~POV Jisung~

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"Hey, it was drug?" 😵😵😵

"Drug?!! Minho had drug in his bag?!"😲😱

"Wait, he came to highschool with this?! Is he dumb or what?!"😱

"So, he's a dealer?" 😵😲

"It's Minho, why are you surprised?" 😅

"I was also thinking he's been quiet lately..."😒😒😒

"But he was close to get out of it! Mr. Han hadn't even notice the package in his bag!" 😵

"He hadn't noticed or he pretended? Lee Minho is his little favorite..." 😏😌

"You think? He just helped him once... besides Minho was innocent!" 😵

"So what? The rest of the time, he was really guilty! Mr. Han is just a sucker!" 😠

"But drugs... He can go to jail?" 😱

"I think we're not going to see him for a long time!" 😅

"Is Mr. Han going to be in trouble? If he really protected him, I mean..." 😱😱

"He's going to get fired!"😪😪

"Don't say that! I like him!"😰😰

"I don't want Minho to leave! He's too handsome..."😍😍😭

"Girls, think with your heads please!" 😒

"Because boys think with their heads? The one between their legs, right?"😆😆

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After that package discovery in Minho's bag, a whispers wave had invaded the classroom. Each student had his question, reflection, his hasty judgment to share with his classmates and their voices were buzzing in my head when we left to go to the principal's office.

He'd ordered me to follow them but order or not, I didn't intend to leave Minho alone with vultures who already considered him guilty. I knew he was innocent. I'd seen it in his eyes when he'd observed Lee Felix, then the other students before turning to Hyunjin.

I didn't know if he was suspicious of him, but he'd scrutinized him coldly for long minutes, lost, full of doubts and confusion and now, he was staring at the floor to not breakdown.

❴8:30 a.m❵

In Mr. Hyun's office, atmosphere was unbearable. The Inspector was bawling like a madman while he and educational adviser tried to calm him down. Eyes on Minho, Lee Felix was displaying Olympian calm when Mr. Shin, Bangchan and Solar joined us.

"It's drugs! Drugs!" The Inspector shouted, face red with consternation after opening the package containing small bags of powder. "Mr. Hyun, as this highschool's principal, I hope you're ashamed!" Then, he turned to me accusingly. "And you?! Are you blind or...?!"

But immediately, my student raised his head towards him.

"That package isn't mine!"

"Come on!" Mr. Shin instantly said, snapping his tongue with disdain. "Once again, you're a conspiracy's victim?! Since you were innocent last time, you think you can kid us?!"

"You won't even let him talk!"

I raised my voice, so much the way he stared at Minho made me sick, awakening in me protective instincts I didn't even know. I was dreaming of taking my student by the hand to save him from this nightmare when my superior banged his fist on his desk furiously.

"Mr. Han! You haven't even seen that package in his bag, so shut up!"

"Jisung is a Good Samaritan!" My mathematician colleague sighed ironically. "He..."

But clearing his throat, the Inspector gave us a dark glance before taking the floor.

"That's enough! This kid's school record is full of complaints and the drug was in his bag! So do what you have to do now!"

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~POV Minho~

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❴09:24 a.m❵

I knew shouting wouldn't solve anything, but I was so nervous and irritated their slightest glance was a torture.

I hadn't done anything.

That package wasn't mine.

I wasn't a dealer.

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"IT'S NOT MINE!"

"SHUT UP!"

"SHUT THAT BRAT UP!"

"Minho calm down!"

"MR. BANG STAY OUT OF THIS!"

"Minho!"

"MR. HAN GET OUT OF THIS ROOM NOW!"

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Yes, shouting couldn't solve anything but I'd done it, making things worse and now, I was locked in this room, alone, waiting for them to decide my fate.

Were they going to call the police? Evict me from highschool?

Why me?

Of course, I knew the reason and it was making me even more furious... Over and over again, this kind of shit was happening to me and nobody believed me...

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"You won't even let him talk!"

"Minho!"

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No one except you, stupid squirrel...

❴09:30 a.m❵

Now, it was almost morning break time. Circling around like a caged beast, I was desperate. The more minutes went by, the more I felt like I was going to explode.

I had just run a nervous hand through my hair when the door opened slowly. At once, I held my breath, not knowing what to expect when I saw this adorable little body rushing inside the room quickly, before closing behind him with a trembling hand.

"W-what are you doing here?"

But without giving me time to realize what was going on, he walked up to me and put his sweaty little hands on my cheeks.

"Shh..." His voice was so weak I could hardly hear it, but there was something so comforting in it I was stunned, moved, captivated. "I won't leave you alone, never."

"After all I said to you? Why don't you let me down? Wouldn't it be easier?"

Since our meeting, his behavior was a mystery for me. Why was he protecting me when I treated him so badly? Suddenly, jealousy I felt for Hyunjin and Mr. Seo seemed ridiculous to me, so much the way he looked at me was pure and intense. This impression (wrong, but I didn't care) of being the apple of his eye let me speechless like never before.

"Easier for who?" He asked then, his worried gaze anchored in mine. "For those idiots who accuse you? Or for the person who tried to trap you?"

But before he could continue, I put my hands on his. In this strange bubble we were in, before reality destroys everything, I wanted to tell him what I really thought about him.

"You... You're not tall and scary, but you're much stronger than you look..." I murmured with a heavy heart. "Mr. Seo can be proud having..."

