My diary detailing my romance with my childhood sweetheart was found by the most popular girl in school. In a packed classroom, she read its contents aloud. [Mr. X looks so good in a white button-down. Not wearing one... looks even better.] The room erupted in roars of laughter. Everyone called me a delusional fangirl obsessed with Liam. But the truth was, Liam and I had been secretly dating for a year. Standing nearby, Liam looked at me with utter disgust. He told me to stop writing that garbage and disgusting his girlfriend. I was just about to step forward and confront him. When the next second. Someone pulled me into a tight embrace. The school's most notoriously reckless bad boy suddenly appeared behind me. He glared fiercely at the popular girl. "Is Liam the only guy in this whole school whose name starts with an L?" "You stupid bitch, who gave you the right to read my girlfriend's diary?" 1. Before I even walked into the classroom. I could hear the constant roars of laughter coming from inside. The school's most popular girl, Chloe, was standing at the podium, holding a pink diary. She was reading its contents with exaggerated flair. [Today, Mr. L confessed his feelings to me. When he blushed and told me he liked me, it felt like a dream.] [Mr. L looks so good in a white button-down. Of course... not wearing one looks even better.] The class erupted in laughter. "Wearing a white button-down? This 'Mr. L' has to be Liam, right? Haha, Liam loves wearing white button-downs." "So gross, I'm gonna throw up. Everyone knows Liam is Chloe's boyfriend." "Where did this delusional fangirl come from? A toad dreaming of swan meat." Chloe ignored them and continued reading the next entry. [While Mr. L was sleeping, I secretly kissed him. Hehe, he won't know, right?] The class laughed even louder. "Holy shit, that's so creepy. Dreaming about kissing Liam? I'm literally gagging." "I already threw up." "Who exactly is having wet dreams about someone else's boyfriend?" After the laughter died down, someone asked. "Chloe, whose diary is it?" 2. Chloe's gaze cut through the crowd and landed right on me as I walked into the classroom. It was filled with mockery and provocation. But she quickly looked away. "Oh, stop asking. I just accidentally found someone's diary. If I hadn't seen 'Mr. L' written in it, I would never have been so rude as to read the contents." "Reading other people's private things is so wrong." Someone chimed in to comfort her. "Chloe, you're too nice. Someone is literally fantasizing about your boyfriend, and you're still defending her." "Why shouldn't she read it? If you write something that disgusting, you obviously want people to see it." "Just tell us who it is! I'm dying of curiosity. I want to make a PowerPoint out of her." Just then. Liam, who had been silent the whole time, took the diary. He didn't even glance at it. He threw it straight into the trash can. "If it's disgusting, don't read it. Reading garbage like this will only dirty your eyes." He definitely recognized that notebook. It was the diary I bought with him at the bookstore right after we started dating. But even knowing it was mine. He still chose to stand behind Chloe. From beginning to end, he didn't spare me a single glance. As if I, standing at the classroom door, was nothing but a stranger. Even though just a few days ago, he was holding me, whispering things that made me blush and my heart race. Now, it seemed. He was desperately trying to sever all ties with me. Suddenly, everything made sense. 3. I realized that Liam had started dating Chloe while still secretly dating me. When Chloe first transferred to our class. She was glamorous, outgoing, like a stunning rose. The boys swarmed around her, desperately trying to win her favor. Towards all of this. Liam always scoffed. "Trophy wife," were the two words he initially used to describe Chloe. Later. I asked him privately why he didn't like girls like Chloe. And instead liked a plain, boring girl like me. He affectionately tapped my nose. "Girls like that look like they play around a lot." "Who knows how many guys she's secretly dated. It's disgusting. I would never like someone like her." 4. Indeed, no one knew Liam and I were dating. A year ago. Liam said he wanted to keep things low-key. So we started a secret, underground relationship. And I had only just found out. The very first day he started dating Chloe, he made a highly public post on Instagram announcing their relationship. Of course, he blocked me from seeing that post. Up until this moment, I finally understood. A real relationship isn't hidden away. If it's hidden, it's called an affair. 5. Chloe's gaze swept the room again before landing on me. Suddenly, her eyes filled with tears, looking as if she were about to cry. Across the crowded classroom, she shouted at me. "I'm so sorry, Sarah. I accidentally found your diary. I had no idea you wrote... those kinds of things..." "I only opened it because I saw Liam's initial. I'm so sorry." An uproar swept through the classroom. Every single eye turned to me. "Holy crap, it's Sarah? I never would have guessed." "Yeah, she always looks so innocent. Who knew she was so dirty." "Now that you mention it, I think she really does secretly buy a lot of the same stuff Liam wears." "I heard she and Liam are neighbors, they've known each other since they were kids. Doesn't that mean... she's been creeping on him for a long time?" "Last time, someone saw Sarah and Liam walk into the alley north of the school, one after the other. Holy shit, Sarah was stalking him! So gross." Mockery and accusations flew at me from all sides. I looked at Liam, who was standing to the side, watching with cold indifference. "Don't you have anything you want to say?" 6. Liam frowned, shielding Chloe behind him, increasing the distance between us. "Sarah, if I've ever done anything to give you the wrong idea, I apologize." "Even though we've known each other since childhood, I've always