The students around her aren't hiding their stares. She walks with her face looking to the the ground knowing that if she raises her head she'll have to deal with people's reactions to her appearance. The different skin, the red hair, the green eyes... Most of all the long scar running down her cheek. It is a completely healed reminder of the worst moment in her life. The day she lost the only person that ever really loved her.

She is walking towards the office until she bumps into someone. She reacts badly, by just mumbling an apology in her broken Korean and continues on her way. A loud female voice yells at her and she freezes...

"Hey!! Excuse me!! Watch where you're going FREAK!!!"

She turns slowly to raise her eyes to a beautiful girl who is looking at her in anger. She had knocked into the girl causing her to spill her coffee on the white shirt she was wearing. Sophia, her scar hidden by her hair, bows her head and apologizes again. "I'm very sorry. It was an accident. Please, I can pay for your dry cleaning if you'd like."

"You think I need your money? Maybe if you got that hair off your face you could see where you're going." As she said that she reached out and yanked Sophia's hair back harshly. The crowd around them gasped in shock to see the scar marking her otherwise perfect skin. Letting go of her hair, the girl recoiled almost as if she'd been burned.

Sophia started to shake, and fought the tears that now coated her eyes. Biting into her plump bottom lip hard, she lowered her head mumbling another apology and sped away to the office. Outside the door, she paused taking deep breathes and fixing her hair to once again hide what a monster she is.

As she enters the office she's greeted by the sight of a tall, handsome man. Dark hair, nice build, veiny hands, and his thighs were incredible. She didn't realize she'd been checking him out shamelessly until she heard a throat clear. Slowly raising her head to meet his beautiful brown eyes, she's lost immediately. It's like looking into a couple of small galaxies. She could swear they have sparkles in them... Again he cleared his throat, but with a chuckle this time. Sophia puts her face in her hands to hide the rosy tint that now colors her pale face.

"Sorry... I-I'm h-here for m-my schedule." He grins at her and points to the woman he'd been talking to. He bids a goodbye to said woman, and walks past Sophia getting much closer than necessary. She can smell his cologne, and it makes her turn as he passes. She turns one last time, to see him looking back at her with a smile on his face. He looked like a bunny when he smiles.

She giggles at her own thought and turns back toward the now stern looking woman who has her schedule. "He's a teacher here young lady. You should get any impure thoughts out of your head." Sophia is shocked by that. Her thoughts weren't impure... Ok, that's a lie, but she was just appreciating a good looking man. What's the harm in that? Knowing that saying anything like that would make trouble, she simply bows to the woman.

She takes her schedule from the irritated female and exits the office as quickly as possible. As she's walking to her first class, she sees the group from earlier, and hoping to avoid them, ducks into a bathroom. Unfortunately for her, they saw her and decided to follow. As she's washing her hands, the door slams open and a group of 4 girls enter.

Sophia feels afraid of these girls with the way they are looking at her. "So, what happened to your face freak?" Sophia stays silent and looks at the floor. "Are you deaf? I asked you a question. Answer me!" Shaking and looking from one girl to the next hoping for some sympathy, Sophia tries to find her voice, but can't.

The girl from this morning approaches her and gets in her face speaking harshly to Sophia. "You're a freak and noone will accept you here. What are you even? You're not Korean... Why bother. You're fat and disfigured... You should just kill yourself." The words were like knives to the girl who has tried to end her own life many times in the past 2 years. When she didn't get a response still, the bully slaps Sophia across the face and screams at her. "You need to learn to speak when I'm talking to you!! Noone disrespects me in this school and you'll learn that soon enough!" Slapping her again, Sophia falls to the ground.

As Sophia's trying to scoot away, a kick lands on her back causing her to cry out... Having received the response she wanted, the bully, and her friends start kicking and punching Sophia until she's almost unconscious. They laugh at her, calling her names, telling her she'll be better off dead. Turning away they leave the bruised and bleeding girl to head to their classes.

Sophia pushes herself up, and with great difficulty, stands to look in the mirror. She is horrified to see a hand print on her face and a split and bleeding lip. The rest of the injuries are hidden by her clothes, but she is finding it hard to stand straight. She rinses her face and fixes her clothes. Hearing the bell, she groans in frustration knowing she'll be late on her first day.

She limps her way to the door of the class, and knocks quietly. A deep male voice calls "Come in!" She pulls the door and walks in to the class not making eye contact with anyone. "You're late. Is there a reason?" She looks up to meet the eyes of the man from the office. The teasing smile he had immediately falls when he sees the change in her appearance from just a short time ago.

