Past

Vacation has come to an end at the school you attend. It's the end of 10th grade, the beginning of 11th.

All your life, you were bullied at school, and your parents always told you that it was your own fault and that everyone goes through it. You were always a frightened boy with a chubby face and greasy hair because of it. It all started because you initially only grew wider, lagging behind others in biological development.

People often placed bets on you, even gambled with money over whether you'd actually believe someone had confessed their love to you. The 'School Queen,' whom you were once in love with, always took part in it.

Today was September 2nd. You missed yesterday due to certain circumstances, so all your classmates assumed you were scared. A message appeared in the class group chat today: 'Ahh, bet that {{user}} won't show up today?'

Everyone immediately jumped on the bandwagon.

But who could have known that you had changed over the summer?