Chapter 7: Cry.

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So, Sunny, Yuri and Nichkhun walked to the classroom with Nichkhun gabbling away; Sunny walking in silence; and Yuri sighing in disbelief.

It was free seating, so Yuri got the seat to the far left and Sunny sat beside her.

There wasn’t any seat next to Yuri anymore.

Just as Yuri was gleaming in delight that Nichkhun would be nowhere near to disturb her, her happiness came crashing down on her.

“Sunny, will you please move over? I want to sit next to Yuri.”

“SUNNY! Don’t. You. Ever. Move.”

“Please Sunny…I’ve been your classmate for so long! Surely you will do me a favor!”

“Lee Soon Kyu, don’t forget, I’ll be your dorm mate and classmate for this year. If you dare move, you’ll get it from me.”

Sunny was stuck in a dilemma.

One was pleading her like a cute little puppy and the other one was threatening her like a gangster.

Well… I guess I will have to reject Nichkhun. After all, Yuri means more to me, and I don’t want to lose my life so early too.

“Mian...Mianhe Nichkhun.”

“HA, IN YOUR FACE NICHKHUN.”

“Aish...Oh well, I’ll just sit next to Sunny then. It’s still near you.”

Yuri ignored Nichkhun and thanked Sunny.

The teacher then came in, and the class greeted her Ms Young.

She was an exaggerative lady, but nonetheless friendly and certainly hilarious.

“Class, today we are going to choose some students to act. Now, the rest of the students should pay attention and focus on their weaknesses and strong points. Who shall I pick today?”

Nichkhun raised his hand immediately.

“Ahh, my favorite student, Nichkhun! Now class, he’s a really good actor so pay attention to him!”

Yuri rolled her eyes.

“Well, so we have the male character. We still need a female character! Who wants to volunteer?”

Immediately, every girl except for Sunny and Yuri raised their hands.

Ms Young saw that Sunny and Yuri did not raise their hands.

“Soon Kyu and the girl beside her, why don’t you girls try? It’s good to be confident.”

Immediately, Nichkhun butted in.

“Ms Young, choose the girl next to Sunny! She’s new here, why don’t we let her have a go at this?”

“Ah, ne, excellent idea. What’s her name?”

“She’s Yuri.”

“I see, Yuri-shii, why don’t you come and be the female character?”

Yuri was shocked beyond words.

She longed to be the female character!

But with Nichkhun…

Maybe not.

“Ms Young, I…I can’t act!”

“That’s why you need to try, dearie!”

“I…”

“No more hesitation! Come on up!”

Everyone was looking at Yuri, making her blush furiously.

She dragged her feet towards Ms Young and Nichkhun as Ms Young handed both of them their scripts.

They had to play a scene where Nichkhun was the father of Yuri. He would abuse her and Yuri will have to cry, unable to do anything.

Nichkhun smirked upon seeing his role.

And Yuri almost cried.

“Alright,Nichkhun and Yuri, are you ready? “

Nichkhun exclaimed a yes, and Yuri just nodded solemnly.

“Okay, let’s start now!”

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“Father, don’t beat me anymore!”

“You are my daughter, my slave, so shut up!”

“It hurts, really! STOP!”

“How dare you be so disrespectful to me! I am the master of this family and I have the final say!”

“How dare you be so disrespectful to me! I am the master of this family and I have the final say!”

Yuri had heard that from her father.

Her true father.

She was reminded of the incident that took place just the day before and tears just found their way out of Yuri’s eyes.

KWON YURI! Are you seriously crying?! How can you---wait, I’m supposed to cry in this play anyway, I’ll just play on.

“Mian...Mianhe appa.”

Nichkhun was taken aback when Yuri cried.

Wow, she’s good at acting.

That was what he thought.

“GOOD. NOW YOU KNOW WHO THE MASTER IS HERE.”

[Nichkhun marched off the scene, leaving Yuri crying at a corner.]

And the show was done.

Everyone was shocked at how tears flowed out of Yuri’s eyes so naturally, including Ms Young.

Cheers erupted and Sunny beamed at Yuri.

“Excellent! Now, who says Yuri can’t act? She’s brilliant! Learn that from her, everyone of you!”

Yuri managed a tiny smile and returned to her seat.

Sunny was busy praising her, but Nichkhun realised something was amiss.

Yuri had kept her head down and she looked sad.

Was she really crying?

Nichkhun couldn’t tell.

Was Yuri the tough girl...really crying?

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