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I roamed around the canteen and made sure that Saint was not there. He will be angry when he sees that my friend is with me. I really don't understand him. He is banning me, there are many people who know him.

I walked closer to Odette's table and sat next to her. They all smiled at me.

"Are you eating in the classroom?" Rence asked, I nodded. "Why?"

"Because...I'm avoiding my crush here." I lied. Psalm isn't here, he is eating in the classroom. I'm sure he's looking for me. But I want to be with them as much as Odette.

"Who do you have a crush on? Rozen? He doesn't have lunch here." I immediately frowned, isn't Saint having lunch here?

"Where?" A mischievous smile immediately appeared on Eren's lips. Huh? Why? What did I say?

"You, you have a crush on Rozen, right? You can follow him on the interface because you have a crush on him, right?" Eren teased. They all immediately looked at me.

"Rozen? Will I like it? That will never happen. I want something else!" I immediately said, why would I like Saint? That did nothing but mean to me and treat me like a child.

"What?" Cassidy asked with a smirk and she and Stan were still together. I did nothing but shake my head.

I looked at Pierce who was just quietly eating and staring into nothingness. Weird. They told me many more stories and that's when I found out that Psalm has been studying here since elementary school.

And he is a swimmer. He didn't tell me and it wasn't obvious either. That's why Psalm is a bit dark. They also said that Psalm is smart and popular in the Business Ad department.

"Where did you study then? Danica?" Odette asked me.

"Um, I was homeschooled," I said. He nodded and Rence's jaw suddenly dropped.

"So, your wealth? You've been homeschooled since kindergarten?!" He asked almost shouting, wait, what's so surprising about that?

I nodded. "Wow. You're so rich." Cassidy said.

What's rich about homeschooling? They are a mess. I just shook my head at her and continued eating. After lunch, I went to the girl's washroom.

I looked at myself in the mirror, I'm so pale. Sister Mary is really right, I should use some lip balm. And blush to color my face.

I was about to leave the washroom when three women suddenly entered. One of them is Allison. He was my seatmate who ordered me to unfollow Saint. He had two women with him.

"Oh my god, did I just smell something gross?" A woman said that the lipstick was thick on her face.

Allison looked at me and slapped my cheek without saying a word. I bit my lower lip. Grandpa Santino trained me in taekwondo, but he said I should never use it in public unless it's a life-and-death situation.

I clenched my fist and looked at her. "What's your problem?"

"Oh me? Nothing, I'm just bored and I really want to get rid of every trash in this school." He said with a smile, is she referring to me? I shot up an eyebrow and laughed.

"Then you should get rid of yourself," I said laughing. I saw him blink and couldn't believe what I said.

"Are you aware that I can expel you just because of what you said?!" She shouted. She raised her hand to slap me again but I immediately stopped it.

"Woah. Slapping is your habit? That's sad. Try, trying it to yourself so you can have a little fun." Her face is so mad. So he immediately snatched his hand from my grip.

I looked in the mirror and fixed my hair. But I was very surprised when she suddenly pulled my hair and threw me to her henchman.

"How dare you answer me? Well, you're not a beauty. Maybe they're right, Rozen is a good guy." He said laughing.

In an instant move, she slapped my right cheek. "Stay away from Rozen. He's mine." And slapped my left cheek again. "Besides, reduce your bravery, you don't know who you bump into."

She said and left the washroom together with her henchman. I felt so exhausted as if all my energy had been drained. I looked at myself in the mirror.

I looked like a mess. I immediately took out my cell phone and the one at the top of my contact list was blank.

"Help me...I want to go home."

I just woke up because of the cold I feel, I'm sure this isn't my room. My room is not this cold. I looked around. It's Saint's room. Why am I here?

Did I lose consciousness earlier? Allison did that bad? That's just a slap. I was about to get up when I felt pain in my shoulder. Right. Saint's grip.

I took a deep breath and forced myself to get up, I can't stay in Saint's room. I was about to get out of bed when suddenly Saint came in with a tray. He looked at me with his cold stare and sighed.

He placed the tray on the bedside and adjusted his eyepatch. He looked at me and sat on the end of the bed.

"What happened to you?" He asked. I bowed down. He's right. Humans are never good, they have done nothing but hurt others.

"W-no, I was hit by a ball..." I lied. He looked at me and stared at me for a minute.

"I hate liars, Clea and you know that." I gulped. This guy's instinct is too good. I almost forgot that this person is almost perfect, except for his attitude.

"Your cheeks and arms are swollen, that's not just a hit from the ball." He said calmly, this is the first time I have talked to Saint calmly and I feel no fear.

"Because Allison is my classmate. I didn't follow what she wanted me to do so she slapped me several times in the girl's washroom earlier..." I explained. He stood up and grabbed a chair and sat in front of me.

I was surprised by what he did because we were so close. I can almost hear him breathing. And I just realized that Saint is really handsome up close. Now I wonder why he is wearing an eyepatch.

"And your arm?" He asked. Shall I tell him? "Who the heck just did that to your arm, drop the name and I'll destroy his face."

I smiled a bit. "You have something to do." I laughed a little. "Can you destroy your own face?"

He was surprised by what I said. He sighed and took a cold compress from the tray he was carrying. He gave it to me.

"Just rest. Be absent tomorrow, your arm is so swollen Klea. Why didn't you tell me?" He asked as he helped me lie down on his bed.

He carefully applied the cold compress to both my cheeks. He took some ointment and put it on both my arms.

This is new. Saint was never like this to me, he was not caring. If something bad happens to me, they are the only ones who take care of me. Now, it's him. What's new?

I closed my eyes because I didn't want to see Saint's eyes staring at me. I pretended to be asleep, I thought he was going to leave but I didn't hear any noise.

And then he spoke. "Klea...I'm sorry."

"I didn't mean to do it. I was just furious. I'm sorry for being overprotective to you, I know you can defend yourself. But..." he paused. I kept my eyes closed. "I'm afraid. I'm afraid that one day you'll find someone else to protect you. I'm used to being the one you come home to when something happens to you."

"I can't accept the fact that your heart is slowly drifting away from me. I'm sorry. I know you won't hear this but, please...stay with me. You and Ate Mary are all I have left ."

In a blink of an eye, I found myself hugging Saint. He was surprised by what I did and I was even more surprised by what I did. I snuggled myself into his chest.

And whispered "I won't leave you, Saint. Trust me. Even the world will tell me, even if everyone will hate me. I will never leave your side."

And later on, I felt his arms snake into my waist and hug me back. We stayed like that until our limbs felt numb.