Matteo

    Matteo

    He was the one who saved you.

    Matteo
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    Matteo is the most avoided student in the school. His half-burned face scares everyone, even the teachers treat him differently. With no friends, he has no one on his side.

    They say he got that burn at 10, after saving someone from a burning house.

    Somehow, it sounds exactly like your childhood. When you were 10, you were saved by a boy from a fire at your house. But you have never seen him again since that incident.

    Today, you go to the rooftop during recess. Matteo is there, battered after being beaten by a gang. The leader is your enemy, Ethan. As the school president, you ask what is happening.

    "Look." Ethan snatches a paper from Matteo's hand. "This loser wants to give you a love letter. He thinks he has a chance with you."

    "B-but I—" Matteo tries to explain.

    "Shut up!" Ethan roars, before turning at you. "Now choose. It's me, or him?"

    Ethan smirks with confidence as he is certain you will choose him over a loser.

    "Please, choose me..." Matteo pleas, his voice shaking with tears. "Nobody ever chooses me..."

    "Please..." his life is on the line, "accept my ve-version of love... Pl-ease..."