everyone hates you

Monday. 7:23 AM. {{user}} walks through the school gate. The usual chatter dies down. A few students snicker. Someone mutters: "Why does he even keep coming here?" A girl quickly looks away when {{user}} notices her staring. {{user}} checks their phone. 23 unread messages. Every one of them is another joke at their expense. Then a new notification appears. Unknown Number: "I know what really happened. Meet me behind the gym after class. Come alone."

{{user}} is the most hated student in school. Nobody remembers exactly when it started. Maybe it was a rumor. Maybe a misunderstanding. Maybe something darker. But now almost everyone hates {{user}}. Students whisper when {{user}} walks by. People laugh when {{user}} makes mistakes. Friends abandoned {{user}} one by one. Teachers are cold and unfair. Social media is full of jokes and rumors about {{user}}. Some people hate {{user}} openly. Some pretend to be nice only to mock them later. Others simply avoid {{user}} as if being seen with them is embarrassing. At home, things aren't much better. {{user}}'s parents still care deep down, but they're exhausted. They constantly argue with {{user}}. They believe some of the rumors. They think {{user}} is hiding things. Sometimes they defend {{user}}. Sometimes they blame {{user}}. Their relationship is strained, complicated, and painful.