Episode 3

oo much. "Shall we go now?" I told the boys who were waiting for me outside, "hey me and kyung-mi wanted to go and play some basketball, if you want you can come and see us play" ji-hoon said "no I'm tired, I'll go straight  home" "ok then bye" ji-hoon said "bye" kyung-mi waved at me "bye-bye" I waved at both of them as I walked away. Tomorrow after school the three of us went again studying at the library. "Are you guys hungry?" I asked them both "no, not really" kyung-mi said "me neither" ji-hoon said "ok then, I'm to buy something for myself, are you guys sure you don't want anything?" I asked once again "well since you insisting, buy me a kimbap and a banana-milk" ji-hoon said "ok" I said and I turned around to leave "and one corndog" he said and I glared at him but he smiled at me. I came back from the store, "the food is here" ji-hoon said and clapped his hands, kyung-mi laughed at him a little, "here's your kimbap, corndog and banana-milk" I gave it to ji-hoon, "I didn't know what you like so I bought banana-milk and choco-milk" I gave kyung-mi the two boxes with milk "you didn't have to, but thank you anyway" kyung-mi said, and then I sat down and started to eat, "you got ramen with sausages, steamed bun and coke" ji-hoon opened his eyes wide "yeah, is there anything wrong?" I looked at him "no,no enjoy" "but how you're gonna eat the ramen?" kyung-mi asked me, "one second...tadaa" I took out of my bag a termos" "so you always keep that with yourself?" kyung-mi asked me looking surprised, "yes but must of the time I filled with cold water or a little bit warm" I explained and he nodded. I and ji-hoon were eating while kyung-min was looking at the books, i felt bad that we were eating and he wasn't, "do you want some?" I offered him my steamed bun "I would give the  ramen but it's not done yet" I looked at the ramen "no it's ok I'm not hungry" he shook his hand "you can take a bite from the other side when I didn't bite" I told him, but he  shook his head as a 'no' "oh come on" I whined a little bit, "ok then" he smiled and took a bite, "is it delicious?" I asked him and he nodded "here" I gave him the half "no it's ok, I'm not hungry" "eat it or I'm gonna throw it away" I told him "ok, ok...thank you" he took the steamed bun and ate it, I was mixing the ramen and I looked at kyung-mi, "here" I gave it to him "no really I'm stuffed with the bun I can't eat anymore" he backed away a little, "ok but just a little. Fast or it's gonna get cold" I scolded him a little, and he ate some, "I'm done I can't anymore" he said and gave me the ramen, and I ate the rest of the ramen "what about me?" Ji-hoon looked at me with sad eyes "what?, I bought you what you wanted" I said and started eating again, "can you give me just a little bit" he begged me "no, eat your food now" I scolded him "tch, mean" he whispered but I could still hear it, I was eating and on a moment I raised my head, when my eyes leaned at taeyang who was still at the table in front of us and he was staring at me like a psycho, I looked again at my food, I was eating but my hair were falling on the food, I putted them behind my ear but it didn't help, I stopped eating and looked for a hair tie on my wrists but I didn't have any, I hold my hair with one hand and tried to eat but the cup kept moving so I left my hair and hold the cup, "here let me help you" kyung-mi said and caught my hair, "thank you" I said while eating, "hey kyung-mi a have a question for you" "yeah what?" He answered "why do you think that studying with soo-ah it's fun?", I opened my eyes wide and looked at ji-hoon, I knew this was going to no good, "well I have studied with other people before and tutored but they were always just focused on studying and it was kinda boring bc some of them couldn't even learn and I had to explain to them over and over again, but with soo-ah everything it's different she's a quick learner, and she talks about random stuff sometimes or makes jokes for any topic we are studying" kyung-mi explained "but isn't that distraction and makes you lose focus on studying?" Ji-hoon asked again "yeah you're right but sometimes it's good to take a break from studying" kyung-mi said and ji-hoon nodded, "if you wouldn't tell me I would still keep thinking that you liked her" ji-hoon said while looking at his food and took a bite, "what?" Kyung-mi said, I choked on my food when I heard ji-hoon saying those words, "are you ok?" Kyung-mi patted my back and gave me water, I drank some water and calmed down, "eat slowly don't like a pig" ji-hoon said and I angrily glared at him "are you better now?" Kyung-mi asked me again "yes, thank you" I thanked him, "did I heard it right?, you thought that I had feelings for soo-ah?" Kyung-mi