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Decide for yourself what it means to be happy
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Ji-eun was casually strolling down the hall, walking towards her classroom in peace as she hummed to herself happily. She was playing with the hem of her uniform while her mind was lost in the clouds. She was still left in a haze after Sunghoon's confession and would blush every time she thought about him.
"So? How did things go yesterday?" A voice suddenly appear from behind the girl, making her jump. Halting in her tracks as she turned around to face a grinning Jake, the girl let out a sigh.
"You guys ditched me yesterday without saying a word!" She exclaimed, folding her hands across her chest but she couldn't stay mad at them because if they hadn't ditched her she probably wouldn't have been able to spend time with him like that.
"Yeah, sorry about that but come on. How did it go? Did he confess??" Jake asked curiously, walking along with Ji-eun as they both made their way to their classroom.
"Y-yes he did." The girl muttered under her breath as she adverted her gaze from Jake to the floor. "I don't think he's gonna attend classes any time soon so—"
Ji-eun's jaw dropped when she laid eyes on the person sitting in their seat behind hers. A sudden warmth quickly flushed across her face as she locked eyes with the boy, who she definitely didn't expect to be there. Gaining a low chuckle from Jake, the boy walked past her with a grin, flashing her a teasing wink before going over to his seat.
Ji-eun lowered her head, fixing her gaze back onto the floor as she slowly made her way to her designated seat, now once again recalling every word Sunghoon muttered to her yesterday. She definitely had an answer to his question but didn't know how to tell him.
"Hey Sana." Ji-eun greeted her best friend before taking her seat, her back facing Sunghoon who was leaning back in his seat, looking at the girl with a smile on his lips. He had his hands propped up behind his head, quietly listening to Ji-eun sweetly talk to her best friend, purposely avoiding talking to him.
To Sunghoon, just being able to admire the girl was enough for him.
He was perfectly fine with just admiring the girl or listening to the sound of her voice for as long as he could.
He was head over heels in love with her.
Some might say, saying he was in 'love' with her was far fetched but the boy really and truly was in love and he wasn't going to let anything or anyone get in the way of this.
"Hello~", said the boy, leaning forward, whispering into her ear. His warm breath ghosted her skin, sending shivers down the girl's spine. Ji-eun slowly turned around, her face only inches away from Sunghoon's as their eyes took in each other. The boy's sultry voice made the girl's cheek heat up, covering her face to hide the visible blush on her cheeks.
"I hope you slept well last night~" Sunghoon continued teasingly, letting out a low chuckle due to successfully flustering the girl.
"I did not and you're the reason why." The girl breathed out, finally speaking to him since she came in. The boy was a bit taken aback by her straightforwardness, his heart was slowly picking up it's beating pace.
"Well, you still need to give me an answer~" Sunghoon cooed out, fixating his alluring gaze on Ji-eun's plump lips before looking away.
"Welll, you sir are going to have to wait till tonight~" She exhaled in a mesmerizing but low chuckle, twirling her hair around her finger with a teasing smile.
"Ice Rink, 9pm." -Jieun
"Ooooo~ first date night." Sunghoon whispered in her ear making the girl laugh in disbelief. "Yah, don't get your hopes up too high." She continued, folding her arm over her chest with a cute pout.
Before Sunghoon could utter another word their class teacher barged into class, ceasing everyone's attention.
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The school day went by pretty quickly and it was now Ji-eun's last class of the day before heading home. As always, her mind was up in the clouds, thinking back about everything that happened since she moved here. It had been one hell of a long journey with crying, consoling, accepting and understanding. Nevertheless, she was quite happy for where she was now, here with Sunghoon and a good group of friends along with her family. She felt freer, for now she wasn't burdened with the past and what had occurred.
Quietly humming as she rhythmically tapped her pen on her book low enough so it wouldn't disturb anyone, the girl's mind went to something that she had found on that special night with Sunghoon.
A ring, was what the girl found. A pretty golden ring with tiny studs engraved around the outer part of it. She were to ask Sunghoon about it but never had the chance. Ji-eun had found it lying on the edge of the bench where she had sat with the boy but wasn't given the opportunity to ask due to the sleepiness that kicked in but now, upon remembering, the girl was sure she'd ask him tonight and return it.
