"ChengYuan, I like you"
There, YiChen stood. Confessing his 4 year long crush to his Highschool Final Year Classmate The day after their gaokao (Chinese Final Year Exams).
They were at the corner of the garden where YiChen had left him a letter to meet. Alone.
A pack of chocolate cake in his hands, YiChen presented it to ChengYuan as he summoned up courage to confess.
The atmosphere was awkwardly silent. For over a minute no one said anything. After that, ChengYuan slowly took the pack of cake off YiChen's hands.
ChengYuan stood tall. Aloof and reluctant with his expression. He was a campus heartthrob figure with the perfect Face. And he knew it.
YiChen was hopeful. He didn't know why but he was. He took the cake after all, so maybe...
The cake was on the floor the next second. Squashed.
"Hey, faggot" ChengYuan said "Do I look gay to you?"
YiChen Shrinked.
"I am not a shitty gay like you who likes their fellow men. I'm freaking straight and like girls! So what gave you the guts to spill this trash on me!"
He raised his voice. Cursing. "Jeez! What do I do with this b*tch!"
YiChen stood there. Eyes down, glasses over them. He was almost shivering rethinking his whole choice of confession.
"Hey..." ChengYuan grabbed YiChen by the chin, looking into the eyes of the nerdy looking, not so handsome, slightly chubby, guy.
"Even if I like guys, what makes you think I'll like you. An Ugly ass like you. Have you even looked at yourself in the mirror yet?" He laughed.
YiChen Shrinked. Flashbacks of similar events came rushing to his mind. Events where he was an object of insult because of his face and body...
"So don't even delude yourself with the thought that someone like me would go for someone as trashy as you. No one would like looking into your face for long talk more of even dating you!"
ChengYuan was loud and cruel with his words. Loud enough that YiChen found himself trembling, almost in tears.
"I'm sorry..I'm..." YiChen trembled. He started regretting his actions of confessing. He shouldn't have.
He wondered where he got the courage to do so. Just because he saw an article saying today was the best day to confess to your crush?
Or maybe because it was their last day at school?
He regretted doing so.
"You're sorry? This gay trash. Not only you're Ugly but you're also gay! Trash! Too Effeminate for a guy and... Jeez! The nerve"
YiChen was already sobbing. Wishing he could disappear.
He wasn't the best looking guy. He was "ugly" and so suffered similar insults and words from people around him.
Especially his school mates who bullied him on a daily basis.
ChengYuan was the "nice" guy at school. That's why everyone liked him.
Probably why YiChen liked him as well. Once he had stopped some people from talking bad about him.
"Don't say that to him" ChengYuan had said to those groups of bullies and they left YiChen.
YiChen had started admiring him from then. He thought he was different and wouldn't talk about him like that.
But he was wrong.
"Was It because I told people to stop bullying you? Then you quickly thought I'd like you?" ChengYuan laughed.
It was obvious that ChengYuan was just masking his nasty image with a "nice" façade so everyone would like him.
Just then, some group of guys came around. Some bullies.
"What the hell is happening here? ChengYuan, what are you doing with that faggot?" One asked.
"Can you believe this bastard confessed to me. He thinks I like him" ChengYuan laughed.
They all laughed and joined in the usual chorus of mocking him.
"This ugly thing. What makes him think anyone would like him? Even bugs despise him"
They got out their cameras and began taking videos.
ChengYuan stood there, laughing with them.
"Hey! Faggot! Look this way. You bought this cake for your dear love. Awww the Ugly beast wants love too!"
They all laughed while taking videos of him.
YiChen uncomfortably Shrinked away from their videos.
But they still grabbed him jaws up to get his face.
"Hey! Look here Mr gay! Do you like me too??"
"Maybe he likes me too!" They laughed
"Who else do you like? The teacher? Or the sports master?" They laughed.
"The ugly faggot probably likes everything in trousers"
"He's crying" One said.
"Oh. Sad gay boy. ChengYuan please accept his cake so the faggot doesn't cry"
YiChen adjusted his glasses as he cried. He couldn't take it anymore as he pushed his way through and ran off.
"Hey! Mr gay! Come back and have fun with us!" They laughed.
But YiChen had already run off. Far away and Out of their sights.
Maybe forever.