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Hear Me Out[CONTENTID1]04[/CONTENTID1]
[CONTENTID2]Dropout[/CONTENTID2]
[CONTENTID3]"I'm not that studious Baekhyun anymore. Now, I'm just Baekhyun..."[/CONTENTID3]
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Joohyun was staring at the results in surprise. "Sixteen point sixty-six percent?" She swore that he had chosen the correct answers by chance for that sixteen percent. "Byun Baekhyun... why..." She mumbled and took her phone. She dialed her friend's number and put it on speaker, then placed the phone on her desk, next to the papers.
"Shin Joohyun, I was taking a nap!"
"Sooyoung-ah..." She whispered. "What can make a person stop studying?"
"Disappointment... stress, I don't know... illness, um... maybe even some rough time in their personal lives. I've heard this from Mrs. Lim and Mr. Kim. I don't know much since... you know, physical education doesn't have something as studying," She said before yawning. "Why are you asking such a thing suddenly?"
"You all say Byun Baekhyun used to study hard and was an A student, so the point is..." She trailed away. "I can't see anything. Sixteen percent? I mean, my exam wasn't that hard. Even C students have gotten twenty-five, at least!"
"Yeah, about Baekhyun... I don't know what's gotten into him during summer. Other teachers are nagging, too. Do you remember how angry Mr. Kim and Mr. Choi were?"
"Instead of nagging or getting angry, I will find out the reason why," Joohyun said.
"But seriously, how could he get that score?"
"Five correct answers," The biology teacher replied. "I'm sure it was by chance or the things he had heard during my teaching."
"Yeah... anyway, I need to go back to sleep."
"I'm sorry for waking you up."
"No problem, but don't repeat it again..." She ended the call fast.
Joohyun bit her lower lip. "I have to visit his parents," She whispered.
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Jeongyeon was walking in the hallway as she dried her hands that Yoongi blocked her way. "You were the one, weren't you?"
She frowned. "What the heck are you talking about? Get out of my way!" She crossed her arms.
"You were the one who informed Ms. Shin about my phone in that examination," He said angrily. "You're going to pay for it!" He grabbed her collar.
"Are you ok? What the do you think you are doing?" She shouted. "What the is that? Huh?! Let go of my collar!"
He pushed her to the wall. "I'm punishing you!"
"What the are you doing?!" Byulyi shouted, kicking his leg.
"Ouch!" Yoongi let go of her and turned to the other girl. "It's a talk between Yoo Jeongyeon and I. Nothing you should know."
"I don't think so..."
Yoongi smirked. "I've always loved the way you are so fearless," He grabbed her collar and moved closer. "Even though I love you, you made me do this..." He raised his hand to slap her.
"Yah! Min Yoongi!" Before Byulyi could have any reactions to defend herself, a voice echoed in the hallway. He turned to the voice and got a punch in face. "That's not the way you treat a girl!"
Yoongi frowned and touched his chin. "Kim Seokjin from 12A!?" He chuckled and stepped towards him. "Who are you to tell me what to do or not to do?"
"I'm just a student who is not afraid to defend a girl being abused by a bully!" He said, glaring at other boys who were just looking at Byluyi, Jeongyeon and Yoongi. Then, he walked towards the girl and put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you all right, Byun Byulyi?"
Byluyi smiled and looked at him. "Yeah..."
Seokjin fixed her collar and tie. "Good," He turned to him. "You want to die?"
Yoongi chuckled. "What are you talking about? This was none of your business... it was something in our class," He said. "You don't have to interfere! Stay out of it."
"And what if I interfere?" He asked and tapped his chest.
"You are crossing the lines..." He grabbed his collar, and the latter did so.
"Yah, Yah!" Byulyi grabbed Seokjin's shoulder. "Stop! Stop!"
Kyungsoo, Jongdae, Seungwan, and Dahyun walked out of class since they felt Byulyi had taken too long for a restroom. "What is that?" Kyungsoo ran to the crowd, and others followed. "Yah! Stop!" He shouted.
"Stop it, Min Yoongi, let go!" Seungwan pulled his body. "What is wrong with you?" She shouted.
"Don't hit him. Are you crazy, Kim Seokjin?!" Kyungsoo shouted. "Yah!" He pulled him away from the other boy. "He is a crazy bastard, don't you know?"
