~ Together by a String ~ (Jiyoo)

~15~

"Try again. You might get it this time.. *whisper* please get it this time."

I did as she said and I managed to get the cat plushie. I happily clapped and got the plushie that really resembled Sakura for some reason. She gave me a high-five and took the plush happily.

And right then Minji passed while drinking strawberry milk from a straw. Now call that perfect timing. I just stared at her and watched her pretend as if she saw nothing and roll her eyes. Chaewon noticed the tension between us and tapped my shoulder to get my attention.

"What the hell was that aura coming from both of you, it felt like I was getting thrown into a void of darkness with a little bit of flowers, but more darkness."

"We're kind of having an argument right now."

"Oh, I see- Wait, are you two dating!?"

"Yeah.. I hope so. We haven't talked in 2 days and it doesn't look like we will any time soon."

"It seems serious. You can tell me if you want to, I'll listen!"

"It's a weird story.."

"I'm weird myself. I'm sure I won't get that surprised."

"*chuckle* Alright, if you say so."

It was right to say that Chaewon was just smiling and blinking the whole time without saying a single word. I thought she didn't expect that kind of a story from me and was completely speechless. And I was.. wrong?

"That was.."

"I know, it's really shocking and-"

"Amazing!?"

"Wait what?"

"You dated a gang leader that beat the living shit out of someone and then you left the gang leader only to be with the person they almost killed 4 years later. That's like such an awesome plot for a gangster type of game or movie."

"I really wonder what's happening inside your head."

"Everyone asks me that.."

Right then, the bell rang and I gave her the coins she handed me back to her and we went to our designated classrooms.

I was walking back to my classroom until I got pulled inside an empty classroom by someone. It was so sudden that I couldn't see who it was. I looked at the person's face and it was...

"Sakura? What are you doing here, how didn't you get caught?"

"I have my ways- But that's not what matters right now. I think you need to get out of school. Like right now."

"Now? But I can't, I still have classes-"

"Yunjin will be here."

I stopped breathing for a moment when I heard Yunjin's name. I thought Sakura was pranking me, but I noticed the seriousness in her eyes. Sakura seemed scared for god knows what reason and she never got scared of such things.