"Minho, I'm not..."

Nevertheless, he couldn't finish his sentence because in a deafening crash, the door opened again, letting appear one of the people I hated most in the world.

❴09:37 a.m❵

Instantly, I detached myself from my teacher while my body tensed with anger. As usual, the captain Park Byeong-Min stared at me as if I was a piece of rubbish, before looking at the squirrel, recognizing him straightaway.

"It seems I wasn't bothered for nothing today!" He exclaimed, condescendingly taunting my neighbor. "Or... do you have some video to show me again?"

That fat pig sneered loudly, but the squirrel kept facing him, revealing that mature and determined side of his personality that was troubling me so much, reminded me he was an adult, not only that cute little thing I saw all the time.

"I don't have proof but he's innocent! As his class' homeroom teacher, I'll vouch for him!"

"You're betting on the wrong horse, professor!" The police captain bawled, looking at me with disgust. "This little shit is a delinquent and now a dealer!" Then, he moved towards me like an enraged bull. "Come! I have no time to lose!"

As I backed away, the squirrel rushed between us.

"You're going to arrest him without investigating?!"

"To know what?!" He almost choked with laughter. "That you protected him pretending not to see the drug in his bag?!"

At once, everything went very fast.

Too fast.

Nerves on edge, I forbade him to slander my neighbor. But ordering me to follow him without complain if I didn't want him to call my uncle, he rushed towards me when the squirrel pushed his hand away with all his might.

"Don't touch him!"

"GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

Here.

That's here everything changed.

The second he raised his hand to the squirrel, I couldn't control myself. In an instant, without thinking about consequences, I'd smashed my fist into his jaw with all that rage I was trying to contain and now, I knew it... if I could bear to be hurt without losing my temper, I couldn't bear anyone lay a hand on him.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD! NEVER TOUCH HIM AGAIN! NEVER!"

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~POV Jisung~

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❴09:49 a.m❵

"Minho..."

"Go away..."

My student kept asking me that, his fist still clenched, head down, eyes fixed on the man who was holding his jaw with a tensed hand, face red with fury. But I couldn't, even less after what had just happened.

The blow had gone off so quickly I hadn't seen anything coming but now, I feared this man revenge. I could see madness flame dancing in his eyes. Receiving a punch from Minho had just made him even more dangerous.

Instinctively, I was trying to get between them when the bell announcing morning break rang. 

❴09:50 a.m❵

As the din of the students leaving the classrooms began, the police captain grabbed Minho by his shirt collar with violence.

Straightway my student struggled like a wounded cat and I tried to intervene, but I wasn't strong enough. No matter how hard I tried to stop that nutty, he pulled him out of the room wildly, forcing him to walk in front of everyone, held by the neck like an animal.

"LET GO OF HIM!"

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"YOU'RE HURTING HIM!"

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"STOP!"

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"STOP IT!!!"

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I shouted so loudly I almost lose my voice, but in vain.

I felt so useless it was driving me crazy.

The more he dragged Minho through the corridors like that, the more student's and teachers' gazes made me want to vomit. I was screaming, begging him to stop that public humiliation but he kept shouting, repeating Minho deserved to go to hell.

When we arrived outside the building, freezing cold invaded my whole body but I didn't care. My student, without coat too, was suffering too and he was the only thing mattered to me.

Among the students crowd forming around us, the drug dealing rumor was spreading like wildfire, when the police captain suddenly let go of Minho to grab handcuffs.

❴09:56 a.m❵

This guy was an asshole.

He wasn't following any protocol.

So, before he could approach my student again, without thinking or worrying about looks and judgments, I took Minho's icy hand in mine.

At once, as I held it tightly, he dared to raise his eyes to me and his gaze, so lost and defenseless, made me want to destroy the world if it would make him happy.

Breathless, I gave him a soft smile.

❴09:58 a.m❵

While the "audience" gathered around us was more and more confused, I turned to the principal, ignoring his order to let go of Minho's hand.

Too much was too much.

This kitten, I loved him too much...

"Sorry, but I can't obey." I said, squeezing his hand tighter even though the icy cold was making my fingers numb. "What proves Minho's guilty?! That nobody put this drug in his bag?! There was no investigation! You don't even listen to him! This cop is abusive and violent! He doesn't know how to treat someone with respect! So, I'm not going to let one of my students with him!" Then, I turned to that bastard. "If you want to arrest him, fine! Arrest me too!"

At that moment, I heard Solar, Seugmin, and other colleagues trying to defend Minho. But insensitive to anything, the police captain approached us among the student's frightened whispers, while Minho's hand was clinging to mine in despair.

Feeling him tremble, I felt my heart beat like a drum. As the students began to bicker, I didn't dare to look at him so much I was afraid my feelings would betray me when the crowd stepped aside to let Bangchan pass.

❴10:03 a.m❵

Breathless like he'd just run a marathon, my colleague turned instantly to our superior. I was hearing his voice from afar, striving to understand what he was saying, but it was so cold I started to weaken.

"Wait! Minho is innocent!"

Sudden.

Unexpected.

A miracle.

I couldn't believe it... and it was even more incredible when this person appeared under the student's incredulous gazes, to tell this truth I didn't expect anymore but which gave me the impression I could breathe again.

Sudden.

Unexpected.

Unbelievable.

❴10:05 a.m❵

"It was me..." The boy whispered, lowering his head. "I'm truly sorry..."

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