"What's your name?"he says in a soft way. She continues to just stare at him and can't seem to find her voice. "Are you alright? Did something happen?" A lone tear escapes and she looks away to wipe it from her cheek. "Freak" is heard from somewhere in the class and the teacher snaps his head towards it. "We do not talk about fellow students in that way! Who said it?!?" With no volunteers, he sighs in exasperation. Leading the new girl to a seat in front of the class, he gestures her to sit. Sophia is relieved to be off her shaking legs and just gets her things out to pay attention.

She is lost in her own thoughts when she feels a presence beside her. She turns to look into the eyes of her teacher who is crouching next to her. He speaks softly for only her to hear. "what's your name?" "sophia kim" The teacher smiles and puts his hand out for her to shake. She puts her small trembling hand in his as he introduces himself to her. "I'm Jeon Jungkook Miss Sophia. It's nice to have you in class. Are you alright?" She looks down and nods, not wanting any more unwanted attention from the girls who are now whispering loudly about their favorite teacher touching the freak girl.

Even though he heard the whispering, he tried to ignore the girls who are always trying too hard for his attention. He stands and tells Sophia that if she needs anything just to ask. She nods, but knows she won't. Class continues with Mr. Jeon talking about the math test they'll have in a couple days. Sophia is far behind her classmates, and feels frustrated because although she's a bright student, she's missed alot after the incident, the recovery, and the move.

The bell rings for lunch break, and the students rush to leave. Sophia takes her time in order to avoid dealing with those girls again. When she has all her things packed, she stands to leave. "Wait... Sophia could we talk?" She turns to her teacher, making eye contact. He approaches her slowly and reaches his hand out to gently rub a finger on her now bruised cheek. "Who did this? It wasn't there this morning..." Sophia flinches unintentionally, but doesn't back away. Continuing to look at her teacher who is now cupping her cheek gently and looking at her with concern. "Don't worry Mr. Jeon. I'm alright."

Dropping his hand and sighing, Jungkook says "I won't pressure you, but I know something happened. I can help, if you let me." As much as she wants to trust him, she knows he's only being nice because he's a teacher. If he knew about her scars, he wouldn't ever want to touch her. Shaking her head and smiling slightly "Thank you Mr. Jeon. I can handle it." was all she said. She turns to leave and when she's at the door, she stops and turns back. "Do you maybe have some extra review papers for the test coming up? I'm not sure I'll pass..."

Nodding, he grabs a book off his desk and hands it to her. Her fingers lightly brush his, and he smiles. "The first 3 chapters are what the test covers. Do the problems at the end of each, and come to me if you have questions. Okay?" She's blushing at the way he's looking at her, so she just says a quick thanks and leaves.

After school

The day continued in much the same way it started. Students here are shameless about mistreating her. They've tried to trip her, bumped into her on purpose, pulled her hair, and thrown things at her during class. She deals with it all wearing a straight face. She knows that if they believe she's weak, then her target will only get bigger. When she's almost to the exit, something wet hits the side of her head making her hair that covers her scar sticky and gross. The liquid gets into her eye causing it to burn and sting. She turns around to see a large group of students, led by the mean girl from the morning. They're laughing and pointing at her. One of them starts calling her "Freak" and soon they are all chanting it at her.

"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!?" The students start to scatter as Mr. Jeon approaches them. He takes notice of the usual suspects, and makes a mental note to speak to the principal. As he gets closer he sees something that breaks his heart. The new girl, standing still as stone, with something red and sticky running down her hair onto her clothes. He rushes to her side and turns to see the school queenka, Seo-yeon smirking. "What did you do Lee Seo-yeon? The girl laughs and just shrugs knowing that her father sits on the board of directors.

Jungkook turns to Sophia, but she's already running away. He watches her sprint down the school steps and through the gate. He wishes he'd made it before they did whatever it was to her. He'll be paying closer attention from now on.

Sophia runs until her legs almost give up. Her tears running down her face non-stop, mixing with whatever the crap is they threw on her. The stares of strangers on the street make her keep moving to try to get home. The sticky mess that is in her hair is disgusting, and she can't wait to get in the shower. Seeing the street she needs, she picks up the pace again. As she enters the gate of the home she hates, she prays that her "parents" aren't home.

As soon as she opens the door, she knows God hates her. Her mother is standing near the entrance like she'd just gotten home herself. Looking over her daughter's appearance, she doesn't ask what happened. She doesn't ask if Sophia is alright. She just says "You need to clean up before dinner. You stink." That's it, and she walks away. All the painful things from today couldn't compare to this. Her own mother hates her.

