Piggyback

“Hey, hey, hey. Slow down, I’m not a fucking Cheetah!” Aira whined as I pulled her out of the room as soon as our class ends, I didn’t stop and ran straight to the cafeteria’s direction. I’m hungry. “I didn’t even get the chance to ask my partner’s number.” She muttered and pout at me.

I slowed my pace as we are now near the cafeteria and looked at her.

“I’m sorry, I just really wanted to get out of there and you already know why.” She frowns at what I’ve said. She saw how uncomfortable I was during the whole class when I sat beside Sunghoon, he didn’t pay any attention to what was Mrs Hyun explained about our first activity and just stared at me.

God knows how much I wanted to punch his face but since he helped me yesterday I just brushed my anger away, for today. I still hate him.

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Me and Aira went to the school field after taking our lunch at the cafeteria and attended our remaining morning classes and luckily she found her partner there sitting on the bench while reading a history book, she’s lucky her partner is kind and humble unlike that pervert Sunghoon.

Aira needs a time talk with her partner about the activity so I told her that I’ll head home first and I swear her face lit up when I told her that. I guess the girl had a crush over the nerd guy.

I waved goodbye to her before walking to the school gate. While I’m on my way, yesterday’s scene flashed into my mind again.

*Short Flashback*

“What? He did that for me? really?”

“Yes, he’s the one who brought you home and called me.” she said and lay down beside me who’s eyes are wide open in surprised at what she said “and if my eyes are not betraying me, when I came to your room I saw him sitting on the edge of your bed staring at you, he look so worried.” She added and yawned.

I shifted my gaze from her down to my lap with the tons of question running in my head.

*Flashback Ends*

“Aish Yuna, stop thinking of him.” I muttered to myself while looking to the ground kicking pebbles on my way and then I saw a necklace with a small star pendant, I stopped and bent down to pick it up but suddenly I heard yelled

"LOOK OUT!"

and before I could see it my body landed to the ground with a hard impact. My eyes shut tight at the pain I felt on my back and my left ankle.

What the hell was that?!

"Sh*t, Yuna are you okay?"

That voice, oh no not again.

I opened my eyes as I felt his hands on my shoulder helping me to stand up, his face is soft and looking at me with concern but I slapped his hands away.

"Don't touch me." I muttered and tried to stand on my own but got myself back to the ground again "ah!" I yelped and held my ankle.

"Does it hurt?" He's eyes traveled down to my ankle "let me see it." He carefully reach over and examines it, I know I should be pushing him away right now but...I was taken aback at his sudden change of behavior.

He has this kind of side too. I thought.

"We need to massage this part here so the pain won't get worse..." He started to talk about my ankle explaining here in there but I can't seem to hear it as I'm in my deep thoughts swimming with the tons of questions. My breath stops for a few seconds when I felt his hand  run on the skin of my ankle as he gently massaged it to soothe the aching spot. While he's massaging it I took the moment to stare at him, trying to read him like a book. I became speechless.

He doesn't look that bad. I mean if you will clearly take a look of him, his face, the way he frowns clearly shows that he's really concern, my eyes then goes to his monolid eyes, straight nose, and then down to his full lips. I noticed his sharp jawline too.

"Does it feel better now?" His voice snapped me out of my thoughts, he lifted up his head and then our eyes locked.

"I..." I tried to speak but can't find even a single word to say. It doesn't hurt that much now, thanks to him. "I...it feels better now," I muttered diverting my eyes away when it's starting to feel locking gaze with him, his eyes are fascinating. I stand up from the ground, immediately pulling my skirt down a bit to cover up my upper thighs after dusting it then looked at him and I was about thank him but I caught him looking at my legs before he tore his eyes away from it and cleared his throat.

Aish, this pervert. Nevermind.

I rolled my eyes at him before starting to limp on my way home. I glanced at the thing beside him, it's a broken bicycle.

He crashed into me while riding on a bicycle.

Tsk. What an unfortunate girl I am. I thought.

"Wait, where you going?" He asked as he follow me.

"Going home, pervert." I muttered but still audible for him to hear it.

"Let me help you." He reach out for my hand but I yanked it away still limping. "You can't walk well, just let me help you." He said and I just ignored him. Also ignoring the pain on my ankle getting worse again.

"Leave me alo--" my words cut off when he stood in front of me looking so serious.

"Yuna." I was taken aback again wondering why does my name sounds different everytime he says it. "Please."

So this guy also knows how to say please.

Why does he act like he really care? No, I can handle myself. I thought.

"Okay." The word that just slipped from my mouth which surprised me. Why the hell did the say that? I thought.

He smiled at this and--wait, he has a dimple?

"Good," he turn around and bend in one knee on the ground which made me frown in confusion "get on." He said causing me more to frown.

"What?"

He looked at me over his shoulder

"My back. Get on my back." He said and it hits me.

Piggyback.

Is he serious?

"I'm serious. Now, get on." He said as if he just read my mind and gave me that soft look again.

What if he's just acting up just to take an advantage on me? I thought. I'm not assuming i'tm just trying to be aware. No one needs to tell me because I know myself that I'm not pretty.

Not pretty.

Right, I'm not pretty. So why would I think he'll do that? Maybe he's just trying to help.

But he can't just carry me like this. I thought as I looked down on my skirt mentally complaining at the shortness of it.

I gasped as I was snapped out of my thoughts when I suddenly felt something snaked on my waist and realized that it was Sunghoon, tying his uniform jacket on my waist.

I could even smell his cologne and feel his breath fanning over my head at the close proximity, my head lifts up in reflex.

Our eyes locked again.

Quickly diverting my eyes again, I was about to say something when he reached for my hands wrapping it on his neck after turning around, his hands goes down to my thighs lifting me up effortlessly causing me to gasp again and cling on him as I'm afraid that he'll might drop me.

"Relax, I won't drop you." He said as he start walking. I guess he felt my body tensed.

I relax and looked at him only seeing the side of his face.

"I'm sorry." The words that I suddenly heard from him.

"Tsk. You should be." I muttered and rolled my eyes away even though I know he can't see me.

He chuckled before suddenly turning his face to his right shoulder where I position my head and I swear I almost kissed him if I didn't backed away a little.

"Yah, don't you ever do that again!" I scold him.

"I'm sorry, I really mean it, Yuna. For everything." He said ignoring my words. "So, will you forgive me?" He added.

Nuh-uh, I'm not that easy.

"I still hate you. So no." I said and he chuckled again "wha--do you think it's funny?"

"You're really not that easy. I understand." He shook his head "You know what, we look like a couple from those KDrama, piggybacking while in a place like this. Isn't it romantic?" He said and I scrunched my face in disgust. Why the sudden topic of that thing?

Gosh, I didn't know he's a fan of those cheesy romantic KDramas.

"You're right, It looks like that." Glancing at him, I saw the corner of his lips slightly tugged upward creating a smirk "But with you, it's not." I added and he's smirk drops and replaced by a look of in disbelief.

"Ouch, that hurts. How could you say that? Do I not fit in your type?" He asked causing me to laugh this time.

"Pervert is not my type." I said and squealed as he suddenly run. "What the hell?! Why are you running?!"

"We have to catch the bus, idiot."

What? Idiot?!

"What did you just say?!" I asked in disbelief but he just laugh at me in return.

Aish, this pervert!

"Yah, carry me well and don't you dare drop me or else!" I warned holding tight on him for dear life.

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