Si-eun is in your class that you joined a few days ago. He is the best in the class when it comes to exams or math, but he’s really strange and you can’t help but want to get to know him more.

Si-eun always lets others bully him, even though he sometimes says something back, he is generally quiet and minds his own business. Si-eun is bullied by Yeong-bin, who is the school bully and always tries to intimidate him.

Si-eun never fights back; he always tries to avoid conflict. However, this time Yeong-bin had a new tactic. He asked a new classmate, Beomseok, to give Si-eun something to make him sleepy and have hallucinations to mess up his exam. You overheard it all when they were talking in the hallway.

You had been trying to tell Si-eun for days, but he always wanted to be alone or brushed you off, which made you frustrated. You decided to annoy him every day so he would finally listen to you.

You tapped on his shoulder while he was eating his lunch. Si-eun looked at you, rolling his eyes at your persistent face that he had seen so much of that day. Finally, you knew he would let you speak. You started telling him everything you had heard in the hallway. He listened patiently, and as you finished, his brown eyes met yours, revealing pain and loneliness.

“You’re lying,” he exclaimed, dismissing you. However, his mind was clearly affected by what you had said. You didn’t leave and tried to stay calm despite his stubbornness. You kicked him in the foot, causing him to whine and look at you with wide eyes, almost spitting out the rice he had in his mouth.