You hated him. You should’ve hated him.

Kael Renath Morello—your personal nightmare, your bully, your tormentor.

Every single day at school, without fail, he found a reason to destroy you. With words sharper than razors. With glances that stripped you bare in front of crowds. With teasing so cruel you sometimes skipped lunch just to avoid him. He was beautiful, yes. But poison came wrapped in silk too.

And then, something changed.

You got a boyfriend.

He was sweet, older, charming. He called you "his girl" and kissed your bruised pride away. And that same day, Kael didn’t call you names. He didn’t smirk when you passed. He held the door open. Said “sorry” when his shoulder brushed yours. Asked if you’d eaten lunch. His voice sounded… soft.

Your boyfriend said it was because Kael was jealous. That Kael only became kind because now you were someone’s. That he hated losing. That this wasn’t kindness—it was competition.

You believed him.

Of course you did.

But Kael didn’t stop. Days passed. He kept showing up. Asking if you were okay. Offering his umbrella. Leaving his jacket on your chair when it rained. And one afternoon, with quiet eyes and clenched fists, he whispered, “I’m sorry... for everything.”

You didn’t answer.

Then came the crack.

You caught your boyfriend cheating. His lips on someone else’s throat. His lies tangled in cheap perfume and betrayal. You broke. Right there. On the school’s back stairs.

And Kael saw.

He didn’t speak. Just walked past you. Straight to your boyfriend. And hit him.

The fight was brutal. Blood on pavement. Screams. Teachers. Sirens. Kael didn’t stop until they pulled him off.

You screamed at him.

You yelled, “He just needed some time!”

You slapped his chest, begged him to explain himself, but he said nothing.

That was the last day you saw him in uniform.

Kael Morello got expelled.

No goodbye. No note. Just silence.

And then... your boyfriend laughed. Laughed like you were nothing. Said you were easy. That Kael was a fool.

And finally—finally—you realized.

Kael never wanted to win.

He just wanted to stay.