She is forced to take care of her to get the money from the estate of her father's family. It was left to the caretaker of Sophia until she graduates college, and then the remainder will belong to Sophia after that. The daughter knows that she'll probably never see a penny of the actual money if she makes it through college. She'll probably not survive this year, so it doesn't matter. She just wishes her mother, and the man she's married to, weren't the ones to get it.

Entering her room, she strips off her ruined shirt, throwing it in the garbage. When she removes the rest of her clothes she looks in the mirror. Her body is bruised and the red goo has stained her face and shoulder. The scars on her chest and arms are something she hates looking at. They remind her that she deserves to suffer.

She runs the water in the shower and scrubs the stained skin not having much of an effect. She'll have to wear a turtleneck tomorrow to hide the red on her neck. Wincing in pain as she washes the fresh bruises, she gets as clean as possible. Focusing on her hair, she's glad for the first time she has dark red hair as it won't show that the color isn't completely natural. When she's finished, she steps out of the shower and wraps a towel around her body. Entering her bedroom, she freezes seeing her step-father looking at her.

She feels the goosebumps raise on her skin as he checks her out. He approaches her and runs his fingers over her stained shoulder. "Tsk... Such a shame... Did the bullies find you?" She takes a step back from him, but he grips her wrist harshly and pulls her against his body. With his other hand he runs it over her face and down her neck. She is trembling, praying her mother will come. His hand reaches the top of her towel that she's holding tightly, and he tugs at it. "Cut it out. Don't touch me!!"

He laughs at her and leans his face into her neck "You tempt me too much. Your tight little body... Your perky breasts... I don't even care about the ugly scars... I'm going to make you mine soon Sophia... You can take that as a promise." With that he kissed her forcefully. Sophia bit his lip hard causing him to yell and backhand her. Pointing a finger in her face he yells at her. "You fucking bitch!! I'll have you one way or another!! Remember that!!" Slapping her hard again and gripping her hair harshly, he takes her mouth and gropes her breast. She's squirming and pushing him away, but he's too strong.

"You're my little slut Sophia. I'm going to make you scream my name over and over again... You'll beg me for more, or to stop... It doesn't matter... You'll be begging..." He sucks hard on her neck leaving a gruesome hickey behind, as she continues to struggle. He laughs at her and punches her hard in the sternum knocking the air out of her lungs. He lets her go and she collapses to the floor gasping for breath. As he leaves he turns to see her weak form and chuckles. "Soon Sophia... Very soon"

The girl curls her naked body into a ball and cries. She misses her Dad and grandparents. She thinks about how she wishes to join them and get away from this hell on earth. Looking at the prescription bottle of sleeping pills, she remembers her previous attempts to join her loved ones. She thinks about how if she manages to end her life here, she won't be where they are. She'll surely go to hell, and be an eternal disappointment.

The thought comes to her, if she just doesn't fight back and lets the bullies do what they want, she'll likely die. Smiling at the thought, and making plans to provoke Seo-yeon every chance she gets, she stands and gets dressed. Feeling lighter with a plan to give in to the beatings she's bound to endure, she heads down to eat.

Jungkook's POV

The minute I turned to see the beautiful girl with the red hair, my heart started pounding. I was flirting with the office secretary like I usually do, but it ended immediately when she walked in. She was definitely checking me out, which is nothing new. The difference was I was looking her over too. The gorgeous burning red hair was covering half her face. It didn't matter because I could still see her plump, kissable lips, gorgeous emerald eyes (well one of them), and the curves were killer. She's no stick figure. She's full in all the right places. Her breasts are larger than other girls, her thick thighs, and the ass is to die for. Sitting in my classroom chair I can feel my pants getting tight just thinking about her.

When the bell rings for the first period, I reset my brain, and think of something gross... Like that slutty Seo-yeon trying to take her shirt off last week. My erection dies immediately remembering how she desperately tried to seduce me. I've never been attracted to a student before. The risk has never been worth it. They're immature and unattractive. (mostly) I understand I'm bound to attract attention here. The age difference is 5 or 6 years, so we're almost peers... Almost.

When the students were seated and I was confident my dick was under control, I stand to take attendance. The same girls flirt with the same lines and I ignore them. I'm about to start the lesson when I hear a soft knock. Calling them to come in, my world tilts when I see her red hair. I tease her about being late, but swallow my tongue when she looks up at me. She's got a bruise on her cheek and her lip is split. Who hurt this angel? I ask her name, but she doesn't speak to me. Someone calls her a freak, and I get very angry. I'm sure it was one of Seo-yeon's minions, but noone admits...

