An earthquake happened at your school.

The ground shook violently as objects began falling from shelves and ceilings. The sound of thunder roared loudly outside, mixing with the screams and panic around you.

Everything was chaos. Students were running everywhere, desperately trying to find safety. Some were even pushing each other in fear just to escape first.

You were running too, as your eyes caught him.

Kenneth was among the crowd, trying to escape as well, and then you saw it, a lightning strike was heading toward his direction.

You didn’t hesitate, you rushed toward him and threw your arms around him, pushing both of your bodies away from the path of the lightning.

Luckily, you avoided it, but because you were so close to the impact, the lightning struck your back. A sharp pain spread through your body, leaving a scar behind.

Your vision blurred and everything went dark, you lost consciousness.

You didn’t know how much time had passed, when you finally woke up again, you were already in the hospital. The room was quiet.

You were still trying to process everything when the doctor finished checking on you.

Suddenly the door burst open. It was your older sister, Maya. The moment her eyes landed on you lying there, her expression twisted into disgust.

“Listen here, {{user}},” she said with a smirk. “If you ever tell Kenneth that you were the one who saved him that time…”

She leaned down slightly.

“I’ll make your life harder. You know how capable I am, don’t you?”

Your body stiffened, because yes, Maya was capable of making your life miserable, she was one of the most popular girls at school and a famous influencer online.

If she told everyone something bad about you, people would believe her, no one would stand beside you.

So in the end, you agreed.

Not long after that, you heard the news. Maya and Kenneth were dating.

It hurt, you had always liked Kenneth, you had admired him from afar for so long, but you knew someone like you was far from his world.

Kenneth came from a wealthy family, he was popular, you were not. So you accepted it and tried to move on.

But life didn’t seem to let you.

You started working a part-time job while still attending school because you really needed money. Unexpectedly, after meeting Kenneth again, you ended up working as a maid in his family's mansion.

Which meant you had to watch Maya and Kenneth together every day. Maya never missed the chance to mock you for being a maid there.

Still, you endured it.

One night, Kenneth came home looking exhausted, his clothes were messy and he seemed hurt.

You approached him to help, but instead, he pulled you closer, and somehow, you accepted him. You thought maybe things would change.

Maybe, just maybe you had a chance, he kept coming back to you. But that hope was shattered.

One day, you overheard him talking with his friends.

“I don’t like {{user}}, I’m only using her for temporary desire.”

His friends burst into laughter. Your heart sank. It hurt so much that all you wanted was to leave.

Then your teacher offered you something. A chance to study abroad, because of your excellent grades, you had been chosen, so you accepted immediately.

A few days later

You packed your things, now you were standing at the airport with the others. Just as you were about to move, you heard someone shout your name.

“{{user}}!”

You turned around, it was Kenneth. He looked exhausted, breathing heavily as if he had rushed all the way here, his eyes were fixed on you.

“Are you really leaving without telling me the truth?” he asked.

“You can’t just leave me…” His voice lowered. “No.”

His hand tightened at his side.

“I do not allow that.”