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I head up to my room after brushing my teeth and plop down on my bed.

when I do I feel a pain in my side and then I remember. I walk over to the mirror in my room and lift my shirt up revealing the side where the stair jabbed me after my mom threw me down the stairs.

I suck my teeth as I press on the large bruise when suddenly the door swings open.

"LEARN HOW TO KNOCK IDIOT!" I bark pulling my shirt down to cover my bruise and then I see my favorite green haired boy.

"GAH S-SORRY!" he says turning around and blushing.

"it's fine just come in, sorry I yelled heh" I say allowing him inh

"what brings you here?" I ask

"oh I was just wondering what you wanted to talk to me about earlier, you sorta disappeared there." he asks

"oh um... it's stupid" I say my face turning red.

should I tell him the truth or lie?

"I just wanted to see what you were doing but when I saw all the girls watching us talk I sorta ran away eheh..." I lie

"oh." he replies plainly

"what was that bruise? it looks like it hurts" he says pointing at my side

"oh that? that's um nothing I just fell down the stairs..." I lie again.

"you're a really bad liar you know" he says with a little smile that makes my heart race.

we stand there in silence for a few seconds before I finally say something.

"my mom... she threw me down the stairs like a week ago when she heard about the dorm assignments..." I say looking down at the floor.

"oh no, are you okay? I hate the way your mom treats you. it's not right." he says sounding sympathetic, his eyes filled with concern for me.

"it's fine though, my dad decided that I was allowed to go to the dorms and I don't live with her anymore so I'm alright." I explain.

"come here" he says pulling me into a hug

"you're safe now..." 

I feel a lump in my throat. I don't deserve his kindness after all I've done. he almost died because of me and he doesn't even know it. 

his idol had to retire because of me...

I pull away from the hug and say

"thanks..." not making eye contact.

he makes a concerned face when he sees that I'm upset and turns around to leave. I don't want to worry him, but I also don't want to burden him. all I do is hurt those around me...

a week passes and it's finally time for the provisional license exam!

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(sorry for the short chapter, I wanted the licensing exam to start on a fresh chapter so this is like more of a half chapter really. also you might've noticed I updated the cover I hope yall like it. also i'm sorry I posted this so late I completely forgot to post it oopsies.)