Liar and Liar - Chapter 15

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Chapter 15

A tall, slender blonde male student stood there with an expression that said ‘what are you going to do if I glare at you.’ He had a scar from his cheek to his jaw that looked like it had been cut with something sharp.

Though she had never exchanged a single word with him, Danielle knew this person’s name.

‘…Bay Blanton.’

Cove Blanton’s older brother, he was now a senior and famous at school for two things.

First, he was a genius ice hockey prospect who had already received a likely letter from the University of Minnesota, and second.

“Hey, cockroach. I clearly told you not to act up.”

He was extremely aggressive toward people outside his boundaries. Even aside from that tendency, Bay Blanton in front of her looked particularly moody for some reason.

‘…Is the rumor that his final admission to Minnesota was rejected actually true?’

Even the 12th graders were avoiding Bay Blanton. To avoid catching his attention in the ‘wrong’ way like this.

This action was clearly not to help or protect Danielle. She could plainly see that he had intervened purely because it annoyed him.

“Bullshit.”

Danielle’s eyes snapped open at the crashing sound.

Jeremy had grabbed Bay Blanton’s shirt collar and slammed him hard against the locker. Since he had pushed with force in his thick arms, and Bay Blanton was equally solid, the sound of the metal locker shaking was twice as loud.

“Hey, stop it!!”

Danielle grabbed Jeremy’s arm with one hand in shock.

“What are you to grab my boyfriend’s arm!!”

Emily shouted angrily and quickly grabbed Danielle’s wrist. Danielle looked at Emily with an incredulous expression. What was urgent right now.

Clearly stopping this situation came first. It would be terrible if Bay Blanton, this massive bomb, actually ignited.

Before she knew it, Bay Blanton’s large hand was covering Jeremy’s face.

“What are you doing? Are you at a level where you can mess with me?”

Bay Blanton, who had been pushed against the locker, instantly grabbed Jeremy’s throat with one hand as if nothing had happened and pushed him back with brute force.

When Jeremy, who was like a bull befitting his linebacker position, was pushed back so easily, even Emily was startled and stepped back, covering her mouth with one hand.

“You’ve never really been hit, have you? That’s why you keep acting up. You fat bastard.”

“Gah! Let go, cough!”

The moment she saw Jeremy’s face, which had turned bright red from his throat being squeezed tight, Danielle’s expression became serious.

Danielle had seen a similar situation before. She knew how merciless a monster Bay Blanton was.

“Ugh, urgh.”

Once his eyes turned, Bay Blanton would beat someone to death regardless of whether they begged or not.

It would be better to just not get involved in this situation and run away. While thinking that with her head, Danielle ultimately squeezed between the two to somehow separate Jeremy and Bay Blanton. As if making up now for what she couldn’t do in the past.

It seemed impossible, and it really was.

Nevertheless, Danielle used all her strength to try to untangle their clasped hands. She could already picture what would happen if she didn’t stop this.

“Wait, calm down. There are so many people watching, don’t do this here-“

“Honey, you don’t need to listen to her. Don’t you know my mom?”

‘That crazy bitch.’

Can’t you see your boyfriend can’t even use his strength right now? However, Bay Blanton kindly warned Danielle. That she wasn’t in a position to look after others either.

“I’m counting to three. Get out of the way if you don’t want to get beaten up instead.”

Goosebumps rose on Danielle’s spine. She recognized that this wasn’t an idle threat. Bay Blanton really would hit. He was that kind of person, no, that kind of trash.

Perhaps because of the rumor that even teachers couldn’t stop him once his eyes turned, no one stepped forward to intervene.

The moment Bay Blanton raised his fist high, Jeremy forcefully pushed Danielle, who had squeezed in front of him, to the side.

“Ah!”

Danielle thought that if she got hurt here, it would be from Bay Blanton’s punch, but what actually hurt her was Jeremy pushing too hard without controlling his strength. It was when Danielle, pushed helplessly, fell to the floor.

Bang!!

Bay Blanton’s punch roughly hit the locker instead of Jeremy’s face, who had barely dodged by turning his head. Even though it was a bare-handed strike against a metal cabinet, the locker was dented.

