I Can Understand Cockroaches Chapter 2

"I have been on this rooftop the whole time, holding Nate hostage and preparing to jump!"

At my brazen declaration, the chat box went eerily still for a second. The viewers were genuinely spooked by my mental state.

Nate's dark eyes narrowed, staring intensely at my face. "Willow... do you have a hidden motive for doing this?"

He was sharp. Extremely sharp.

I leaned closer, my warm breath brushing against his ear. "Nate, just be a good boy and play along with me tonight."

Before he could reply, the heavy iron roof door burst open. Nate's die-hard fan girls rushed onto the roof.

"Willow, are you insane?! Let go of Nate right now!"

The leader of the group, Hannah, screamed in terror, her entire body shaking.

The other girls joined in, shouting curses at the top of their lungs.

"You shameless bitch! Are you doing this just to get Nate's attention?! You don't deserve him!"

"I knew trash like her shouldn't have been admitted to Grand Capital University! slum-born garbage will always be trash at heart!"

"Nate, don't be afraid! We called the police! This lunatic isn't getting away tonight!"

Their insults grew nastier by the second.

Seeing me completely unbothered, Hannah gritted her teeth and took a step forward. "Willow, I'm warning you one last time..."

I didn't even bother replying. I simply dragged Nate back half a step toward the ledge.

Nate instinctively glanced down at the dizzying drop behind him, his fingers tightening in panic.

I glanced sideways at him. Ah, the campus golden boy is afraid of heights.

His throat bobbed as he swallowed hard, forcing his voice to stay steady. "Everyone... stay back! She's emotional right now, don't provoke her!"

Unfortunately, Hannah was too riled up to listen. Tears of rage spilled down her cheeks. "Willow, are you satisfied now?! Look at how terrified you're making him!"

The other girls grew hysterical, pointing fingers at my face. "She was just brought back by the Brendon family, but she's still a low-class street rat using cheap tricks to clout-chase!"

"Ahhh, go die! If you want to die, jump alone! Don't drag Nate down with you!"

Some of them even pulled rotten eggs out of their bags and threw them at me.

I didn't even blink.

Growing up, I had beer bottles smashed over my head, cigarette butts snuffed on my skin, and leftover food thrown in my face. A few rotten eggs were nothing to me.

"Take another step forward, and I'll take Nate over the edge right now," I warned coldly.

I pulled Nate back another half step. This time, half of his feet hung in midair above the drop.

Everyone froze in absolute horror.

She's insane! She's an actual psychopath! You can't reason with her! Where are the cops?!

Nate is so unfortunate! Getting wrapped up with a crazy woman for no reason!

Please, lady, stop provoking her! What if she actually jumps?!

During the standoff, police officers and firefighters finally arrived at the scene. They quickly dispersed the crowd, shoving Hannah and the fan girls back behind the roof door to avoid triggering me further.

The lead negotiator, a friendly senior officer, put on a gentle smile and spoke in a soothing tone, "Young lady, standing up here in the freezing cold night wind, what are you trying to accomplish?"

"Getting into Grand Capital University isn't easy. Millions of kids envy your position. Your parents worked hard to raise you. If something happens to you in a moment of impulse, think of how heartbroken they'll be."

"Be a good girl. Release the young man first, and we can sit down and talk things through."

As he spoke, he took a subtle, barely noticeable step forward.

Noticing his movement, I immediately made a gesture to lean back with Nate.

The officer froze instantly, a layer of cold sweat breaking out across his forehead.