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