As the days past, Luhan returned to school, and Xiumin became more anxious about letting Luhan know that he knew about Luhan's home life.

He could tell that Mr. Lee was also worried because when Luhan and him would walk into class, Mr. Lee's eyes would search every part of Luhan's body to see if there were new bruises or stratches.

One day after school though when Luhan was at Xiumin's house, Luhan stood up and stretched, making his shirt lift  up and reveal a part of Luhan's stomach.

Just from the little skin that was shown, Xiumin could see purple and yellow blotches on Luhan's skin.

Not being able to hide it anymore, Xiumin blurted out, "Where'd those bruises come from?"

Luhan startled, pulled down his shirt quickly and looked down at the floor.

"I-I fell down the stairs," He muttered, not looking Xiumin in the eye.

Annoyed that Luhan even tried to lie about it, Xiumin glared at Luhan angrily.

"You fell?" He asked in disbelief.

Luhan bit his lip before answering, "Yes."

"Luhan I know the truth!" Xiumin exclaimed while standing up.

"W-what?" Luhan stuttered in shock, making his eyes widen.

Seeing Luhan's eyes widen in the doe like way that he loved, Xiumin's anger started to melt away.

"I know the truth. I saw your mom hitting you the other