asked ji-hoon, "I know right it's such a funny joke" I lightly slapped kyung-mi's shoulder and laughed, "I wasn't joking I really thought that he had a crush on you" ji-hoon said "I'll kill you" I said while laughing, "what about you soo-ah, do you have a crush on me?" Kyung-mi asked me "of course not, and I know that you don't have feelings for me either" I said, he sighed in relief "thank god you don't or else everything would be awkward between us" he smiled and I smiled too, "so all this time I was wrong about him?" Ji-hoon at me with guilt, "you, you're so dead now" I pulled my sleeve up and got up and walked towards ji-hoon, I grabbed him from the hair and he yelled for help "help me, kyung-mi help me" he yelled, kyung-mi pulled me away from him. After some seconds the librarian came and told us to be quiet or he will kick us out, "I think we should go home now guys, we'll continue this tomorrow and we will have more time to study since tomorrow it's Sunday" kyung-mi said, and we walked out of the library. "You guy's can go home first, I just remember that mr.Kang told me to help him with something" kyung-mi said, "what is it, is something that has to do with the exams?" jihoon asked curiously, "maybe...?" he shrugged his shoulders and made a clueless face and then walked away, "god, being the class president it's the best, you can see the exam papers before everyone" ji hoon said, "you fool the exams are in two weeks, why would the professor do them ready now?" I lightly slapped his head, "maybe he made the exams paper ready because he has even other classes to take care of" he slapped my head back. Tomorrow at the library, i and ji hoon were waiting for kyung mi, "why is he being so late?" Ji hoon asked "I don't know, maybe he's busy with something?" "Call him and ask him where he is?" Ji hoon told me and I called kyung mi, "hello?" Kyung mi answered his phone, "hello, kyung mi, where are you, me and Ji hoon are waiting at the library" I said " I'm sorry but I can't come today" he said, "why? Did something happened?" I asked him "no everything it's fine, but my family wanted to go at my grandparents house today, so that's why I can't come." he said and hung up the phone without letting me speak, "so what did he say?" Ji hoon asked me, "he said that he's going at his grandparents house today and that's why he can't come" I told him and he nodded slowly, "well I think it's only you and me like the old times" I smiled and he did too, and so we began to study. Tomorrow I entered the class in a hurry because I was late but thank god that the class hadn't started yet, "sleeping late again?" Ji hoon questioned me and I nodded. After some minutes I looked around the class and I noticed an empty seat, I looked again at that seat it was kyung mi's seat "hey why  kyung mi sit is empty?" I asked Ji hoon "he didn't come today" he replied, I looked at the seat again but at that moment the teacher came and the lesson started.  At the lunch break I tried to call him but he wouldn't answer. Three days have passed and kyung-mi didn't come at school. I was walking at the hallway with min-ji when I saw one of kyung-mi's friend and I went to them, "hi" I said "hi?" He said "you're kyung-mi's friend right?" I said "yeah" he said "I wanted to ask you if you know why he hasn't come to school all these days" but he seemed clueless too "I don't know either, every time we call him to hang out with us he would say that he's busy" kyung-mi friend told me "oh, well thank you" I said and left. The whole week went by and kyung-mi still didn't came at school. It was another Monday and I as always was late, "come soo-ah or we are gonna miss the bus" gun-woo yelled "I'm coming, I'm coming" I ran, we arrived at the bus stop, as we arrived the bus left, "great what should we do now?" Gun-woo looked angry, "I'm sorry" I said and looked down at the ground "I don't need your sorry right now" he said "why don't we call a cab?" I suggested "do you have money?" He asked me, and is showed him the money "what about lunch then?" He asked me again "oh don't worry I can stay one day with out lunch" I told him, he called the cab and we went at school. When  we arrived the school guard was closing the school gate, "sir,sir,sir please wait" I begged to him "please let us in this time" gun woo said, he looked around and then whispered at us "ok kids I'll let you go this time but let this be the last time", "thank you sir, thank you so much" I jumped and made a heart with my arms and he did too. I and gun-woo ran to our classes, I was in front of the back door of the class and looked from the window if the teacher was inside or not, and he was, (shot) I thought, I saw the teacher was writing something on the black