"Do you happen to see anyone else from school before you came here?" Haerin asked rather softly, just enough for Hanni to hear her. "Well... apart from you, I think I saw Chan just as we arrived at the parking lot before."
"This is all going too fast don't you think..." Haerin leaned back against her seat with a silent sigh. "...I still remember the day we took the entrance exams and now we're here. Time flies too fast."
"I know right... We've arrived at this stage of our lives. Time flies..." Hanni replied. "Do the two of you still together by the way?" Haerin asked. "Me and who? Yongjae?" Hanni asked back as Haerin just nodded.
"Yes we are. Why?" Hanni answered as Haerin just nodded again in amazement. "How long is this relationship of yours?" Haerin came with another question that almost made Hanni fall off her seat rhetorically. "Relationsh- No we're not dating, it's just me and him were close since we're kids and we're still are now."
"I seriously thought throughout high school that the two of you were actually dating. The signs were there too." Haerin replied as Hanni turned around to face her. "Tell me more. I want to hear from your point of view."
"Well for starters, every break time you and him would be sitting together at the cafeteria, him writing on his book while you're either sleeping or watched him writing as far as I remember..." Haerin gave a reason and Hanni couldn't deny it.
"...then when pairing up in classes you two were inseparable along with Minji when she came to our school in eleventh grade and Yongbok. Also Yongjae would be buying you foods and drinks sometimes. So that's me being observant that gave me the idea of you and Yongjae were having a thing for each other." Haerin concluded.
"I never knew that you're that observant Haerin. I'm not denying it; we were like that a lot during high school. But we're just besties, if Yongjae did have feelings for me..." Hanni took a short pause as your face crossed her mind in a flash. "...I think he would've told me long time ago."
"He would've..." Hanni whispered to herself as she leaned back before her fingers holding onto the sleeves of the blue hoodie you gave her. Her thoughts were interrupted as the lecturer walked in and the class started.
You remained silent in your seat just after a woman named Danielle Marsh went on and sat next to you. Knowing you have probably a good ten to fifteen minutes, you got your notebook out and turned over a new page.
Your mind went away as you tapped into your poetic soul inside and your hand started moving with every word that popped up inside your head.
While being sentimental, you could pour anything into the paper with words that reflects the emotions you're feeling.
"I see that you express your feelings into writings..." You heard Danielle's voice echoed from the side. You turned your head to her. "Sorry?"
"When you're feeling poetic or sentimental, some people would be saying them out loud and some, like you, tends to express them in form of written words. Am I right?" She calmly said.
You let out a slight chuckle as you agreed with her. "Yeah, I guess that I'm the writer's part of the bunch. Which one would you be in if I may ask?"
"Neither. I usually keep things to myself. If I want to categorize myself..." She paused for a short second. "...I'm a listener and a reader. That's where I fall into."
"Valid point. Well there's actually no exact rule that says we need to be this or be that if we're being sentimental or poetic so we just have to be ourselves. That's what matters." You said as her lips formed a round shape.
"That's such a great saying to be fair. Wow. You're good with words aren't you Yongjae." Danielle said with her tone shaded with impress. "You know what I'll take that compliment. Thanks." You replied.
"You're welcome. Wait have you heard of the literature club already?" She asked as you just shook your head. "...well it's basically a club where students gathered in this one small hall and do activities, poem writings, poetic talks on stage, they're promoting lots of books and resources. That sounds fun."
"It does sound cool. When will it be open or is it opened already?" You asked in interest. "The day after tomorrow, I'm going there after class hours, want to come?" She asked. "Sure. I'll have a pop at it." You accepted her invitation.
After that invitation, your class had started and your day went on, going to different classes.
Same thing with Hanni, she finished her classes smoothly. She's now standing by a vending machine, buying herself a can of coffee.
She settled down by a bench nearby, took a few sips of her coffee as she's checking her schedule and realizing she's done for the day as there were no classes on the afternoon session that day.
As she's checking her phone, she received your text asking her where she wants to meet up.
Hanni replied that she'll be waiting at the cafeteria but you replied saying that you're already there waiting.
She gasped as she took off, walking her way down a floor, along a few hallways until she reached the crowded cafeteria.
As she's walking around looking for you, you saw her from the distant as you made your way to her, tapped her shoulder from behind.
"Oh you're here." She greeted you as she turned around. "You haven't eaten right? Right?" Hanni asked as you just shook your head.
"Great. I'll buy you lunch today. No buts." She wriggled her finger in front of your face as you snickered.
"I am hungry right now not going to lie, I'll buy a lot of food, just an early warning." You teased her as she shrugged. "Fine by me. I'll probably buy more than you anyway."
In the end, you got yourself a normal portion of food along with Hanni before you two sat down on a table. "How's the first day going?" You asked a fries eating Pham Hanni and got a sigh in return.
"I think my answer's the same as the one you had in mind. But it's only the first day..." Hanni took a sip of her drink. "...there's a lot to process in, but I'll manage. And you know, Haerin is in the same course with me so I'm so glad there's someone I know in class with me."
"That's great. Haerin, from what I see, she's kind of an introvert right?" You asked as Hanni nodded. "Yeah she kind of is but when she's with someone she knows and comfortable with, she's talkative, like our last class, she's been talking about a lot of stuff."
"I don't mind that; I'm actually pleased that she's talkative to me." Hanni said before taking a last bite off her food. "How about yours? Wait do you have afternoon classes? Because I'm done for the day."
"Mine's not too bad, lectures were good and not boring. And yes I have a class later afternoon so you probably have to wait for me or you can ask your parents to pick you up?" You asked while Hanni just shook her head. "I'll wait for you. Probably in the library. At the corner end. Where I can sleep."
You nodded as you finished your plate and sipping on your drink before you saw Danielle walking past tables and somehow she noticed you too. Danielle gave you a wave as she's approaching your table.
"Hey. You're not going to class?" She asked while Hanni turned her head slightly to get a better look at Danielle. "Yeah, I was about to." You answered.
"Let's go then, we're going to be late. I'll wait by the entrance." Danielle invited you as she looked over to Hanni while waving slightly at her. "Hi~ Nice meeting you"
"You too." Hanni gave Danielle a light smile. "See you there." Danielle took her leave as you're packing your stuffs.
"I'll text you if we happen to finish early okay? If you're going to sleep be mindful of your stuffs alright?" You reminded Hanni as she gave you an 'Ok' sign.
Hanni just watched you walked away from your table as her eyes couldn't leave you all the way until you got to Danielle who's waiting by the door then you're out of her sight.
She remained silent as her mind's wandering off. The images of Danielle talking to you kept on replaying in her head without her knowing why.
Hanni leaned back, heaved a silent sigh as she looked down, staring at the navy blue hoodie she's wearing. "Already seeing someone on the first day..."
Without realizing, she's been sitting there for a while as her mind was everywhere. Finally out of her daydream, Hanni got her stuff and left the cafeteria and headed straight for the library.
"Why am I even feeling jealous about that..." She whispered to herself.
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