Home Gallery Wattpad Upvote monsteracademy   "To put it clearly, I'm going to a school filled with monsters?" THIRTY-THREE: Dead End "What?! You asked in shock. Nobody answered. Everyone was just staring at you, at the ground or at each other. “Why? That can't be." “The decision was made through voting,” Suho said glumly. “Coach Yunho and I tried to defend them but...” “But they didn't believe us,” you finished for him. “But isn't it a little too early for them to decide on this? Isn't there supposed to be some kind of long process for things like this?” “There were some who were still neutral and wanted to postpone the verdict until we get more information on what happened but...most of them are already difficult to convince, and it was a majority decision so there was nothing much we can do about it." “But this is...this isn't right!” You said helplessly as you looked at the equally helpless faces of your friends. “Joo Ri's right, hyung. This is unfair. Even before our side could give our explanations their minds were already set on not believing in anything we say,” Chen said. “Damn them. Why did they even arrange for all these hearings?” Baekhyun huffed in frustration. “It seems like all these are just for formalities,” Lu Han said. “And my testimony just made things worse. If I had known...I'm so stupid,” you said in frustration as you pressed your palm on your forehead. “Guys let's just not jump into conlcustions yet,” Suho said. “And don't be too hard onyourself Joo Ri-ya. We all know that Kai and Chanyeol-hyung's reputation with the teachers is not that good to start with. Not to mention the the bad history the soccer team had with Lee Hee Jun's group,” Sehun comforted you. “What do you mean?” You asked. “Well this isn't the first time the soccer team had a clash with his group,” Baekhyun told you. “Jinjja? Why didn't I know about this?” Lu Han asked. “It was a few weeks before you transferred,” Sehun told him. “It was during the tryouts last year, wasn't it hyung?” He asked Suho. “Ne,” Suho answered. “What happened?” You asked them. “It was the last tryout of the year. And the club was still pretty new back then, just on its second year. A lot of students tried out that day, you know, with the excitement of a new club and soccer being a popular sport and all. And not to mention the sunbaes in the club are some of the most popular bunch here. And since the club was just starting out, the school didn't want to invest in too many members yet so the slots were limited,” Chen explained. “Aaah...it was a tough competition,” Baekhyun reminisced. “Now Baekhyun here,” Chen continued, “was paired against Lee Hee Jun. The tryouts went this way, it's a one-man team match. Two players will play against each other until one of them scores a goal - no teammates, no goalies, just them. It's the kind of game where it doesn't really matter whether you win or not since Coach Yunho and the sunbaes were looking more on how you play, so it wasn't really an elimination match. But it might as well have been. If the game was good and you won, you''ll definitely get noticed and get a better chance at being a main player rather than a sub.” “Anyway, to cut the long story short, Baekhyun-hyung and Lee Hee Jun got into a heated game, and Baekhyun-hyung hit Lee Hee Jun in the crotch with the ball during one of his kicks,” Sheun laughed. “I didn't hit him. It was an accident,” Baekhyun said defensively. “I doubt it was,” Chen disagreed. “I swear it was an accident. Aahh jinjja,” Baekhyun grumbled at Chen and D.O.'s unbelieving faces. “So what happened after?” Lu Han asked. “Of course, you could already guess that the imp got angry and punched Baekhyun in the face,” Chen said. “Omo!” You said. “And Chanyeol-hyung, who was already in the soccer team back then, well you know how he is towards his friends. And he and Baekhyun-hyung were close even then so he sent Lee hee Jun flying across the field before Baekhyun-hyung even realized what happened,” Sehun continued. “Idiot,” D.O. murmured. “And just like what happened at the recent fight, Lee Hee Jun's gang joined in the fight and so did some of the guys from the soccer team,” Chen said. “It wasn't as bloody as this one though. But it was still quite a mess. Almost everyone got suspended,” Suho said. “Of course the bastard never got into the team. Since then there's been bad blood between the soccer team and Lee Hee Jun's gang, even among the sunbaes,” Baekhyun told you. “Now with that bad record, things really didn't look good with this incident,” Suho said. “If what happened back then is affecting Kai and Chanyeol's reputation, shouldn't it also be the same for Lee Hee Jun?” You asked. “Well yes. However this time it was Chanyeol who gave the first blow. And Lee Hee Jun's condition after the fight is not helping either,” Suho replied. “Not to mention the lies those scums came up with during their testimonies,” Baekhyun said. “What do you mean?” You asked him. “They managed to use the fight before against us. They're saying that the soccer team has been trying to get back at him since then. That some of the members have been harassing him before this,” Baekhyun said in disgust. “Mweo?!” You raved. As far as you were concerned, Lee Hee Jun has been the one harassing people around, you in particular. “And they believe that?” “I don't know. Maybe. As what Lu Han-hyung said, it seems to me that all these hearings are just for formality. Except for the teachers, those board members don't even know half of the students here, why would they care about anything? They'd rather believe whatever is easiest to believe than waste their time with what they only see as childish fights,” Baekhyun ranted. You just realized how much Baekhyun is affected by the situation. He is a Student Council member so he has been trying to appear unbiased that you forgot just how close he and Chanyeol is. “Keep your voice down Baekhyun,” Suho reprimanded. “Wae? It's true! If it isn't then they wouldn't have come up with the decision this fast,” Baekhyun answered. “I understand how you're feeling but we need to be careful. We don't want to have any more reason to be on their bad side. Things are already difficult as it is,” Suho told him. “Is there anything we can do about this, hyung?” D.O., who had been keeping silent the whole time, finally asked and all eyes hopefully implored on Suho. Suho gave a half-sigh before answering, “We'll think of something. As you said, it's a little too early for them to have made the decision. There might still be a chance that they might reconsider. ” You highly doubted what he said, and it gave you little comfort since Suho didn't sound sure himself. You fidgeted restlessly. Your mind was screaming for you to do something but you don't know exactly what you can do about the situation. “What about Kai and Chanyeol? Do they already know?” You asked. “The school will notify them about the decision soon. Probably within the day since the official announcement will be made tomorrow. Their parents too will be notified and will be called in tomorrow,” Suho said. “I think it's better if we tell them first, hyung,” Sehun said. You stared at anything but at them, and so did the others. “Guess I'll have to do it then,” Suho sighed. “Baekhyun come with me. I'll see you guys at dinner.” “I'll go too, hyung,” Sehun said as the three of them went on their way. You felt guilty, but you really didn't have the heart to tell your friends that you might not be seeing each other soon. You guessed the others must have also felt the same. “Guess we have to fly too. We only have a couple of minutes before practice,” Chen said. “I don't think anyone will be in the mood for practice today,” Lu Han told him. “Yeah, you're right,” Che sighed. “Joo Ri, we'll walk you back to the d