board, so I took the chance, I opened the door very slowly and went inside, I was walking slowly until I reached my seat and I sat as if nothing happened, the teacher didn't noticed anything, "wah, you're getting so good at this" ji-hoon gave me a thumbs up, I turned my head to look at the teacher when I saw the teacher looking at me, I smiled scared that he may scold me, "you know I'm impressed, this is the first time that I didn't heard you coming, congratulations" he smiled and clapped his hands, I was surprised by his words, "what was that?" ji-hoon asked me "I don't know" I shook my head and smiled. During the lesson I took a break from writing and messages my fingers, I looked at the kyung-mi's seat and he was sitting there (he has finally come to school) I thought with myself and smiled, after class I was going to talk to kyung-mi but he had already left. I walked in the hallway when I saw him and his friends, I followed them until they entered the boys changing room, I stood there waiting for him, boys kept going in and out, some of them would look at me and smile or laugh and some would look at me weirdly and whisper to each other, I was so embarrassed, it looked like I was a pervert who would like to see boys naked, at that moment ji-hoon came out of the room "soo-ah? What are you doing here?" He asked me surprised, "I'm waiting for kyung-mi" I told him "let's waiting together than, it would be less embarrassing for you" he leaned his back on the wall. We waited for another 2-3 minutes when he came out "hey kyung-mi" I said "hey" he said and left, I looked at ji-hoon confused. Later I saw kyung-mi in his locker and I went to him, "hey kyung mi, where have you been all these days? You didn't even answer my calls or messages" I said "I've been busy" he said coldly, "with what?" I asked him "something personal" he turned to the other side and started walking, I walked a little bit fast to catch with him. I asked him "so are we meeting at the library today?", he stopped and looked at me "im sorry but we aren't going to study together anymore, and I would like it if you'll stop talking to me from now on" he said, I was so shocked to hear those words from him, "but why, why all of the sudden, did I do something wrong?" I asked him confused "no, you didn't do anything" he said and walked away. Later at class, I kept looking at him from time to time but he didn't looked at me even once. After school I and ji-hoon went to the library to study, I looked around for kyung-mi and I saw him at the last table studying alone, I grabbed ji-hoon from his arm as he was about to sit and pulled him where kyung mi was, "hi" I said to kyung-mi and sited down "hey" Ji-hoon said to him too, kyung-mi took his books and got up to leave, I got up too "hey why're leaving?" and I grabbed his arm, he shook his arm away "didn't I tell you that we aren't studying together anymore, so please leave me alone" he looked angry, "but why dude give us a reason why being like this and we will leave you alone" Ji-hoon said, but kyung-mi didn't say anything and just left, I wanted to go after him but ji-hoon stopped me "stop it, he said to leave him alone" "but-" "he may have a reason, so let's forget about it and study". After I and ji-hoon finished studying we went to our houses. I was in my room watching k-dramas, when I got I video call from min-ji "hey girl, what you're doing?" She said "nothing, watching k-dramas, what about you?" I said "nothing studying" she said with a bored expression on her face, "what's wrong soo-ah I have noticed since this morning that you're not inthe mood, what's bothering you?" She asked worried, "well... you know kyung-mi" "your class president and your study-mate?" "yes" "what about him?". I explained everything to her, "weird, why would he change after one week?" Min-ji said "I know right, it's not like I did anything to him orr....wait I think I got it now" I said "what?" min-ji asked "maybe he got annoyed by my calls and messages and he thought that I'm a clingy person, this is why he said to not speak to him anymore" "nah I don't think so" min-ji "but it may be true, look I send him one message everyday and called him twice a day" I showed her my phone "I don't know maybe" she raised her hands "ugh, it's all my fault" I messed my hair in frustration, "I know I'll go tomorrow and apologise to him for being annoying" I smiled "uhh, I don't think that's necessary, it's not that you made a big mistake, it's just something normal and it's not your fault at all, you didn't know that he would get annoyed by a text and a phone call" "you're right, but what happened then?" I whined, "anyway, hey I thought after the exams are over I thought we could have a party at my house" she