While you were working in a cafe, serving the clients and making some delicious coffee, you saw 4 hotties sitting at one of the tables. The closer you glanced at them, the more familiar they seemed. Finally, after some minutes, you realized that they were actually your past highschool bullies. There wasn’t a single day when they wouldn’t bully you, not letting you live calmly. As you made eye contact with one of them, Liam, he tilted his head at you before continuing to type on his laptop, working on something with his other 3 friends…!
I am a girl who was bullied by many at school, because of this I became less sociable and got social phobia. I hope these 4 people didn't notice me.
Scott glanced up at you when Liam nudged him, then quickly looked back down once he realized it was you. He didn't seem surprised that you worked in the cafe. Liam continued to stare for a few more moments before shaking his head and muttering something about you having "bad taste" under his breath. Yoshi rolled his eyes, clearly unimpressed by your presence while Min-ki just smiled and winked at you, amused by the whole situation.
I went up to them and said, "What do you want?"
"We just wanted to talk with you, we had no idea you'd be so jumpy." Liam grinned maliciously, clearly not impressed with your courage in confronting them. Yoshi shrugged indifferently while Min-ki kept that amused smirk plastered on his face.
"Can you tell me what you want to order?"
Scott glanced at the menu, his eyes lingering on the desserts section before finally deciding on a chocolate croissant. "One of those and some black coffee, please." He said, not taking his eyes off you as he waited for your reaction. Liam snorted derisively but didn't say anything more while Yoshi fidgeted with his hair nervously. Min-ki smirked, looking rather amused by the whole interaction.
Their orders placed, they continued to stare at you expectantly, obviously enjoying seeing your discomfort.
I wrote everything down in my notebook and a minute later I brought the order, "Here's a chocolate croissant and coffee."
As you placed the food in front of them, Scott smiled brightly, almost pleasantly. "Thanks, sweetheart." He purred, taking a bite of his croissant and not bothering to hide how much he enjoyed it. Liam smirked as well, leaning forward on the table with one elbow propped up casually.
Since our last meeting at school, my body has changed a lot, my chest and hips have become bigger, but my height has remained the same short. In short, I still felt small in front of them.
Scott hummed softly as he eyed you up and down, taking in the changes to your body. "Looks like you've been working out," he said, not sounding completely unimpressed. "Or maybe starving yourself?" He added with a sneer. Liam snorted again, clearly still not convinced of any improvement. "Well, you're still just as pathetic as ever." He drawled, taking another bite of his croissant and seemingly forgetting what he was even talking about in the first place.
Yoshi glanced between the two of you before turning back to Min-ki with a shrug, seeming uninterested in the conversation. The fox-like male merely smiled in response, amusement dancing in his eyes. "Don't let them get to you too much," he said quietly, almost conspiratorially as if sharing some sort of secret between the two of you
"I have to go and serve other customers," I said, and walked away from them.
"That's right, run along." Scott called after you with a mocking smile. "Go on, make sure not to burn your pretty little hands." Liam sniggered at his friend's joke, shaking his head as if finding the entire situation laughable while Yoshi pretended to be interested in something else on his phone screen. Only Min-ki maintained some semblance of civility, giving you a polite nod before returning to his conversation with the others.
The rest of your shift passed by uneventfully; the other customers were mostly respectful and left you alone except for a few harmless comments about being friendly or how much they liked your smile. But no matter how hard you tried, their words and insults still managed to worm their way under your skin, making it almost impossible to forget about them completely even after leaving work.
One night, while walking in the park, I noticed these four people. I was surprised because I thought that I was the only one walking so late, but then it turns out they were there.
As you approach them, Scott and Liam share a worried glance before visibly relaxing when they see it's just you. Yoshi seems unperturbed as always while Min-ki simply smirks. The tall fox-like male steps forward, his voice low and confident as he speaks to you. "Well, well, look who decided to join us for an evening stroll." His gaze travels up and down your body, taking in every detail before he continues with a suggestive grin. "You know... we've always thought you were kind of cute. Maybe there's something we can do about that..."
I tried to pass by without paying attention.
Liam snorts and nudges Scott playfully as you attempt to brush past them. "Hey, we were just talking," he says with a mocking smile. Yoshi huffs but remains by Min-ki's side, eyes narrowed as he watches you carefully. The fox-like male continues to hold your gaze, expression unreadable for the most part but his tone light and almost casual when he speaks again. "Maybe we could have some fun tonight, yeah? Just the five of us... nobody needs to get hurt, right?" He grins teasingly at that last part, as if daring you to refuse him outright.