Someone I Knew

Ch. 8 The karaoke bar

Seojun came along with his bike and stopped it in front of me

"What is it now?"
I asked getting annoyed

"Why are you going by bus?"

"My wish, I can go walking, driving, flying or in a bus"

"Flying?"
He laughed

"Yes! It's my wish"

"Here"
He tossed an extra helmet to me

"Well, that's more like it"
I said while seating on his bike excitedly

He first dropped me home so that I can change and then came after few minutes to pick me up.

A few minutes of silent ride was an irony to the loud music in the karaoke bar

"So, who's first?"
I asked picking up the microphone

"You first"
He pointed at me while the song began

"Well, this is my favorite"
I said as iu's celebrity played and filled my heart with joy

(Song linked above)

We sung and danced lot, it was the first time I saw Seojun smiling and dancing. His voice is amazing, no matter what song he sung

"Okay, the last one's to you"
I said as the next song played

But the song that played and the voice that sung it, made my eyes teary

It was oppa who sang this song for me last time, and I hear the same emotions and the same rhythm in Seojun's voice

A tear escaped my eye as I heard him sing, but I quickly wiped it and excused myself to washroom

I stood in front of the mirror looked at my reflection

"I try to go to my old self as you said oppa but I can't, I just can't. Even if I try to show that I am strong without you, there is someone to remind me of you"
I bit my lips trying to hold my tears, and trying not to cry

I took a deep breath and splashed water on my face. After washing my face, I came out of the washroom and went to the vending machine to buy some drinks while Seojun was waiting for me outside

"You were here too?"
I heard Suho's voice

"Lee Suho? Oh yes, I was here too"
I replied

"Alone?"
He raised an eyebrow

Before I could reply, he looked outside

"You came here with Seojun?"
He asked looking outside

"Why would I come with him? I didn't even knew he was here"
I lied

Just then we heard a rush and Suho looked outside again

"Why is he with jugyeong? And - wait, those jerks again?"
I said when I saw the guys who met us in the dark alley before, running behind Seojun

"You know them?"
Suho asked

"I've met them before and they are quite troublemakers"
I said and hurried outside following them

After running a lot, I finally found them, and it looked like Seojun and jugyeong already escaped. They looked at us and smirked

"Pretty face? You go to Saebom high too?"
Lee Sungyong asked looking at Suho's uniform

"That's none of your concern"
I said holding Suho's hand and turning back to leave

"Where are you going? And who is this with you?"
He asked holding my wrist while the others stopped Suho

I immediately got my hand out of his grip and glared at him

"Is he your new boyfriend? Don't you feel bad cheating on Han Seojun?"

"Move out of the way"
I said but they came in front of us again

"I'll let you go if you call Seojun here"
He said as if I'm begging him to leave us

"Why should I?"

"Of course he will come if you call him, don't you think so?"

"I don't have a phone"

Thank God my phone is with Seojun

"Then give your phone"
He said to Suho

One of the boys went near Suho to take his phone but Suho stopped him. He tried punching Suho but ended up falling

"Atleast try learning some basic Jiu Jitsu if you wanna act like gangsters"
I said scoffing

Sungyong lost his temper and raised his hand to hit me, but I stopped it. He scoffed and raised another one to punch me, but I dodged it and he landed in front of Suho

The others where trying to beat Suho, but ended up getting beaten without Suho punching them

Sungyong was still trying to punch me, which I kept dodging, The others finally caught Suho while I caught the leader's hand and twisted it

"Are you going to stop now? Let go of him"
They all stopped after hearing the siren and went

"I didn't knew you were good at jiu jitsu"
Suho said dusting off his clothes

"I'm good at everything, but you really know nothing, let's go now"
I said fixing my jacket

♡

"Lim Jugyeong lives here?"
I asked Suho while we were waiting for her and Seojun outside Prince comics

We heard a bike's rev and I stood up seeing jugyeong getting off the bike

"Lim Jugyeong!"
Suho called her out

"It's you again?"
He asked Suho without even noticing me

"Why did you give her a ride?"
Suho asked whilst Seojun finally noticed me when I stood beside suho

"What about you? Why are you with her"
Seojun asked Suho referring me and I scoffed

"He is with me because you left me alone at the karaoke bar and then we had to deal with those street dogs"
I said looking at Seojun and then turning my gaze to jugyeong

"Street dogs?"
Jugyeong asked with confusion

"Thanks to my phone that was with you.....nothing bad happened"
I said taking my phone from Seojun's pocket, he was shocked at my action, but stayed calm as if nothing happened

"See you guys tomorrow"
I said putting the phone in my jacket's pocket and making my way to the bus terminal

♡

I came back home and did my night routine after having dinner, still one thought was hitting my mind

It was Seojun who gave jugyeong a ride, Suho should be the one jealous but why does my heart ache
I thought placing my hand on my chest

"I'm not his girlfriend to get jealous at such thing"
I said out loud with a sigh

Next day ~

Thank God I arrived at the school on time even after sleeping late yesterday. I walked in the campus and saw Suho looking at jugyeong with dreamy eyes. I went smiling towards him and waved in front of his face

"You can't just see and keep lingering around her from distance dear Suho, take a step ahead and propose her.....before someone else takes the chance"
I said when I saw Seojun talking with jugyeong

"Starting from today, I'm only going to listen to you"
He tossed his bike keys to jugyeong and said

"What is this drama now"
I scoffed

Jugyeong called out his name and tried going after him but Suho caught her wrist and stopped her

"Don't go"
He said

"Let me just"

"Just don't go"
He cutted her off again

Not interested in the lovers quarrel, I went to the classroom playing with my bike keys

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