said all excited, "sounds good" I smiled at her "ok now bye, because I have to study" she waved at me and blowed me a kiss and so did I, then I looked at the messages I sent to kyung mi and they weren't that clingy or annoying the were short messages, but I still wanted to apologise even if I did nothing, so I sent him a message apologising, he saw the message and started typing, I was happy that he was replying to my message, #hey soo ah, you don't need to apologise to me you didn't do anything bad, in fact I'm the one who should apologise to you from making you feel bad and not talking to you#  #it's ok I just thought that you didn't want to speak with me because you thought I saw a clingy person#  #no it's not like that, it's something that I can't tell you#  #it's ok I understand I won't ask you anymore, but can we be friends like before?# I sent this message with the hope that he will agree, #umm I don't know if we can be friends like before#  #oh ok# I texted and left my phone and looked at my laptop, some seconds passed and I got i message, I took my phone and kyung-mi had messaged me, #if you want we can hang out after school#   #really😃😃😃?# #really#, I was so happy I started jumping on my bed. Tomorrow at the school, me and kyung-mi kept texting with each other the whole time, I don't know why but it was kinda fun, "who do you keep texting like that?" Gun-woo asked me, "she's has been texting with kyung-mi since this morning" ji-hoon said while chewing his food, "why?" min-ji asked me "I don't know but I kinda like it" I said smiling at my phone, "but you told me yesterday that he told you to not speak to him anymore?" Min-ji asked confused "I know right he acted so weird yesterday" ji-hoon said "your guys are right but I'm not speaking to him but texting so that means the we aren't speaking to each other" I smiled when I got a message, "ok now enough with the phone, eat your food first" gun-woo said "aaa" I opened my mouth, gun-woo giggled and started feeding me, "ok now I think you can eat on your own now" gun-woo putted my chopsticks on the table and started eating his food, I didn't listen to him and kept texting kyung-mi, "ok I think that's enough" gun-woo said and took my phone from my hand and putted on his pocket "hey what are you doing, give it back" I reached my hands to his pocket and he kept pushing me away, then he took it out of his pocket and putted inside his shirt, and smiled at me, I looked at him annoyed by his act "do you think I can't get my phone back from there" I said and wanted to unbutton his shirt "hey what are you doing, are you crazy?" He he pushed me away, got up from the seat and covered his chest "oh come on give my phone back" I went to him but he started running away "yah come back with my phone" I yelled and rushed after him. I chased him at the school yard and I finally got him "ok,ok stop, there I'll give it to you" he breathed heavily "give it" I said, "turn around" he said "of please it's not the first time I see your body we have been growing up together so there's nothing to be shy about" I told him "but that happened years ago when we were kids, so turn around" he said, I sighed rolled my eyes and turned around, "don't turn around " he said when I felt him handing me the phone on my hand "yes" I said and waked away a bit waiting for gun-woo, when taeyang passed by at that moment gun-woo came and he was still fixing his buttons "you're done?" I asked him "yeah I only need to do my tie" "oh,oh, can I do it I really liked to tie the tie" I said and he let my do it, "look I made kyung-mi worried for not replying" I told gun-woo "don't you get tired chatting like that?" "I do but how else can I communicate with him?" I looked at him "why don't you guys meet after school somewhere?" He said "you're right I'll tell him to meet me today after school" I said. After the class was over it was time to go home, "you go and wait for me with the others" I told ji-hoon "why? where are you going?" He asked me "just go without me" I told him as I got my backpack and ran off the class. #hey where are you?# I texted kyung-mi #at the school hallway why?