"Ok, if they come up to you, what do you do?" I ask, Jude walking beside me
"Punch them and go home" Jude replies
No... you run away, call or text me, and tell a teacher" I say, rolling my eyes, not understanding how it's so hard for her to get it
"So I can't have the punch in my plan?"
"No, not really," I reply. Jude sighs beside me, and the school comes into light in front of us.
Before we get to the gates, I turn around to look at Jude, grabbing her by the shoulders
"Seriously though, Jude. Don't let them do anything to you. Just run as soon as you see them" I say, worry visible in my voice. Who can blame me though?
"Alright, alright. I got it. Can I go now?" Jude says, looking towards the gates. I nod, releasing her, and watch her walk towards her section of the school buildings.
She'll be fine. If she's already done it so many times, she'll be fine.
My eyes blur, vision only seeing black, and I notice how a hand is being put over my eyes. They are cold, but soft
"Who is it?" I hear a voice. Cho
"Hm.. maybe Cho?" I respond, laughing. The hand lets go of me, and surely, Cho appears before me
"Nervous?" she asks. I shrug
"Not really" I say, shrugging
"Right, I forgot that you like maths," Cho says. i'm about to protest, but then remember how she thinks that I love Math and hate History
"Right..." I say between an awkward laugh
"Why do you have another bag with you?" Cho says, looking down at the bag between my arms. I look down at it, and look up
"Uh... just some extra stuff I needed" I say. Cho nods, her eyebrows up in suspicion
"ok... by the way, I just saw Ricky a few minutes ago. I haven't seen him these last few days. Lucky him for not having our previous subjects" she says. My eyes widen
"He's here?!"
"Yeah? Do you know why he wasn't here?"
"Uh, no - no idea" I say. Cho nods
"Mk, imma head to my exam classroom. I'll see you, yeah? We haven't hung out in a long time" she says, a smile on her face. It hurts. I'm a horrible person. I've lied to her
"Right. Cya" I say, a smile on my face as well. Cho nods and waves at me, walking off to the building. I look at my phone
---
Hao Hao
Hey
Where are u?
I have your bag
I'll be right there
Meet me at the gate
Alr
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I walk toward the gate, and surely enough, I see a boy with dark ginger hair run out of one of the buildings. He looks around cautiously, his pace slowing down a little, and then jogs up to me
"Hey" he says awkwardly
"Hey. Here you go" I say, handing him his bag
"Thanks" He says, without a smile, looking around still
"Hao, she went inside the building already" I say
"Yeah, I know"
"Then why do you look so worried"
"There's someone I don't want to see right now," Hao says, narrowing his eyes "Anyways, thanks. Bye." Hao says curtly, and quickly walks away. I stand frozen.
The fuck?
I shrug it off, looking around cautiously as well, checking if anyone is stalking me. Gotta be careful, y'know?
Within the crowd, I see a head with platinum blonde hair, almost silver. Ricky. No one else has that hair color other than Ricky. He just likes being extra.
I push through the amount of people my age, and surely see the face of Ricky, and next to him, the face of a certain Gyuvin. My eyes widen as I make eye contact with Ricky, who also looks at me with wide eyes. Why the fuck is he surprised? He's the one who has disappeared for days, and he's the one who's surprised?
As I approach them, I smile slightly at Gyuvin and slap Ricky's arm
"Ow! What the fuck was that for?"
"I don't know man. Maybe because you disappeared and said nothing about it?"
"It was only one day... and anyways, it's not like you called me or anything either"
"Yeah... but that's because-" I was about to protest but rememberd that Gyuvin was here. With Ricky. Gyuvin, Ricky. Ricky, Gyuvin. Did they make up or...?
"Uh-"
"I'll explain later. I have an exam right now" Ricky blurts out, and runs off
"Yeah, me too. Bye Hanbin" Gyucin says, and also speeds off in the speed of lighting.
Ok?
I walk to my building as well, which is coincidentally the same building in which I saw Hao enter. Will I see him on my way? I hope I do. Why do I hope so? I don't know. Who cares
I look through the windows of each classroom, trying to spot the narrow eyes and concentrated face of Hao, but I see no one. I sigh, disappointed, and head to my room. But right next to my classroom, I spot a boy with dark ginger hair, biting his nails slightly, looking nervously around the room. I guess he's going to have his chemistry exam right now. As I look at him, his eyes meet mine, and it feels weird.
We stare at each other for two very long seconds, and I motion him to come out of the room. He sighs and gets up, a few people from his class watching him go. He's clearly very loved in this school. Hao walks out of the door, in which I meet him by I place an arm on the wall, smiling down at the boy that is inclined against the wall
"What's up?" Hao says, voice slightly annoyed, arms crossed
"You have the chem exam right now?" I ask, and Hao nods
"Yeah, thanks for reminding me about my own exams. What do you want, Hanbin?" he asks, making me laugh lightly
"Just came to cheer you up. You'll do fine, Hao, don't worry about it" I say. Hao nods and smiles. A fake one.
"Thanks, Hanbin. You can go now" Hao says. I feel something inside me hurt. Why is he acting like that
"Why are you acting like that?" I ask
"Like what?" Hao says, looking everywhere but my eyes. Does he think I'm too close right now?
"Like you don't like me"
"Because I don't" He responds. I laugh
"Oh, come on. We all know that's a lie by now. Seriously though, what's wrong"
"Dunno. I'm just sorta stressed" he says and I hum. I cup his face, making him look at me
"You'll do fine, I promise. I barely needed to help you yesterday. You're a genius Hao, and I know that you can do it" I say, feeling inspirational 'just don't regret how much you studied, and tell yourself that you will do just fine. Stress makes it all worse"
Hao smiles. A real one.
"Thanks, Hanbin. I hope you'll do well on your test as well. You did great yesterday" Hao says timidly, making me laugh
"That's definitely not what you told me yesterday" I say between laughs, and then I pat him on his shoulder
"Good luck Hao. I'll take you to get something to eat after school" I say. I see that Hao is about to protest, but then he closes his mouth and nods
"Thanks. I'll text you" He says, and opens the door to his classroom and goes in
He'll do just fine.
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No time to talk but this chapter was rll rushed so sorry if it sucked
(stream '3D' by JK and Jack Harlow)