‘Ah, my ankle.’

No one extended a hand to help Danielle up or supported her. Everyone was completely absorbed in Jeremy and Bay Blanton.

At that moment, an unfamiliar arm wrapped around Danielle’s waist from behind.

Startled, Danielle tried to check who the arm belonged to, but another hand supported her right arm from below, allowing Danielle to stand up in one swift motion.

“Stop.”

The fight that wouldn’t stop no matter what Danielle did came to a halt as if a pause button had been pressed by someone’s low voice.

Jeremy, who had been furious enough to counterattack immediately, also stopped his movement.

It was like a conditioned reflex. Football team members had to obey their captain at any time and in any situation.

“Jeremy, I told you to control your temper.”

The intimidating ultra-low voice made even Danielle’s spine stiffen eerily.

‘…Mateo.’

The football team’s captain and quarterback grabbed the back of Jeremy’s shirt collar and pulled hard. Not only was his build impressive, but with his kiwi-like buzz cut, Mateo gave off the atmosphere of an instructor and soldier rather than a student.

“Bay, how about calling it here?”

Bay Blanton, who had been looking at Mateo, soon turned his gaze to the side with a flick.

“I’ll let it slide this time.”

When Bay Blanton picked up his track suit that had fallen to the floor and turned around, the students who had been watching the fight from a distance instantly parted to both sides.

Jeremy was still glaring at that retreating figure as if he would tear him apart at any moment, but he didn’t run after him in the end.

Danielle, who had been looking toward the crowd, spotted someone and slightly frowned. Cove Blanton was standing in place with a stiff expression.

Danielle quickly noticed that Cove’s face was pale without any color. There was nothing to blame him for not stopping his own brother and just standing there.

In the thoroughly unsettled atmosphere, Mateo’s gaze turned toward Danielle, who was standing with one hand on the cabinet.

This was after Jeremy had left in the opposite direction from Bay Blanton, and Emily and Stella had quickly disappeared following him.

“Are you hurt?”

Flustered, Danielle quickly waved her hand in the air.

“I’ll handle it myself.”

Danielle tried to hurry on her way, but after just a couple of steps, her upper body tilted forward slightly. Her ankle was throbbing and she couldn’t put strength into it.

‘What kind of trouble is this for butting in unnecessarily.’

Danielle tried to walk forward somehow while holding onto the cabinet, but her speed wasn’t good.

“As captain, this seems like something I should take responsibility for. Would it be okay if I helped you to the infirmary?”

“No, I’ll decline. You go your own way too.”

It seemed like she should go to the infirmary even if it meant being late for class. Danielle forced strength into her leg and tried to increase her walking speed.

Since she didn’t want to become a spectacle anymore, she planned to leave the building for somewhere without crowds.

But even though she walked in the opposite direction from the classroom, Danielle couldn’t be alone. Danielle, who was leaning against the wall, irritably raised her head toward the presence beside her.

“I told you to go your own way.”

Instead of directly supporting Danielle, Mateo was slowly following behind her, matching Danielle’s walking pace.

Since the tall man was walking with his stride reduced to half of half, it must have been quite tedious.

“It looks like you might fall over on the way.”

“It’s not that serious.”

‘Really, why did he get involved in my business? I don’t understand.’

Danielle, who had been frowning deeply, came out of the building and felt dismayed when she discovered the stairs, pursing her lips.

“Thanks for stopping the fight. It’s not something a small woman like you should be able to do.”

That doesn’t sound like a compliment at all.

“I didn’t do it to receive thanks. That’s enough, so go now.”

‘My reputation is precious, my reputation.’

Danielle knew well that Mateo was a figure who was greatly trusted by the team members as the football team captain. He seemed actually capable too, since he perfectly controlled the members who were like wild horses and was winning competitions.

Even so, I’ve already seen through your true nature.

Danielle slowly went down the stairs sideways, one step at a time, holding onto the handrail.

Mateo didn’t follow Danielle any further and stopped on the landing. His amber-red eyes quietly captured Danielle’s retreating figure.

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