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While I debated with myself in my mind, the pretty girl spoke again and gave them such a kind and gentle smile.

"I know you're not doing this because you want to. Maybe you're having problems in your family and that you just really needed money. But I will say it again. You don't have to do this. Just tell me the problem and I will do my best to help. If you get rejected by others, don't worry, I won't refuse to help you. My father always said that there is no problem we can't solve when we help each other. So it's alright. You can tell me what's bothering you."

Plop… plop…

One of the bullies started crying. The others reprimanded her but they, too, started to cry. They tried to act tough but they failed.

"Sniff… I'm sorry," the crying girl apologized. "I… I just really need money for my mother's medicine. I can't work yet since I'm underage and no one would allow me. This is the only thing I can think of because no one wants to help. Sniff… I'm really sorry." She burst out crying like a little child.

"And we… we're helping her out," the other gave in and confessed.

"I see. I'm really sorry to hear that. My uncle is a doctor!" the kind girl spoke cheerfully to encourage them. "What sickness is your mother suffering from? I believe he can help. Let's have her checked up, okay?"

The crying girl nodded, "Y-Yes… sniff… please."

They all embraced each other afterwards. And the kind girl patted their heads to calm them down. She lent them her handkerchief and wiped the tears from their faces. Later on, they were laughing at each other.

Hora and I just stood there amazed by what we just witnessed. And I for sure was deeply inspired by her… whoever she was.

'I think I just found my queen…'

How nice would it be if I could do what she did. I at least knew that I wasn't that kind. And the people bullying me, I doubt they had such heroic reasons like those three. But maybe… just maybe… we could still sort this out in a peaceful way and find a common ground? Because it won't stop until we resolve the issue, right?

Seeing that girl's unconditional kindness was a breath of fresh air. Truly admiring. Even after we reached Kaiden's car at the parking lot, thoughts of her still lingered in my mind. I wanted to know who she was. And it would be great if we could be friends, too.

Wanting to remember everything that just happened, I grabbed my notebook of ideas and wrote them all down. I used the car's roof as my table, while we stood outside the car, waiting for Kaiden.

"Are you okay, Sena? And what are you writing? That kind girl we saw, or about those motherfudgers who bullied you? Argggh! They're so hateful! Now that I remembered them, I'm angry again. How can they do that? What's their problem?!"

"I ask the same thing," I sighed. "But I'm writing about the girl. One moment, Hora."

I could see Hora pout from my peripheral vision. I'm so sorry but I really just had to jot this down or I might forget. Few minutes passed as I busied myself with writing.

'When inspiration strikes, you just really have to act on it.'

"Still studying after class?" someone asked from behind me. "How dedicated."

I turned around, knowing it was Kaiden. I could recognize his voice anywhere.

"Nope. A sudden idea just popped in my head so I wrote it down."

"What idea?"

"It's a secret," I smirked. "You'll know once the book is finished."

"What's not good is how Sena got bullied," Hora tattled.

Amazing. She just had to let the cat out of the bag that soon. I immediately frowned at her, signalling she shouldn't have said that. But she just shrugged her shoulders.

Kaiden's face turned sour in a snap.

"Who dared bully you?" he asked in a menacing tone.

"A-ah… I don't know."

"Yeah, we don't. We were just showering after PE and when we returned to our lockers, Sena's clothes were gone so we looked for it and we found it in one of the shower rooms all wet and dirty. And then there's those mean words written to it, too!" Hora said all that in a single breath because of her anger.

Here I was, forgetting all about it already but it seemed to be the opposite for Hora. She looked angrier than I was. Her feet kept stomping and her fists were both curled into a ball. Her face was all red like a kettle about to explode.

"Can I see the clothes?" Kaiden asked. His tone remained menacingly cold.

Hora grabbed my bag and took the clothes from there.

"Here! See? Look at those mean things written! I can't believe someone would do this! What did Sena do to them? They're probably jealous because she's close with you. If this is what happens to her just because she's close to you, maybe we should move out. Sena cried for goodness sake! I don't want her hurt."

Oh my goodness! Hora was really, really angry! She's even reprimanding Kaiden.

"Hora, it's fine—"

"It's NOT fine!"

Woah. Hora was usually calm and I barely saw her get angry. But this level of her anger was wow—it's the first time I saw it.

Kaiden's scary look turned sullen from Hora's words. His face wretched as he turned to me.

"Senara… I'm so sorry."

"What?! No! You don't have anything to be sorry about!" I tried to convince him. "Hora, it's not his fault. No one wanted this. If there's anyone to blame, it's whoever did that, not Kaiden."

But Hora was really pissed off. Oh my goodness. What should I do?