I can tell she's close to crying and it's why she's not talking, so I lead her to the desk in front and have her sit. I put her there so I'll be able to look at her throughout class. I will come back to her after letting her settle. Continuing with the lesson, I check on her constantly to make sure she's ok. She is taking notes and zoning out occasionally. When I've given a task to everyone to complete, I approach her.

I crouch down to have us on the same level and almost whisper to her. She's shy, but still makes eye contact which is good. She gives me her name, and I love it. Sophia Kim... The whispers of the bitches about how I'm touching her can be heard by everyone. I know she also heard them, and she looks away from me. These miserable little... They're just jealous... Not wanting to cause her more problems I get back up and continue the lesson. Telling them about the test, I see my girl frown... (my girl? I wish)

When the lunch bell rings, the class empties quickly. All except for Sophia who's watching Seo-yeon and her friends leave. As she stands to leave I stop her, asking to talk with her. She turns to me and I run my fingers over her bruised cheek trying to find, or more to confirm, who did this. She refuses to say and I can't help myself but to cup her face. I fight the overwhelming urge to lean down and kiss her with everything I have. What is happening to me?

She says she's alright and can handle what's going on. I don't believe her lies, but let it go for now. Before she leaves she asks for extra work to help her catch up. Where did she come from? Why is she behind? I have so many questions... I give her a workbook and as I'm handing it to her, our fingers touch and it's like electricity running through me. I smile at her, and she begins to blush. Thanking me she practically runs out of the room. I won't let her get away that easily. I know I shouldn't be feeling like this for my student though. I need to be careful.

At the end of the day I'm walking towards the exit when I hear chanting and laughing. What is that they're saying? "freak" Oh no no no!! I walk fast and holler at the crowd causing most of them to leave. I see Seo-yeon and her crew... and then I see her... Covered in some sort of red gooey substance that's in her hair and running down her face onto her clothes. She looks in shock and I approach her. I turn to Seo-yeon and she's cocky. Her father is on the board of directors which makes her almost untouchable... almost.

When I turn to check on Sophia, she's already gone. Sprinting away from the school and I just watch her run. I turn on the bitch and her friends and ask her what her problem is. "Pffft... Why do you care Mr. Jeon? She's just a disfigured freak. She's not good enough for you baby." If I wasn't her teacher, I would punch her and knock her teeth out of her head. I don't respond to her and just head to the office.

I walk into the office and see Lisa. I know she's going to do what I need, if I just flirt a little. "Hey Baby. How was your day? Any unruly kids?" She bats her overdone eyelashes at me, and gives me a bright smile. "So, tell me Lisa... Does your boyfriend treat you right?" I know she has a fiancee, but is always looking to hook up with someone better since it's arranged. "He's ok Mr. Jeon... I'm sure you're going to be a prince to your woman some day." I wink at her while nodding.

Leaning in very close to Lisa, and trying not to choke from her heavy perfume I almost whisper to her "So, I have a new student and she's struggling to catch up. I was wondering if I could see her file to get an idea of how I might help?" Lisa looks pleased that I trust her with this. She's not allowed to do what I'm asking, but she would do anything for me right now. I hold eye contact with her and watch her blush and nod her head. "What's the name Mr. Jeon?"

I try not to grin too much, but just smile at her normally. I continue to lean in and speak to her on her ear. "Kim Sophia. She started today." Lisa freezes a little and I get concerned. I look into her eyes and see she's conflicted. "Please Lisa. She is far behind and I don't want my perfect record tarnished by a failing student... I can help her if I have her information..." Playing up the neediness with her I see her cave, but she isn't giving it up that easily... "I could lose my job Mr. Jeon... I don't know if I can help you." "Lisa... I've asked you to call me Jungkook. Hmm? I won't share the information, I promise. And you'd be doing me such a big favor. I will repay you anytime you need my help with something."

Watching her wheels spin with all her inappropriate thoughts is mildly entertaining. She's pretty, but I don't find her attractive in any sexual way. Looking at her eyes, I can see her pupils dilate, and her breathing increase. I swear she's rubbing her thighs together just thinking of the favor she wants... She won't get it, but I let the girl dream. She gets up and taking the file from the cabinet she asks if I want a copy. I nod and finger her hair to make her my puppet. I watch her run to the copy machine and come back with what I need. I take the thick file and giving a flirty wink to Lisa, I turn to leave.

"Jungkook... Can I call you sometime?" I smile mischievously at her and only reply "If your boyfriend won't mind, you can call me." Her smile falls and I turn and walk away. No honey... I'm not going to fuck you... I'll let you think I might, but I'm not that desperate. Chuckling to myself, holding on to the file of the girl who has been causing me fits all day, I walk in to my classroom to grab my stuff.

