploded.
23:31The restaurant exploded.
23:32No way!
23:33That's Ghost Boy?
23:35I knew his eyes were too pretty for him to be ugly.
23:37I thought that mask was hiding scars.
23:40Are we sure he's not some actor?
23:43The dinner ended in scattered gasps and whispers.
23:46On the way home, Sebastian answered every question I had.
23:49The bruises on his face had not healed yet.
23:52As for why he still took finals after being accepted early, Sebastian looked at me calmly.
23:57To go to the same university as you, girlfriend.
24:01You misunderstood.
24:03Bella was just-
24:03This is my first relationship.
24:05My parents were always working.
24:07I grew up with nannies.
24:09Once, they both missed my birthday.
24:10So I ran away from home.
24:11I thought someone would notice.
24:13No one did.
24:14After that, I got used to it.
24:16So even rich families could be this cruel.
24:19Sebastian noticed my eyes turning red.
24:22Don't feel bad for me.
24:25This is the first time someone chose me and didn't give me up.
24:30That's enough.
24:31Sebastian pulled me into his arms.
24:33Don't cry, Lily.
24:34The tears hung in my eyes.
24:37By the way, what were you saying I misunderstood?
24:40Nothing.
24:43Boyfriend.
24:43He needed love too much.
24:46He never pushed too far.
24:49Good night, girlfriend.
24:50The most he did was kiss my forehead when he walked me home.
24:53By the end of summer, I had fully accepted that Sebastian Cole was my boyfriend.
24:58Other than being clingy, he had almost no flaws.
25:02On the first day of college, reality hit me fast.
25:05Hello, everyone. I am Lily Taylor.
25:07Out of my three roommates, two ignored me when I said hello.
25:10The last one was Bella Hart.
25:13What a coincidence.
25:15Most students from our high school had stayed in state for college.
25:19But some coincidences were still annoying.
25:22Like that evening when Sebastian and I were eating dinner.
25:26Lucas was in his major.
25:31I felt depressed for a few seconds.
25:33Then I remembered Lucas was good at fighting.
25:36I quickly warned Sebastian.
25:38Don't get into it with Lucas when you're alone.
25:41You can't beat him.
25:42If he gives you trouble, call campus security.
25:46Sebastian was picking the carrots out of my food.
25:49How do you know I can't beat him?
25:51This concerned his personal safety.
25:53Don't act tough. He's really good at fighting.
25:55I've watched Lucas play several games.
25:58He rarely loses.
25:59Maybe I sounded too serious.
26:02After a long pause, he pushed the food he had picked clean back to me.
26:06Then he nodded.
26:07Got it.
26:09I'm useless. I won't mess with him.
26:11I forgot Sebastian was sensitive.
26:13For the rest of dinner, he barely spoke.
26:15He still quietly peeled shrimp for me.
26:18I bit my fork and looked at him carefully.
26:21The guilt got worse.
26:23After dinner, I changed my clothes and then we went for a walk.
26:28From the track to the quiet path by the campus lake, I apologized to Sebastian the whole way.
26:34After a long time, he finally softened a little.
26:37Sebastian pulled me into his arms.
26:45Lily, comfort me.
26:47I am comforting you.
26:48Not enough.
26:50Kiss me, please.
26:52His voice was so close that I shivered.
26:55My breath hitched.
26:56Where?
26:58Here.
26:59I stood on tiptoe and kissed him.
27:02Sebastian held the back of my head.
27:06Leave a mark.
27:07Let everyone know I'm yours.
27:10Done.
27:13It felt nice.
27:15Next time, leave a few more, okay?
27:18Wasn't it supposed to go both ways?
27:19Why didn't he kiss me?
27:21No.
27:22Hopefully, he would understand what he had done wrong.
27:25And next time, he would offer to kiss me too.
27:28After college started, I joined the volleyball club.
27:31At first, everything seemed normal.
27:33Then I realized Coach was strange.
27:35Whenever he corrected my posture, he stood too close.
27:38Lily, raise your arms.
27:40He came up behind me.
27:41I could almost feel his breath near the back of my neck.
27:43I stepped away quietly.
