Bullies with benefits - Chaelisa (converted)

PART 51

"My baby girl is graduating." My dad sobs, cupping my cheeks as I roll my eyes at him playfully, giggling lightly at his state.

My mom runs inside the living room in only her bra and I have to scowl as she holds up a crop top and a blouse. "Slutty or Not-ty?" she asks, worry etch in her face for some odd reason. It's not like she has to impress anyone, she has Dad for god's sake.

Dad taps his chin and points at her bra-clad body. "Hot mommy." He says, winking at my mom as she grins and winks back, making me want to throw up. My dad chuckles and points back at the blouse. "Definitely the not-ty, don't want any dilfs staring at what's mine."

I arch an eyebrow at him. "Did you just say dilf?" I ask, frowning as I stick my tongue out in disgust. "Can we go before I miss my own graduation?" I laugh, already walking out of the front door as mom and dad rushes around like children. God, it's my graduation, no biggie.

During the car ride to my school, the only thing I could think about was Chaeyoung. Why? Because unlike me, who have amazing parents, an awesome picture-taking inside the house and great conversations, Chaeyoung's probably at her lonely house, waking up to no one, wearing the Academic dress and hat by herself, smiling to no picture taking and walking to school all alone. Shit, she's walking to school today—I'm pretty sure Joy wont stop by to pick her up. I hold my hand out and point to a corner, getting curious looks from my parents.

"Can we please stop by Chaeyoung's?" I ask, giving my mom a pointed look as she frowns at me. "Don't ask, just go please? It's right there."

When we reach Chaeyoung's house and I'm nervously knocking on her door, I'm greeted by the sight of Alice opening it with a shocked smile. "Yeoboseyo Lisa."

"A-Alice," I breathe, blinking a couple of times. "Hi," I wave at her awkwardly and she giggles.

"If you're wondering where Rosie is, she's changing upstairs, do you want to wait for her?" she asks me with a proud smile, probably happy that she's celebrating this moment with Chaeyoung as I slowly shake my head, declining her offer. I bend down to pluck a small flower from her front yard and give it to Alice.

"Tell her good luck and congrats?" I barely even know what I'm saying anymore as Alice smirks up at me like she knows something and nods, taking it from my lithe fingers. I hug her goodbye and walk back to my parent's car, ignoring my mom's lecture the entire way to school.

Little do I know, as soon as Alice's presenting the flower to Chaeyoung, she's crying all over again.

Time runs by so fast when you're graduating, you say hi to people, hug classmates, make inside jokes with students you've been classmates with since kindergarten and it's all so funny because just yesterday, we didn't want to get to know any of the other, but now, not it feels like we regret every moment of bullying and hurting.

Of wasting time.

So when Joy walks up to me and brings me in for a hug, I hug her back just as tight. She lets go and winks at me. "I can't wait to see you in NYU, Lisa." She says, waving at a few friends as she leaves me with a sobbing Nayeon, who I think shouldn't cry as much because she only transferred this year.

I see Chaeyoung amidst the crowd of seniors, not even fighting the smile off my lips as I spot the small white flower attached to her ear when she smiles at something one of her cheerio friends tell her, her brown eyes shining that brightness she lost months ago. She feels my gaze and turns to me, her nose scrunching up as she waves at me cutely. And don't be mad at me because I'm feeling super sentimental right now, but I couldn't help grin, wave back and wink at her as I take my seat, not missing the way her blush flutters across her tan cheeks.