Dara groans upon seeing Kiyong walking towards her with another bunch of wrap gifts for her. Her friends snicker looking at him.

“You should really get rid of him, Dara. He looks like a fool already,” Bom said.

“And we are getting secondhand embarrassment every time he came here and will just rejected,” CL added.

“Look girls, I tried so many times but he is so persistent. I don’t know what to do with him anymore,” Dara hisses quietly as she glances at Kiyong who had a stupid smile on his face.

“I told you. Get someone who will post as your bodyguard boyfriend. Problem solve,” Bom said as she rolls her eyes.

“We’ve discussed this so many times. And I repeat, who in the right frame of mind will agree to that?” Dara shots back.

“Let’s talk about this later. He’s here,” Minzy informs them.

“Hi, Dara-ssi!” Kiyong greeted when he reached their table.

“H-Hi,” Dara greeted back awkwardly.

“I got something for you, Dara-ssi. Here,” Kiyong said and handed her three wrap boxes on medium size.

Dara just looked at it. “Kiyong-ssi, I can’t accept it. Mianhe! And please don’t give me anything at all. I really can’t reciprocate your feelings,” she said frankly.

Kiyong looked at her with pained eyes. “B-But…Dara-ssi, I really like you. Why c-can’t you like me back? I-I will do anything for you,” he said.

Bom rolls her eyes and pretend to puke. Minzy just looked at him with strange look. While CL just snorted.

Dara exhales audibly. She is really getting frustrated. She became frank with him and deliberately rejecting him but Kiyong is really stubborn.

“Can’t you really get it? Dara-unnie doesn’t like a loser like you,” CL sharply said. She’s getting irritated to him as well.

“Chae…” Dara warns her. CL huffed but complied anyway.

“Why are you like that CL-ssi? All I want is a chance to Dara-ssi. I just really like her,” Kiyong said sadly.

CL glares at him. The boy cowers a little but keeps his stand.

“Kiyong! Please, stop this. You’re getting annoying really. When it will get to your thick skull that I don’t and can’t like you,” Dara faced him trying to control her patience.

Kiyong showed hurt but his eyes became sharp as he drops of his gifts for her and held her shoulders as he shakes her harshly.

“Why can’t you like me? I gave you everything! Please love me back Dara-ssi!” he exploded.

“Dara!” the girls stood up and help her escape from Kiyong’s hold.

“Let me go!” Dara shrieks and tried to pry him away from her.

“Kiyong! What the hell are you doing? Let go of Dara-unnie!” CL shouted and tried to push Kiyong away which she successfully did.

Kiyong stumbles on the floor with a loud thud. The students in the cafeteria stops from what they’re doing and looked at the commotion. They already gather some attention and it’s really embarrassing.

“If you touch Dara again, I swear to you. You won’t see the light again,” Bom threatens as she glares at him.

“And if you ever do this again, we will report you for harassment,” Minzy said as she checks on her Dara unnie.

“Get the hell out of our sight before I can do anything to you! Go scram, !” CL said.

Kiyong scampers away with guilt and fear.

The girls turns to Dara who was shaken a bit.

“Are you okay?” Bom asks.

Dara didn’t answer and shuts her eyes to control her trembles. What Kiyong did brought her some dreadful memories that she already buried deep in her brain because of the trauma she got from that awful experience. But she learned to cope with it already. She was just shock.

“Unnie?” CL and Minzy asked and look at her worriedly.

She flutters her eyes open and shakes her head slightly.

“I’m okay. Don’t worry,” she mumbles.

“Are you sure? Do you want us to take you to the infirmary?” Bom asked worriedly.

Dara shook her head and refused. “I’m fine. Let’s just go back to the classroom.”

The girls could only follow her still worried.

~ ~ ~

Jiyong frowns upon hearing some murmurs from the students on the hallway as they walks back to their classroom. His frowns got deeper hearing Dara’s name and Jang Kiyong.

“Did you see what happens earlier at the cafeteria? Jang Kiyong harassed Dara-ssi,” he heard a girl said.

His body became rigid upon hearing that.

“Yes. I was there earlier when all that happens. Kiyong really crossed the line there. Dara-ssi rejected him so he got mad and starts shaking her,” another one said.