Please Fall in Love with Me is a heartwarming school romance filled with first love, unforgettable friendships, and youthful dreams. As two classmates grow closer, playful moments turn into genuine feelings, leading them through laughter, misunderstandings, and emotional confessions. With charming chemistry, sweet romance, and memorable coming-of-age moments, this full episode is perfect for fans of feel-good romantic short dramas.#PleaseFallInLoveWithMe #ShortDrama #DramaSeries #SchoolRomance #TeenRomance #FirstLove #ComingOfAge #YouthLove #FriendsToLovers #SweetRomance #FullEpisode #ENGSUB #ShortMovie #ShortFilm #Drama
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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.
00:39What? 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?
01:02You serious?
01:06My face burned. I could not say another word.
01:08Then a loud crash cut through the room. Lucas stood up and kicked over his desk.
01:14I just want to know one thing.
01:15Lucas looked down at me.
01:17What made you think you could confess to me? Do you think my standards were that low?
01:21My whole body went stiff. The heat drained from my face.
01:27Don't you think you're kind of gross?
01:28I had been mocked for my body for years, but Lucas was the first boy who ever defended me.
01:34For a while, I thought my life could be different. But today, Lucas crushed that dream himself.
01:39I finally understood. Girls like me did not get exceptions.
01:43Before the next bell rang, Lucas rubbed his brow and left the classroom.
01:47He never came back that day.
01:52The next morning, one of his friends came over to move his desk.
01:57Lucas 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.
02:08I blinked hard. My eyes stung.
02:10I couldn't understand why being bigger than other girls made people hate me this much.
02:16I only ate half a bowl more than they did.
02:19Was that really so disgusting?
02:21Three 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.
02:29Every guy's room.
02:30And I, and nobody, people only remember when they needed a joke.
02:37Damn, Lucas. Finally got yourself a girlfriend?
02:40So is it real or just for show?
02:46What do you mean?
02:47Do I look like the kind of girl who lets random guys put their hands on my waist?
02:51Lucas 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.
03:01No one had time to laugh at me.
03:03That was already good enough.
03:05After that, I buried myself in school work.
03:08On 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.
03:25New seatmate. Help me out.
03:27It 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.
03:34Here. This is what I use.
03:38When I looked up by accident, I met Lucas's eyes across the room.
03:43He 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.
04:02I had just taken them when Lucas walked over with a low laugh.
04:07I didn'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?
04:29Lucas's friends laughed with him.
04:31Once again, our corner of the classroom became the center of attention.
04:35Is that wrong?
04:35Ethan cursed under his breath.
04:36Then he moved back to his old seat without another word.
04:39From beginning to end, neither of them looked at me.
04:42But every word was about me.
04:43My eyes fell on the pictures scattered across the desk.
04:47The 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 the morning.
05:41Everyone ran toward the gym entrance.
05:43They laughed and screamed while covering their heads.
05:46Before I even made it off the court, my kneecap slipped out of place.
05:50I fell hard.
05:52When the bones 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.
06:41I 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.
06:53In the end, I got up by myself.
06:55The voices at the gym entrance never stopped.
06:57I did not dare look back.
06:59I 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.
07:18That morning, grandma only let me eat one whole wheat egg sandwich.
07:22I 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.
07:36Her 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.
07:52Lucas, look.
07:53This guy is weird.
07:55His whole face is covered, Liontchen.
07:57His 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?
08:10Lucas 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?
08:34Yeah.
08:36I'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 dislike me that much and still helped me?
09:03I don't dislike you.
09:06That's pretty kind of you, Lily.
09:09I 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.
09:19I 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.
09:42I 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 isandively?
10:06If you don't let go, I'll bite you!
10:09Lucas 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.
10:24I hurried over.
10:25Is your stomach hurting again?
10:28Yeah.
10:29He looked at me and lowered his eyes.
10:31I 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.
10:43So I didn't want to interrupt.
10:46Lily, it hurts.
10:48I'll go buy it for you right now.
10:50Wait here.
10:51Sebastian pressed one hand to his stomach and forced himself to stand.
10:54I'll go with you.
10:56That way I can remember the root.
10:58I 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.
11:14Let 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?
11:34What did you call her?
11:38Fatty, am I wrong?
11:39If she's not fat, then am I?
11:45Yes.
11:47You're not fat.
11:50You're just a twig.
11:53Before 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.
12:05But next time, just ignore him.
12:07He won a taekwondo tournament before.
12:10If you mess with him, you'll only get beaten up.
12:12A trace of mockery flashes through Sebastian's eyes.
12:16But 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.
12:41Forget your face for a second.
12:43Listen to this.
12:44I walked past the office earlier.
12:46The principal was talking about some billionaire's son in senior geared.
12:50He just transferred back from overseas.
12:53Tringlers.
12:54Who do you think it is?
12:56I looked up.
12:57I met Sebastian's clean, calm eyes.
13:00He pointed at a problem on his worksheet.
13:02Lily, can you explain this one to me?
13:06By 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.
13:19Lily, 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.
14:03That 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.
15:01The interruption killed Ethan's mood to keep talking.
15:04When Lucas bent down to pick up the glass, a shard cut into his palm.
15:08He acted like he did not feel it.
15:09His eyes landed on the box of bandages on my desk.
15:14Can I borrow one?
15:15It won't stop bleeding.
15:18Wow.
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.
15:57You 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.
16:19It'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, I still only stayed close to him.
16:42Because of that, rumors about us slowly spread through the school.
16:45Did you hear?
16:47Lily 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.
16:57Yen, 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.