just seen you as a little sister." "Please, stop writing that garbage. It upsets my girlfriend." He paused to think for a moment, then continued. "I'll say this one last time: I will never like you. The person I like has always been Chloe." With that, he put his arm around Chloe. The two of them looked like the picture-perfect, devoted couple. As if I truly were the monster trying to destroy their beautiful romance. I was utterly, completely disappointed. My stomach churned with nausea. Just as I was about to take a step forward and confront him. Someone suddenly lunged from behind me. That person pulled me into a tight embrace. My back hit a solid, muscular chest. The person was tall, and smelled of a wonderful, woody pine scent. The crowd around us gasped in surprise. I turned my head. The person standing behind me was actually the notoriously unpredictable bad boy of our school, Lucas. 7. Standing behind me, Lucas smirked. His eyes were full of pure defiance. "Are you insane? Is Liam the only guy in this entire school whose name starts with an L?" Someone in the crowd gasped. "Oh my god, yeah... Lucas's name starts with an L too." Lucas finished speaking and glared at Chloe. "You stupid bitch, who gave you the right to read my girlfriend's diary?" "Seems like you're all very interested in my daily life with my girlfriend? What? Do you want to hide under our bed tonight and listen?" He shot a glance at Liam. Continuing his sarcastic tirade. "I didn't see any delusional fangirls, but I definitely see a delusional fanboy right here. Sees the initial 'L' and instantly starts fantasizing that my girlfriend has a crush on him. I think you're the one daydreaming, buddy. Take a piss and look at your own reflection, you pretentious prick." Liam was rendered completely speechless. His eyes fell on Lucas's hand resting on my waist. He bit his lip hard. It took a long time before he squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth. "When did you start dating him?" That question. I wasn't sure if he was asking Lucas or me. But I answered first. "Whenever the first page of that diary was written, that's when." "So... the guy you wrote about secretly kissing... was him?" I nodded. "Yep. And now I don't have to kiss him in secret anymore." After I said that. Liam's face grew even darker. A few minutes passed before he muttered. "Impossible. There's no way you two are together." 8. Lucas looked completely exasperated. "What? Do I need to prove it to you?" I secretly tugged at Lucas's shirt. Signaling him to stop talking. Because I knew there was no way to prove it. If he kept talking, our cover would be blown. But he just rubbed my back comfortingly. Looking perfectly calm and collected. "Remember the first page you guys read earlier? Where Mr. L confessed his feelings?" With one arm around me, he reached into his pocket with his free hand and pulled out a love letter. The letter was folded neatly. The handwriting was bold and messy. It was definitely Lucas's handwriting. "See this? This is the exact letter I used to confess my feelings. Sarah said she wanted to keep it as a memento, so I never threw it away." His tone suddenly shifted, his gaze turning sharp. "Or does Liam want to hear the contents of our love letter?" Liam's fingernails dug into his palms until they turned red. "Impossible. Back then, she clearly..." Beside him, Chloe was completely confused. She whined, "Liam, clearly what? Did you really date Sarah?" Liam looked like a deflated balloon. "How is that possible? How could I ever have dated her?" "It was a misunderstanding on my part." After saying that, he grabbed Chloe's hand, ready to leave. "Stop right there." Lucas raised a finger, pointing right at him. "Did I fucking say you could leave?" 9. Liam asked irritably, "What else do you want?" Lucas's face was stone cold. "Apologize to my girlfriend." Chloe let out an incredulous laugh. "Apologize? Yeah right. She wrote a vague diary entry about some 'Mr. L,' who the hell knows who that is." "I found it by accident, a misunderstanding happened. What does that have to do with me?" Lucas shot back, "Did you 'find' it or did you steal it? Don't you know the answer to that yourself?" Lucas pointed to the security camera on the ceiling. "If you don't want this to blow up, apologize right now." Lucas had a terrible reputation at our school. Rebellious, domineering, and his word was law. His family also had ties to the school board. If he said he could check the cameras, he wasn't joking. Liam thought about it for a moment. He picked my diary out of the trash can. "Chloe didn't mean it. Is this really necessary?" I looked at him coldly. "It's absolutely necessary." "Sarah, don't push it." Lucas stood protectively in front of me. "Say one more word about my girlfriend, I dare you." Liam finally gritted his teeth. He bowed a full ninety degrees and apologized to me. "I've apologized. Now leave Chloe alone." 10. In the deserted equipment room. I gently pushed Lucas away. "I'm sorry... I caused so much trouble for you. Thank you for getting me out of that." Just now... to help me, he even lied along with me, taking some random love letter and claiming he wrote it for me. He really... was too kind. Not at all like the terrifying rumors made him out to be. Lucas was much taller than me. I didn't dare look up at his face. Right in front of my eyes was his long neck and bobbing Adam's apple. And that woody pine scent wrapped around me. Time seemed to freeze in that moment. I didn't know why, but my heart suddenly started racing like a panicked rabbit. I just wanted to run away. "I... I'll post on Instagram in a few days saying you dumped me, so people won't keep misunderstanding our relationship." "Anyway, thank you so much for today, and I'm so sorry I made you lie for me. I really caused a lot of trouble for you." "Lie?" Lucas took a step forward. Pinning me into the corner. "I never lie."
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