Recommended song to listen to while reading - Gladiator by Jann

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Lost in my thoughts, all I could do is wish for a good outcome...
"No! Are you insane? What if something goes wrong? You could get expelled! I can't let that happen to you because of me. I would rather suffer for the rest of my life." I stated as soon as I heard Niki's plan.
All 7 of us were now in Niki's and my shared dorm when he finally told us about his idea.
It was insane. And what if it didn't work? He would get in so much trouble. Again. And for something like this, he could get expelled.
No. Just no.
"Come on, Sunoo." He came in front of me and took my hand while I looked down, shaking my head. It was wrong. I couldn't let him take such risk. "Please trust me. Nothing will happen to me."
"I agree with Niki. I don't see any other way to solve this issue." Jay Hyung put his hand on my shoulder as I looked up to see everyone waiting for me to say something.
I felt suffocated. I needed to think it through. I walked out of the room and went to the first and only place that came to my mind. The library next to the dorm. When I wasn't with the others, I was always there. It made me feel safe and gave me a sense of home.
I browsed through the books as I thought back to earlier when my roommate told us the plan that would help me finally escape my parents.
*10 minutes ago*
"I think I have a plan." I looked at him in surprise as we all waited for further explanation. "You were in the hallway, right? When they hit you, I mean." He gave his full attention to me and I just nodded hesitantly.
"Yeah, it was right before you guys finished with school and came to me."
I could see him slightly smirking at that answer. I was confused, why was that relevant. As if on cue, he continued:
"This place might be 200 years old but that doesn't mean that they didn't change anything at all." As if on cue, Jungwon exclaimed, startling me:
"The cameras!" Jungwon jumped in.
"Exactly. If we could get the footage from the CCTV cameras than we would have enough evidence to go to the police and get these bastards locked up."
"But how do we do that?" Sunghoon Hyung questioned with a concerned look.
"Tomorrow, when everyone is at lunch, I could sneak in and copy the footage on my drive. I would just need you to distract the principal for a few minutes."
"No! Are you insane?..."
*Back to the library, present time*
He was out of his mind for even thinking about such thing. I could never let him take the risk. I mean so many things could go wrong. And he was already being watched because of his previous behaviours. No. I couldn't lose him. I couldn't let him do that for me.
As I exhaled tiredly, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my torso. Looking down at his hands, I already knew it was him so I immediately relaxed.
Thankfully, we were hidden by the rest of the people in the library so no one saw us and started any more unnecessary drama.
"Hey... Are you okay...?" He softly whispered in my ear and I felt like melting right then and there.
How was he so sweet... He was too good for me. He was too good to be true.
I slowly turned around, taking his hands in mine.
"No, I'm not... I can't let you do that. I can't let you put so much on the line for me. And there is no point in trying to convince me." I said with a serious face but he just smiled softly.
"Can we at least talk about it, please? Let's go back to the dorm. We will figure this out." He reassured me before we started walking back to the dorm silently.
Going inside, the others were waiting for us.
"Okay... so, what do we do?" Jake asked, lost in his thoughts.
"Well, if that's the case, I should be the one going in the principal's office and get the footage. This is all for me after all. I should take responsibility for it."
"No. That's not a good idea either. The principal is watching you too." Jay Hyung pointed out.
"But then what do we do?" Heeseung Hyung asked but no one knew.
So we just decided to sleep on it and wait for the next day, hoping to find a better solution.
The others left and me and my roommate were once again alone.
There had to be a better way to get that video without any of us having to break into the principal's office.
Even after hours of thinking, I still had no clue. I guess it just wasn't meant to be.
I decided to get ready for bed, trying to get my mind off of everything.
I looked at Niki who also hasn't said a thing since our friends left. He was now on his phone, probably also trying to distract himself for a while.
I was about to go to sleep when Niki abruptly stood up from his bed, making me also get up, curiously.
"I think I found someone that can help us. And it's the best way to get the footage without putting any of us in danger." I raised an eyebrow.
"Who?"
"I know a guy that can get it for us without looking suspicious. He is a senior from class A. The principal trusts him because he has good grades and is not problematic at all, in her eyes. So, he can just lie and say that he needs to check the cameras because he lost something. He is also the class president so the principal will trust him enough to leave him at it without another question." He explained once again with a proud smile.
"And why exactly would he do that though? How do we know that he won't snitch?" I tried to reason.
"Don't worry about that. He won't do such thing. He owes me one." I gave him another confused look so he continued; "In the first week of me being here in Korea, before I knew anyone, I saw him getting beaten up by some drunk men. At first, I didn't pay any attention to it and I was ready to walk away. I didn't want to be involved when I didn't even know the guy. But I saw him coughing blood and the other still not stopping. The injured guy saw me and I could see him pleading with his eyes. I couldn't just walk away. And so I helped him. Thankfully, fighting was new to me, even though it wasn't easy to make the other asshole back up. After he finally ran off, I got the guy to the hospital and he got treatment. Before I walked away, he told me to contact him if I ever need help. We haven't talked since but I feel like this is the right moment for him to repay me."
"That's... wow." I hated the fact that he always got misjudged because of the fact that he fights. Even though I still think fighting is wrong, I know that he doesn't do it to people that don't deserve it. "Fine... I guess it's worth a try..." I hesitated saying.
I was frightened, in all honesty. I've been held captive by my parents my whole life and it just felt impossible to leave. Even with Niki and the others by my side, I still didn't know if I was making the right decision.
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