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Victoz sat alone at his desk, writing on the whiteboard with a purple crayon as class started. He was just finishing when the teacher entered the classroom and told them all to sit down. His heart dropped as everyone stared at him and he had a hard time focusing. His mind going a million miles an hour in worry about what could possibly go wrong if he messed up.

The rest of the week went by slowly, Victor never really paying attention in English class. He knew it wouldn't be much worse than this. However, he didn't expect the next two days to be like this either. They were the same routine for the whole week until Saturday afternoon.

"What is your name again?" The teacher asked looking over the list.

He looked back at her and replied, "Victoz"

She wrote that and walked away from the board. She called out names on the board one by one until she got to Victor's.

"You, stay here." Victor nodded before walking to the front of the room. He stood there waiting for her to say something else but she said nothing.

He felt himself sweat and looked around for someone to talk to. But everyone had their eyes on the front of the room. There was a small group of students whispering something to each other but he couldn't hear what they were saying. He looked back at the teacher and she had yet to move from behind the front of the podium. Her hand was still pointed straight forward and there wasn't a hint of a smile on her face.

"I'm done." Victor muttered not wanting her to make him do this anymore. When he turned around to walk off the stage he saw the door wide open and the hall flooded with people. Some he recognized and others he did not. He sighed softly before walking out of the room and into the cafeteria. He took a deep breath before heading towards his usual spot in the corner where he always sat to eat lunch.

He sat down across from Yuuri Katsuki and began eating quickly so he could get out of there. Just as he was taking another bite he looked up and noticed some of his classmates glaring at him with angry looks on their faces. He felt uncomfortable and immediately tried to hide the food in his mouth and swallow it so he would look like nothing happened.

He heard footsteps and turned to see someone sitting across from him. They were a pretty boy wearing glasses that covered most of his face. He smiled at Yuuri and waved before turning his attention back to Victor.

"Are you deaf or something?" He said laughing quietly. "You know the rules you can't skip lunch."

Victor shrugged and continued eating.

"Do you want a drink? I have water or juice." he offered.

He raised his eyebrows and shook his head.

"Well, at least give me your phone number then."

Victor hesitated for a moment before reaching for his bag and pulling out his phone. He quickly sent the other guy his contact information as he typed. Victor then put his phone in his pocket and finished his food.

"Thanks."

Victor nodded before standing up and leaving the table. When he got outside he noticed that it was pouring rain and decided against going anywhere. He pulled his hoodie around his face and began walking through campus hoping that no one would notice him.

Suddenly a car sped past him, almost running him over. Victor stopped and watched as it drove into the distance. After the vehicle disappeared around the corner he continued walking.

When he made it back to his dorm room, Victor went inside and slammed the door closed. Placing his backpack down he collapsed onto his bed and screamed. He was furious and scared and confused. What was he supposed to do now? He wanted to go home but his father wouldn't let him leave the house if the press found out that he left.

A knock sounded at his door causing Victor to jump up off his bed.

"Yes!"

The door opened and Victor saw a very familiar figure. "What did she say?"