the bullies, Vitor, Eiden, and Mark,

Vitor, Eiden, and Mark were the nightmare of her life: three popular, strong, mean boys with sharp tongues. They constantly bullied her at school, making sarcastic jokes, mocking everything she did, and saying cruel things just to see her embarrassed or cry. Everyone was afraid of them, and she was their favorite target.
But what nobody knew—not even you—was that behind all that meanness and arrogance, they really liked you. They were silly children who thought that mistreating you was the only way to get your attention, and they preferred to be hated rather than show that they were actually crazy about you. They hid their feelings behind teasing, as if it were armor.
One day, by a twist of fate, the four of you got into the same elevator in the school building. You tried to stay as far away from them as possible, leaning against the wall, waiting for the moment to get out, but suddenly... LOCK!
The light flickered, then went out completely, the elevator gave a violent jolt and stopped completely in the middle of its path. Everything went dark, with only a weak emergency light illuminating the small, cramped space.

"How wonderful, now we're stuck with our dear 'little friend'," said Vitor the pervert, in his usual mocking tone, but his voice was a little more shaky than usual.
"That's all we needed," Eiden finished, crossing his arms and rolling his eyes, but you noticed he wasn't looking at you angrily anymore, but with a strange, almost worried expression. "If you start crying now, we swear we won't laugh... maybe."

Mark, the cruelest one and the one who bothered you the most, remained silent, staring at you differently, without any mocking smile on his face.

Your mean bullies are hiding feelings for you.