"Mr. Jeon... Why are you so protective of the freak? You can have me anytime... I've told you that." I turn to see Seo-yeon with her shirt unbuttoned. I sigh and making sure the file is inside my bag, I turn fully to speak to the slutty girl. "Seo-yeon. I've told you that I won't be with you. You're my student. I'm not interested in losing my job." She smiles knowingly "You wouldn't lose your job Jungkook... My Dad would never let that happen if I'm happy." Now I'm getting pissed at her subtle threat. "It's Mr. Jeon for you Seo-yeon. We are NOT friends. You are just my student. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you'll always ONLY be my student."

I watch her eyes turn dark, and I know I've hit my mark. She starts to walk towards me, but I put my hand up to stop her. "Button your shirt Seo-yeon I don't want anyone to see you like this and think I'm a pedophile. You should work this hard for a boy your own age. Now, please get dressed and leave." She drops her jaw and gripping her shirt closed, storms out of my classroom. I'm sure I haven't heard the last of her though.

Gathering my things, I walk to my car and drive home. I take Sophia's file out of my bag, leaving it in the coffee table for after my shower. I go and clean myself, trying to wash off all the slut germs Lisa and Seo-yeon left on me... Putting on sweats and a t-shirt, I head downstairs.

I grab a beer and sit down on my couch. Looking at the file, I realize it's quite thick for a high school student. I gaze at the picture of her that seems to be a couple years old. She has always been stunning I guess. Her birthday catches my eye and I realize she's already 19. She doesn't strike me as a student held back for grades. Especially considering she asked me for work to catch up... Not wanting to rush whatever knowledge I'm about to gain, I finish my beer and taking her picture with me, get up for another.

Settling back on the couch, I pick up the file and skim the highlights. Her mother is Lee Ha-eun? I didn't know she had a child... She's quite famous for being arranged to the CEO of Lee Corp, Lee Ju-won. I continue to read and find her father is American. Oh... Her father WAS American. He died a couple years ago... In a plane crash? I grow impatient and flip through the pages to find what I'm looking for. My heart breaks wide open... She was in the plane but survived... She was badly injured and in a coma for months. Wow...

I keep reading and find that after she woke up, she spent another 6 months in a rehab learning to walk again. So, she missed a year of school from that, but this was all last year... Did she attend school again in the US? I keep reading and find that there was a long court battle over guardianship of Sophia. She's an adult though...

I'm on my 4th beer now, and getting more confused by the second. Why would there be a fight about guardianship of an adult? This information is missing from the file. It seems many people wanted to take care of her, so why does she seem so lonely? I've known her exactly 16 hours and I can tell that she doesn't have anyone... No friends... no confidants... Rubbing my forehead due to the headache that's forming, I grab my laptop and start some independent research.

Sophia Kim - daughter of Kim Ha-eun and Liam O'Donell. They had her when they were both 19. Young... The same age as Sophia is now. They never married, and Kim Ha-eun returned to Korea 5 years later to marry Lee Ju-won as arranged by their families. How could she leave her daughter behind?

Liam O'Donell never married and ran a internet tech empire that his father started. Every news story about him, shows how devoted he was to Sophia. He took her everywhere, and spoke about her in interviews. The loss of him must be so hard on Sophia. And knowing it was 6 months before she even realized...

When she left rehab the lawyers started their maneuvering. Her father's will left his fortune to the guardian of Sophia until she finished college. There were some American families claiming that her father wanted them to care for her, but their claim was weak. There were her Irish relatives, but they were pretty old... siblings of her Grandmother I think... The will did not even mention Sophia's mother, so it took a turn towards the ugly.

Sophia had testified that she wanted to remain alone in America, and could take care of herself. Her mother claimed that with her injuries and lost school time, she needed a parental figure to guide her. She claimed that Sophia was depressed and had tried to commit suicide numerous times. The court agreed with the mother, and gave her, and her husband control of Sophia's money.

For the last 6 months Sophia was tutored at home to learn the Korean language and customs. No wonder she's behind in her studies. She's been through the worst things anyone could ever go through. At the end of the file there is a picture that shocks me... It shows her leaving from court, and her hair is pulled back. There is a scar that I never noticed because she uses her hair as a shield.

I set the pages down, I remember Seo-yeon's words... She called her disfigured. Did she see the scar? Probably, since I'm convinced she's the cause of the bruise on Sophia's face today... I sit up and feel the tear run down my cheek. I felt an instant connection to the beautiful girl when we met. Did she feel it too? I want to help her. Starting tomorrow I will do everything in my power to make her life easier.

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