If I Can

Part 2

Harin is back..

She looks fine?

I heard her dad died

Is she alone now?

How does she look so unfazed?

I heard she moved..

Those were apart of the many things she'd heard while walking through the hallways of the school. It's her first day back since her dad's passing and people were already gossiping about her.

She looked around and tried to spot anyone she knew. She then saw a figure among the rest. "Damien..." She quietly said as he approached her, he pulled her out of the crowd of people surrounding her and brought her to the guys. Her friend group.

"Kian.." He was the first one she saw, then she looked beside him to see her other two friends Jaesim, and Ethan. The 4 boys engulfed her into a big hug, a long awaited one for her.

She tried not to cry as her makeup would be ruined. Once they all let go of her. They spoke.

"Are you alright?!"

"Why didn't you contact us??"

"You said your vacation was only 2 weeks! You've been gone for a month!"

"Harin are you ok?"

She smiled sincerely at them and Damien said "Guys stop. Harin can tell us when she wants to."

Harin shook her head, looking at them with sad eyes as she smiled pretending she was ok. "I'm fine."

Then Kian asked "Are the rumors true?" Harin gulped and the rest of the boys smacked him for asking that question. Harin felt tears rush to her eyes as she opened her mouth to speak, though she didn't let them out.

"They're true. My dad passed away, I'm living with my mom and brother now.." She gulped again and the boys were speechless at the unexpected news of her dad's passing.

As they were about to speak, a group of students walked past them and they heard what they said.

"That girl is always with them. They're probably so annoyed with her."

"She thinks shes all that hanging out with the popular boys doesn't she?"

Another laughed. "Pathetic. First day back and she's already flirting with them."

Harin gulped again and the boys watched as the curves of her lips turned downwards, the pretend smile she had on leaving her face. Jaesim slung his bag over one shoulder with a angry look on his face. "I'll go talk to them."

Harin shook her head and grabbed his arm. He looked down at her and she said "No. What they say don't affect me anyways." She smiled back at him.
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"Guys come look! Harin's beating someone up in the cafeteria."

Walking through the cafeteria doors alone, she looked around for her friends but couldn't help but listen to a group of friends staring at her.

"The sluts staring at us. Her dad probably rasied her that way. No wonder he's dead." The boy looked into her eyes, deliberately smirking while looking straight at Harin on purpose to fuel her with anger.

Harin returned the stare, walking straight up to the boy with rage filled eyes. She grabbed the boys collar and threw him to the floor, his other friends not wanting to be involved because they knew how strong she was despite not looking like it, they began to step away.

"See! Everyone knows your just a little bi**h! And don't think I'll go easy on you because your a girl!" Harin chuckled and put her foot over his hand, squishing it. "What did you say? Wanna say it again?!" Harin yelled as the guy screamed in pain. A crowd began to form around her as the boy pulled Harin down by the hair and they began throwing punches at the other.

"Too bad your dad's gone! He can't see how much of a pathetic person you are!" The boy yelled and Harin pushed the boy to the ground with all her strength, grabbing his collar again and putting it closer to her face.

"Who the hell gave you the right to talk about my dad like that?! What do you even know about me!?!" She yelled and punched him again. The teacher's were too afraid to stop the fight because of Harin.

The 4 boys then came running into the cafeteria after hearing the news around the school, they pushed through the crowd of people and pulled Harin off of the boy.

"Harin stop." Ethan said in a serious voice, holding one of her arms.

"GUYS GET OFF OF ME!"

Harin struggled to break free from there hold as the boy was then pulled away from her by his friends help. Harin finally pulled away and glared at her friends, wiping the blood on her face. She then heard an authoritative voice, and the boys backed away.

"Ko Harin. Come with me to the principles office."
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