After the dismissal of class, the girl hurriedly made her way out her classroom to meet up with Jungwon who had notified her that her father was already there to pick her up. Before she could even step forward after walking into the schoolyard, a hand was locked around her wrist tightly, pulling her back.
"Heeseol?" The horrid name escaped Ji-eun's lips in a forced manner. Both girls stared at each other before speaking up.
"What's wrong? Didn't get enough from me yesterday?" Ji-eun grumbled out sarcastically, pulling her hand away from Heeseol's grip.
"Why you little!—" Heeseol exclaimed, raising her hand up to hit the girl.
"Is that what you did to Sunghoon as well? I swear a girl like you doesn't deserve him. Not in this lifetime at least." Ji-eun stated haughtily, flicking her hair away from her face. She was holding back Heeseol's hand above her that threatened to hit her.
"I'm glad he dumped your ass." Ji snapped, glaring at the girl with a lifeless expression splayed across her face.
Heeseol was speechless, her lips were agape and nothing came out of her mouth. "You wench!" Yelled Heeseol, now trying to break lose from Ji-eun's grip.
"Just give it up. Be a better person and just leave the boy alone." And with that Ji threw the girl's hand aside and walked away. She quickly caught sight of Jungwon and her father who were sitting in the car, watching her as she made her way towards them.
"I would have backed you up but you already had the situation handled." Jungwon grinned, clicking in his seatbelt.
"My daughter is standing up for herself. We love that!" Her father exclaimed happily, giving the girl a reassuring smile.
"I'm tirreeedddd." The girl dragged out her sentence, leaning her head on the window as she looked out at the busy cars that packed the street. In the moment when her dad took off the girl saw Sunghoon looking at her with a smile hinting at his lips. Had he seen what happened between her and Heeseol? Why was he smiling?
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After picking out a splendid outfit, Ji-eun quickly went to take a bath so she could have enough time to style her hair and fix herself properly if it was necessary. She had already gotten permission to go out so it was much more of a happy thrill for the girl since now she didn't have to sneak out.
The girl had filled her three best friends in on all the stuff they missed and even excitedly told them that she was going to meet Sunghoon tonight. Of course, they knew something like this would happen and they were all happy for her.
As Ji-eun was about to put on her shoes after getting dressed and all tidied up, she had gotten a notification on her phone.
Hoonie
Sunghoon: Princess -8:40pm
Sunghoon: I'm dying to meet you~ -8:42pm
Ji-eun: Didn't you see me at school- -8:45pm
Sunghoon: Hmmm, trying to play hard to get, huh? -8:46pm
Ji-eun: I'm about to leave. See you soon~ -8:50pm
Sunghoon: Call me if something's wrong, okay? -8:53pm
Ji-eun: Dw, I will~ -8:55pm
After she finished texting him, she announced she was leaving, giving her mom an excited kiss on her cheek. Ji-eun's mother sure was excited and happy for her daughter and Jungwon kept teasing her about Sunghoon but Ji didn't choose violence and kept silent, not troubling him about his crush on Chaerin.
"Eunnieeee!" Jungwon called out from the porch as he watched his sister leave.
"What?" She turned to her brother, resting her hand on her hips as she slipped past through the gate.
"Yah, if something's wrong, call us." The boy said with a smile, assuring his sister in a calming tone.
"I will. Also, when are you going to confess? Can't keep the girl waiting you know." Ji-eun said in a mischievous manner, flashing her brother a playful grin. "Orrrr maybe Chae's going to beat you to it and confess first!"
"Yah! Are you saying I'm too shy to confess?! Look-" Jungwon whisper-yelled, but couldn't finish because his sister cut him off.
"See ya later!" The girl exclaimed before continuing to walk towards the bus stop.
The ring
My confession
The competition—
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A/n
Damn- we're already on the 26th chapter-
Ooooop well I hope I'm not dragging out this part but everything seems pretty fine.
Heeseol do be a little annoying like get your own man🙄