“What’s wrong with Jaejoong? She’s been crying a lot lately…” “Yeah I know, I heard her mom got beat up again…poor girl.” 

“I feel so bad for her, everybody knows about her drunken deadbeat dad and her weak mom; she couldn’t leave because of her mom…if I were her I would’ve left that ty house a long time ago” 

“I know…I still can’t believe she turned down a scholarship to Harvard! That was her ticket to a better life, maybe she like living with her deadbeat dad!” 

Baekhyun kicked the bathroom door open and pointed her fingers at the girls standing in front of the bathroom mirror. 

“Stop wasting time gossiping and go study!” The girls immediately ran out the moment Baekhyun stepped inside the room. 

“Jaejoong…I know you’re in here. Are you going to hide forever?” Baekhyun walked to each stall and looked underneath. She stopped at the last stall and leaned against the door. She knew her friend was inside.

“Jaejoong! The whole school is talking about you! Open the door right now and tell me what the problem is!” Baekhyun demanded her eye brows furrowed with worry lines. The girl did not answer; the only sound coming from the inside was low agonizing sobs. Baekhyun realized screaming at her best friend was the wrong approach. She pressed her hands on the bathroom door and whispered gently,

“I’m sorry Jaejoong, I shouldn’t have yelled at you. I can’t imagine what you’re going through right now…ju