27:44Lily, you can just tell me what to fix.
27:47But you're too stiff, freshman.
27:49Other girls wish I'd help him myself.
27:53Wow, Lily.
27:54Coach is so nice to you.
27:59If you didn't already have a boyfriend, you could totally consider him.
28:02Boyfriend?
28:02You have a boyfriend?
28:05You have a boyfriend and didn't say anything?
28:07What were you leading me on?
28:08Did you ask?
28:09And honestly, you're not exactly worth leading on.
28:12Who do you think you're talking to?
28:14Your boyfriend isn't even on his level.
28:17He's useless and creepy.
28:19Before I could think, I walked up to Bella.
28:21Then I slapped her hard across the face.
28:23I warned you not to insult Sebastian again.
28:28You hit me?
28:29Next second, she lunged at me.
28:31We crashed into each other.
28:33All the anger I had swallowed for years finally came out.
28:36Three girls finally pulled me away.
28:38You started it.
28:39Stay after practice.
28:41Run drills until I say you're done.
28:43Bella climbed up from the ground.
28:48Bella dusts herself off and smiles like she has won.
28:52Under the evening heat, I stayed on the court and ran drills alone.
28:56By the time Coach finally let me go, everyone else had already left.
29:00I dragged myself back to the dorm.
29:01After I showered, I was too tired to move.
29:04I was also starving.
29:06Then Sebastian called and made me come downstairs.
29:08The moment I saw him, I fell into his arms and started complaining.
29:12Turn around.
29:16Sebastian, I'm so hungry.
29:18I barely ate anything today.
29:20I really want sausage rolls.
29:22Sebastian went quiet.
29:24He helped me sit on the bench nearby.
29:26Then he went to buy food for me.
29:31After I finished eating, he checked his phone.
29:39Go back and rest, Lily.
29:41I have something to do.
29:42I'll come find you later.
29:46Okay, I'll head back.
29:51Then he turned away.
29:52But I remembered the message I had accidentally seen on his phone.
29:56I quietly followed him.
29:58For some reason, I suddenly thought of Blake showing up with bruises back in senior year.
30:03Pieces of old memories came together in my head.
30:05And they all pointed to one fact.
30:08Sebastian had been pretending to be weak this whole time.
30:11That guess was confirmed when I stood outside the pool hall.
30:15Sebastian stood beside a pool table.
30:17Coach and three other guys lay scattered across the floor.
30:20Sebastian did not have a scratch on him.
30:28Coach, you were interested in my girlfriend?
30:31No, no.
30:33I wasn't.
30:34I swear.
30:39My girlfriend had a rough day.
30:41How are you planning to make it up to her?
30:44What do you want me to do?
30:48Sebastian!
30:49My voice was calm.
30:51His whole body froze.
30:52Until Coach and the others ran out in a panic.
30:55Sebastian still did not turn around.
30:57I walked over and crouched in front of him.
30:59Then I took the broken pool cue out of his hand.
31:02Sebastian lowered his hand.
31:03His throat moved a few times before he spoke.
31:08I'm sorry.
31:15Are you going to break up with me?
31:16I looked up at once.
31:18His eyes were red.
31:19He looked nothing like the harmless Sebastian who leaned on me and said his stomach hurt.
31:24I sighed and curled my fingers into his palm.
31:27Only then did he calm down a little.
31:29Of course I'm not breaking up with you over this.
31:31I just don't understand why you lied to me.
31:35Because I knew you didn't like me.
31:38You only agreed to date me because you felt sorry for me.
31:43If I didn't look pitiful enough, you would leave.
31:48Sebastian, look at me.
31:50I feel sorry for a lot of people.
31:53But I don't date them just because they're pitiful.
31:59Liking someone isn't charity.
32:02It's not something I hand out because someone looks sad.
32:06You can't lie to me.
32:19If I'm lying, I'll never get to eat sausage rolls again.
32:23That night, we walked through the quiet street outside campus.
32:27I swung his hand as I walked.
32:29Listen.
32:30We're actually perfect for each other.
32:33You're really good at fighting.
32:35And I'm pretty good too.