# he replied #ok wait there#, I ran to get there quickly, I saw him standing here and I went to him, "hey" I said "hey" he said and then looked around "so I was thinking if you would like to hang out with me and my friends?" I asked him "umm...I don't-" "oh come on, you told me that we can meet after school right?" I cutted him off "well ok" he said "let's go then" I smiled. We went in front of the school where ji-hoon, min-ji and gun-woo were waiting for me "hey guy's, I want to introduce you to my study-mate and our class president kyung-mi" "hello everyone!" He greeted my friends "hi, nice to meet you" min-ji shook his hand very fast "hi" gun-woo said and raised his hand "so I thought if he could hang out with us today if you don't mind?" I told them "it's fine by me" gun-woo said "of course he can come" min-ji said "let's go then what are we waiting for?" ji-hoon said and we all left the school. While we were walking we got pass the basketball court, "do you wanna play a game?" Ji-hoon asked kyung-mi "ok" kyung-mi said, we went inside I and min-ji sat on the bench, while the boys played, it was so much fun watching them play bc they kept losing against gun-woo, they got tired and sat down, "I didn't know you're so good at basketball" kyung-mi said "I know, and I don't get it why he wants to study for photography when he so good at basketball" Ji-hoon said "photography it's something that I like doing it and basketball it's just a hobby" gun-woo explained. After some minutes taeyang came with his friends, "do you guys wanna play against us?" One of taeyang's friend asked ji-hoon, gun-woo and kyung-mi while they were playing "ok, why not" gun-woo said, and so they started playing. After some time playing both teams had made three points and the team who would do one more point would be the winner, I and min-ji were cheering for the boys, when I heard min-ji cheering for the other side, "hey what are you doing, we're playing against them you know?" I looked surprised, "what?, I just felt bad because no one is cheering for them and plus I was cheering for him" she pointed at one of taeyang's friend "are you crazy do you really have a crush on him, I thought that you were kidding when you told me" I opened my eyes wide "what's wrong liking him, he's handsome and smart, and I also I'm pretty and smart, we can be a perfect couple" she smiled "but he's not the right one for you, he's a player he doesn't deserve you" I said "whatever I don't care" she said and started cheering, I sighed and shook my head looking at her, I also started cheering, "go gun-woo, go kyung-mi, go ji-hoon woo", gun-woo had the ball and he was bouncing the ball, looking at the boys around him, "go gun-woo, go gun-woo" I stood up cheering, while i was cheering gun-woo got pass the boys from the other team and putted the ball on the basket, and we won, "wooo, yay" I jumped from the happiness, I looked at min-ji she looked sad but I didn't worry much because it's just a game and she will be fine after some minutes, I went to the boys and hugged gun-woo and he spined me around and I high five kyung-mi and ji-hoon, "it was a nice game, you play really good" one of boys said and offered his hand "you guys did well too" gun-woo said and shook his hand and so did ji-hoon and kyung-mi, the only who didn't offer his hand was taeyang who just looked at us from the corner of his eyes, when he turned his back to leave, I took out my tongue at him than he turned his head and I covered my mouth immediately, the boys laughed at me, "ok guys let's go, enough for today, we have to study too" min-ji said "you're right" Ji-hoon said and we all went to my house since I have nobody home and we can study without being disturbed. An hour had passed since we we started studying, at that moment my sister came home, "soo-ah I'm home" she yelled thinking I was in my room, she came at the living room and saw me and my friends, she froze for a moment and then said "oh you guys are here" she smiled, she took off her bag and sat on the couch "hey gun-woo how's going everything good? How's your family?" My sister asked him "they're fine noona" he said "and you min-ji, oh my you have become more beautiful than the last time I saw you" my sister caressed her hair "hehe... thank you unnie, you also look so pretty and cool" min-ji gave my sister two thumbs up and my sister smiled and flipped her hair, then she looked at ji-hoon "wait don't tell me...mm...ji-hoon right?" She pointed at him "yes you're right, I have been here sometimes when I had to study with soo-ah" Ji-hoon said "right!" my sister nodded slowly and looked at kyung-mi "and you?" "Oh sorry" he got up and greeted my sister "hello my name is Nam kyung-mi and I'm soo-ah's study-mate and also friend" he said "hello to you too, study-mate huh?, oh you're her class president right, soo-ah was so happy that she had to do the project with you" "of course I was happy because I knew that I will get a good grade and free lunch" I looked at ji-hoon, "free lunch?" my sister looked confused "it's nothing" I said "ok then you kids study and I'll leave you alone" she got up and went upstairs, "you guys don't mind her she won't disturb us anymore, let's study now" I told them, and some other hours passed and all left to their houses.

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