"That's why I'm going to teach him a lesson!"
"Would you tell me what the heck is happening?" Dahyun crossed her arms and looked at Byulyi.
She stared at Yoongi. "I don't know, just this stupid guy named Min Yoongi was bullying Jeongyeon for no reason and when I stepped in, he attacked me all of a sudden."
"What the did you say?!"
"Hey, hey!" Chanyeol shouted as he walked in the hallway, making everyone turn to him. He went closer and grabbed Yoongi's colar. "I told you it wasn't Jeongyeon, are you deaf or dumb?!"
Jeongyeon smirked and put her hands on her hips. "Your master is here, Pit bull," She ruffled his hair and walked to their classroom.
Jongdae chuckled. "That was a good one," He said, looking at an angry Min Yoongi. "Thank you, Kim Seokjin!"
The latter nodded. "Don't mention it, Jongdae..."
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"Why aren't you studying, Byun Baekhyun?" Joohyun asked. "I thought you were an A student."
The student crossed his arms. "You were right. I used to be an A student," He replied. "But people change Ms. Shin. You have no idea what a hell my life is."
"I'm sorry about your life..." She sighed. "Anyway, it's becoming really worrying. Your future isn't a game. You know this, right?"
He stood up. "With all due respect, my dear teacher, I got to say... my future, my life, my choices. Ok? Don't try to tell me what to do or not to do," He said. "Now, if we are done here, I got to go. My class is starting."
"I want to talk with your mother."
Baekhyun chuckled. "Then die. Die and you'll meet her..." He walked out of the teachers' room.
"How dare him?!" She punched her own desk.
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Junmyeon looked at the biology teacher and then turned to Yoonah. He moved his hand in the air, asking whether she knew what was wrong with her or not.
Yoonah shrugged and walked to Joohyun with two cups of coffee. "What is it?" She placed one of the cups on her desk and leaned back on it. "Huh?"
"How can he be that rude to me?!" She mumbled.
"Uh... whom?" Junmyeon walked to them. "Let me guess.... Park Chanyeol?"
"Moon Taeil?" Yoonah asked.
"Park Jisung?" Her brother asked.
"Min Yoongi?" Hwang Tiffany, the fine art teacher, asked. "He is seriously rude to me..."
"Kwon Eunbi?" Sooyoung asked, and everyone turned to her with poker-faced looks. "Oh... she was talking about boys... a he... yeah, ok. I got it..." She whispered. "Stop staring!" She shouted, and they turned away.
"It's Byun Baekhyun."
Yoonah raised her eyebrows. "Well, he might be rude to other students, but us? No, never."
"I said I want to meet his mother, and he told me I have to die to meet her," She crossed her arms. "What does that mean?"
"Oh..." Minho lowered his head. "About that..." He pressed his lips together. "Well, I can't say his answer wasn't rude, but it was reasonable."
"Reasonable?!" Joohyun asked in surprise.
"His mother has passed away," Junmyeon said. "When he was just four..."
"Then... should I talk to his father?"
"Ah... just forget it," Junmyeon said. "When there is his twin sister at this school, talk to her first."
"Oh... all right," The biology teacher mumbled.
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Byluyi sat on a chair in front of their teacher. "You wanted to talk to me?"
"Yes, darling. It's about Baekhyun," She paused and thought for some seconds. "Byulyi... I believe you know your brother more than anyone else because you two have been together since birth."
"Well, that's kinda accurate," She said. "So?"
"Why isn't he studying?" Joohyun asked. "Is there a problem at home?"
Byluyi sighed and pressed her lips together. It seemed like she wasn't comfortable enough to share everything with her. "It's... it's about our father."
"Doesn't he allow him to study?" Thebteacher asked curiously. "Should I talk to him?"
Byluyi chuckled. "That's the point. Our father passed away last summer, and Baekhyun thinks he is at fault," She whispered. "To be exact, he believes him studying for the university entrance exam is at fault."
"Why is that?"
The girl sighed. "Our school held classes for entrance exam during summer. Baekhyun and I took part since it was really helpful..." She pressed her lips together and looked out of the window. "One day, I caught a cold, so I decided to stay with my aunt for some days. I thought it would be d
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