32:38Today, I basically pinned Bella to the ground.
32:42She barely touched me.
32:43Her face is going to be swollen for at least a week.
32:50Next time, you don't have to do it.
32:52I'll handle them.
32:54But Bella is a girl.
32:55I'll use a pink bat.
33:03I like you so much, Sebastian Cole.
33:06A sudden laugh came from not far away.
33:08So now you're into violence?
33:10Just because he beat up a few guys for you, you're obsessed?
33:13He started walking toward him.
33:15I grabbed his arm in time.
33:17Is he even worth fighting?
33:19Lucas is obviously weaker than you.
33:21If you fight him, that's basically bullying.
33:23You could make him cry without even trying.
33:25What if he breaks down and calls the police?
33:27Coward.
33:29You couldn't even like someone in public.
33:31What makes you think you can compete with me?
33:33Lucas's face darkened.
33:34He gave a cold smile and stepped forward.
33:36I pulled the pepper spray from my bag.
33:38Then I sprayed him straight in the face.
33:40Lucas staggers back and slams his shoulder into a tree.
33:43No one helped him.
33:44He would probably need a while before he could open his eyes again.
33:47For a second, the way he stood there in pain reminded me of myself in the rain.
33:52Back then, I had sat alone on the court.
33:55No one was willing to help me.
33:57Now Lucas looked just as helpless.
33:59Lucas, seeing you like this makes me feel like I finally walked out of that rain.
34:03I would not choke on that humiliation anymore.
34:05I did not need him to suffer exactly the way I had suffered.
34:08This was enough.
34:09Sebastian was not the kind of guy Lucas said he was.
34:12He did not only solve problems with violence.
34:14Before going after Coach, he had already collected screenshots, messages, statements from other girls,
34:19and proof that Bella had cheated her way into her cheer scholarship.
34:23Then he submitted everything to the school.
34:25The next day, Coach was suspended from the club team.
34:27Bella lost her scholarship.
34:28She was removed from the cheer program.
34:31Everything happened so fast, Sebastian met my suspicious eyes.
34:34Then he lazily touched my lashes with one finger.
34:37My mom graduated from this school.
34:39She donated a library three years ago.
34:43Right now she's talking to the school about funding two new dorm buildings.
34:46I met Sebastian's mother once on campus.
34:48Please be nice to him.
34:50That little brat told you we abandoned him?
34:53That year he was only seven years old.
34:56We missed one birthday dinner because of work.
34:58So he took his father's phone and texted our assistant.
35:01Told him to prepare the private jet.
35:03He wanted to fly to Melbourne alone.
35:06When we caught him, he was afraid his father would punish him.
35:08So he hid in the hotel for two days and told everyone he had run away from home.
35:12If the housekeeper hadn't found him eating cake in there,
35:15your boyfriend would still be telling people he survived in the wild.
35:18I stared at her.
35:19So that was the tragic childhood he told me about.
35:23Sebastian and I got engaged before senior year of college.
35:26After the engagement party, he was a little drunk.
35:29He pulled me onto the porch swing.
35:31Then he held me in his lap.
35:33When I first saw you, I thought you looked like Winnie the Pooh.
35:35You shouldn't lose weight.
35:36You were already cute.
35:38But other girls all looked the same to me.
35:40Tall, short, thin, curvy.
35:42It didn't matter.
35:44That's because you're face blind.
35:46Maybe.
35:47At first, I thought I liked soft, sweet girls.
35:50But later I realized it was never about that.
35:57I love you, Lily.
35:59Not because of how you look.
36:01Not because of what anyone else sees.
36:04I love the way you protect people.
36:06I love the way you take food seriously.
36:09I love the way you look at someone everyone else ignores and still choose to be kind.
36:15As long as it's you, I'll fall for you every time.
36:18What a coincidence.
36:20Same here.
36:20Back then, everyone said Sebastian was ugly and covered in scars.
36:25But I kept thinking, if no one wanted him, I could take him home.
36:30Sebastian lowered his head and kissed me.
36:37Good thing I picked him up first.
36:40Good thing, I picked him up first.
36:41Who knew he was ugly and couldn't?
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