Who's the traitor?

I kept washing my face, in the girls changing area.

Until the fog settled all over the mirror against me.

"Why don't the smell go away?" I kept scratching my face. The earthy fragrance of wine won't go off.

I raised my head, looking at the mirror.

"Breath," I mumbled, inhaling hardly.

"Just breath, just breath," I kept saying.

"See you tomorrow," Hera announced with a chuckle and closed the door of the girls changing room from outside.

"It's better if I stay here, today," I mumbled, thinking about taking my blazer out to wash off its stains.

"The stains won't go away,"

"Why won't stains go away?" I thought, with a heavy voice, trying to bury the heavy lump I was feeling in my throat, I stepped away from the faucet, leaving my blazer there.

"Don't think, just don't think," I mumbled, trying to calm myself down.

"I should just get some sleep," I mumbled, coming out of the washroom to the changing room.

"Two desks would be enough," I thought, looking around for a place.

And merged the two desks lying opposite the lockers, to make a platform enough for me to sleep.

And lie down to sleep after wearing the sports black hoodie, and joggers with a pair of black sneakers to make sure I won't die of hypothermia.

"Things will change tomorrow, I should sleep now," I mumbled, closing my eyes.

***

"Wake up," Woo-jin said, shaking off my shoulder.

"Why I'm listening to his voice, the first thing in the morning," I thought while still half asleep.

"Dasom," I heard his voice again.

"Huh," I murmured, opening my eyes slowly.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, sitting up on the desk.

"You're something, how could you sleep there?"

"You could've asked them to open the door," Woo-jin suggested, sitting next to me.

"I knew they wouldn't open it," I continued, combing my hair with my fingers and putting them over the back of my ears.

"Uh, wait," he mumbled, sliding his fingers down my scar.

"Don't touch me," I threw his hand away.

"Move aside I've to go," I asked stepping down.

As he stands in my way.

"I haven't stopped talking," he continued, with brooding eyes.

"I woke up in the morning for you, you should show some sincerity after all this, everyone wanted you to spend your weekend here," he replied.

"Sincerity, I'm showing it, that's why don't instigate me….. you can't handle me," I replied, and pushed him aside to cross.

"Why you did it, uh all this could've ce to an end?" he asked, after me.

I slammed the door hardly after me.

"Did he find out already, it needed to be done don't think much," I took a walk to the class.

"Here she comes?" Yoo-Jung said, approaching me as soon as I got inside the class.

"Put it here," she said, taking down my bag and throwing it on her desk.

"Come with me, we need to talk," she said, holding my wrist and leading my way to the terrace.

"Let go of me, just talk," I asked, but she kept walking at her usual pace.

They all were waiting for us, moving around the terrace restless.

"What now?" I asked, with a pinched face.

"You released the video," Ji-eun continued, turning her tablet's screen towards my face. It was the video of their prank.

"I said that I have a very important meeting to attend, you didn't care about the aftermath before doing it," Hyun-woo asked, approaching me.

"Aftermath, yours and Woo-jin 's face is blurred,"

"She targeted us," Yoo-jung shouted, turning to Hyun-woo.

"Yoo-jung! You should watch your tongue, at least when I'm still talking. Do you want to go there instead of her?"

"Do you think, just because my face is blurred that I'm not involved, the law enforcement officers will begin the investigation very soon," he replied.

"I didn't upload it," I replied, and started to leave.

"Babe! We're still talking aren't we," Ji-eun said, shifting ahead of the terrace's door.

"Do you have any idea what I'm going through to take down that video?" Ji-eun asked, looking directly at my eyes.

"Don't worry, I'll get it removed, maybe she will have a lot to say about this later," Woo-jin said, after me.

"Don't worry! Are you trying to be funny? Our business is our image," Da-eun replied, with bulging eyes.

"Are you guys even interested if I've done it or not," I continued, turning around with a sigh?

"If I was wired I shouldn't be visible in the video, but my back is visible too."

"You call this an excuse you must've asked someone?" Ji-eun commented.

"Who would go against you to help me, why don't you be realistic?" I replied, looking directly into her eyes.

"You should be asked those who are invisible in that video,"

"I wouldn't have hid any of you," I replied.

"No way! You three are not clear in the video," Yoo-jung argued, widening her eyes.

"Are you trying to manipulate us?" Hyun-woo asked, with a scoff.

"I could say the same, that I'm just your scapegoat," I replied, meeting his eyes with a vague smile.

"I just talked to my mom, they will soon get the IP address of the phone, we'd talk then," Hera commented, after us.

"Let's go guys we'd talk later," they all started to leave with her.

"And If it turns out to be you,"

"We'll tell you what hell is?" Ji-eun said, pushing me aside from the door.

"What a nice day," I thought, gazing up at the clear blue sky as sunlight softly strikes my cheeks.

"Uh, it's nice maybe I just go for a picnic," I thought.

***

"I know you did this, it's impossible for someone else," Hyun-woo said, after me.

"I've no interest in doing this," I replied, turning around.

"I'm gonna prove you did this," he replied.

"Really! Good luck," I replied.

"Let me ask you just one thing?"

"Why did you blur my face?" he asked, gazing at me putting his hands in the pocket of his pants.

"Let me ask you one thing too,"

"Why are you so adamant about this, your face is not even there?" I asked.

"I thought it's better if someone could remove my competition for me, not a bad deal," he replied, shrugging his shoulders.

"You already lost that chance, you had to remove me," I replied.

"Who says, I still have that video?" he replied.

"Do you know why you're so relaxed because your face is blurred? A politician should be more attentive around elections don't you think," I replied, raising the corner of my mouth.

"How dare someone like you threatens me?" he said, grinding his teeth.

"You should have been careful you don't get second chances in life," I replied.

"Second chance just let me get the IP," he asked.

"I'm scared, what should I do to make sure you won't look for it,"

"I'll do anything," I said with a straight face.

He narrowed his gaze.

"Fun isn't it," I said, bursting into laughter.

"You should be focused on covering the tracks of the video," I continued.

"It was your girlfriend's phone."

"Are you bluffing then use some sense?" Hyun-woo scoffed.

"Why would she leave her phone to you, also her phone is locked," he replied.

"Uh, maybe she was too close and busy venting her anger on me," I replied, pouting.

"She's an idiot, and that too obsessive one,"

"Password, it's all written on her face."

"Password is 021807 your birthday I guess," I replied.

"Uh, do you think they'll go easy on you, If you didn't turn out the one, I don't think so," he replied, raising his brows?

"No I don't want you to go easy on, If you want me to push off the cliff I won't go alone, we all will die," I replied, meeting directly at his gaze.

"Then have a good day."