17:13One 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?
17:35Who?
17:36It doesn't matter.
17:38Who?
17:38There's a few of them.
17:40There's Miles.
17:41There's Todd.
17:41There'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.
17:59No one will say bad things about you anymore.
18:01Don't be scared.
18:04His shoulders shook even harder.
18:05I made a reasonable conclusion.
18:07Sebastian was deeply moved.
18:09I never liked her anyway.
18:11Sebastian glanced ahead.
18:13Lily, 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.
18:49Yes, I know.
18:51I also know you liked me a long time ago.
18:54I realized how I wouldn't have been stupid enough confessed to you.
18:57I realized how 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.
19:21He 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.
19:30Lucas 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.
19:46But 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 kinda 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' lashes trembled.
20:20Yeah.
20:21His grip on my wrists loosened.
20:24I liked you a long time ago.
20:28But 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.
20:34His 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.
20:47Inside, 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?
21:03Come on, Lily.
21:04We've already graduated.
21:06It doesn't matter now.
21:07She was secretly dating someone before finals.
21:11Who?
21:12Who is Lily's boyfriend?
21:15Sebastian Cole.
21:18I mean, Lily acts like such a good girl.
21:22Who knew she had a thing for the weirdest guy in school?
21:26He never takes off that mask.
21:30Maybe 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.
21:47Compared to her rumor about me dating Sebastian, I hated her insulting more.
21:52Bella, have you ever seen scars on Sebastian's face?
21:56No, but then you made it up?
21:59Everyone says it.
22:03Everyone 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?
22:11Who the hell said that?
22:13Bella 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.
22:29Miss Carter was pulled in two directions.
22:30The 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.
22:40Sebastian 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?
22:57Ms. Carter finally let out a breath.
22:59Then she smiled.
23:01You don't recognize him?
23:03The person you were all talking about is standing right in front of you.
23:07Sebastian Cole?
23:09The 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?
23:29The restaurant exploded.
23:32No way!
23:34That's Ghost Boy?
23:35I knew his eyes were too pretty for him to be ugly.
23:38I 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. Bella was just-
24:04This is my first relationship.
24:06My parents were always working.
24:07I grew up with nannies.
24:09Once, they both missed my birthday.
24:10So I ran away from home.
24:12I thought someone would notice.
24:13No one did.
24:14After that, I got used to it.
24:17So even rich families could be this cruel.
24:20Sebastian 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.
24:35The 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.
24:47He never pushed too far.
24:49Goodnight, girlfriend.
24:51The most he did was kiss my forehead when he walked me home.
24:54By 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.
25:39Don't get into it with Lucas when you're alone.
25:41You can't beat him.
25:43If 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.
25:56I'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.
26:08Got it. I'm useless. I won't mess with him.
26:11I forgot Sebastian was sensitive.
26:13For the rest of dinner, he barely spoke.
26:16He 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.
26:49Not enough.
26:50Kiss me, please.
26:52His voice was so close that I shivered.
26:55My breath hitched.
26:56Here.
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.
27:11Done.
27:13It felt nice.
27:15Next time, leave a few more, okay?
27:18Wasn't it supposed to go both ways?
27:20Why 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.
27:44I stepped away quietly.
27:45You 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.
27:55Coach is so nice to you.
27:59If you didn't already have a boyfriend, you could totally consider him.
28:02Boyfriend?
28:03You 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.
28:13Who do you think you're talking to?
28:15Your 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?
28:30Next second, she lunged at me.
28:32We crashed into each other.
28:33All the anger I had swallowed for years finally came out.
28:37Three 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.
28:49Bella dusts herself off and smiles like she has won.
28:53Under 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.
29:02After 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.
29:57I 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.
30:06And 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.
30:27Coach.
30:28You were interested in my girlfriend?
30:32No, no.
30:33I wasn't.
30:34I swear.
30:40My 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.
31:04His throat moved a few times before he spoke.
31:09I'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.
31:32I 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.
31:54But I don't date them just because they're pitiful.
32:00Liking someone isn't charity.
32:02It's not something I hand out because someone looks sad.
32:07You 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.
32:31We're actually perfect for each other.
32:33You're really good at fighting.
32:35And I'm pretty good too.
32:39Today, 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.
32:53I'll handle them.
32:54But Bella is a girl.
32:56I'll use a pink bat.
33:04I 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.
33:18Is he even worth fighting?
33:19Lucas is obviously weaker than you.
33:21If you fight him, that's basically bullying.
33:24You could make him cry without even trying.
33:26What if he breaks down and calls the police?
33:28Coward.
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.
33:48For a second, the way he stood there in pain reminded me of myself in the rain.
33:53Back 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.
34:10Sebastian was not the kind of guy Lucas said he was.
34:12He did not only solve problems with violence.
34:15Before going after Coach, he had already collected screenshots, messages, statements from other girls, and proof that Bella had cheated
34:21her 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.
34:51That 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.
34:59So he took his father's phone and texted our assistant.
35:02He told him to prepare the private jet.
35:04He 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, your boyfriend would still be telling people he survived in
35:18the 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.
35:27After the engagement party, he was a little drunk.
35:30He 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.
35:37You were already cute.
35:38But other girls all looked the same to me.
35:40Tall, short, thin, curvy, it didn't matter.
35:44That's because you're face blind.
35:46Maybe.
35:47At first, I thought I liked soft, sweet girls.
35:51But 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.
36:07I 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.
36:21Back 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.
36:31Sebastian lowered his head and kissed me.
36:37Good thing, I picked him up first.
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