"Oh my God! You're so cute Choi Yeonjun-sunbaenim!" 

With my spirits high I turned to head to my class, when suddenly the blood froze in my veins. Hellno. 

"Amazing... That was pretty quick." 

Death flashed in my eyes, when they saw Kai and Taehyun stop just a short distance away from me. 

"How cheap does he think I am, Tyun?" Huening Kai's gaze had never seemed so withered and careless as now... looking  through my body as if I became a ghost for him, while he soullessly talked to Taehyun by his side. 

I- no word came out of my quivering lips. I barely commanded my knees not to betray me again. 

"Maybe we should just talk to him, Hyuka. It is hard for him as well...," Taehyun sincerely tried to defend me. His eyes looked no less hurt than the last time I saw them. 

I told you to hate me... 

"Did he look like he wanted to talk to you that night, when he broke your heart?" but Kai remained cold with his own heart precisely kept under lock and key. 

"I might be kind and love you as hell, Beomgyu... but unfortunately, I'm not as easy as that sly fox." 

"Kai, please...," Tae begged him whispering instead of me, meanwhile I only managed to clench my fists and bit my lip to keep myself from crying. 

"Let's go, Tyun. I don't want to see him today..." 

Saying those last words Kai grabbed Taehyun's hand and led him away, leaving me behind. The childhood friend just gave me his regretful saddened look, before they both disappeared around the corner. 

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During my lunch break, I was left alone. I sat down on the grass by the tree, against which I leaned and closed my eyes with an exhale. I didn't feel like eating... after all, as it had been for several days. Survival mode was just enough. 

What should I do really? It is not like I enjoy suffering and hurting someone. Does universe just hate me so much by any chance? 

I lowered my head to my shoulder, so that I could open my eyes slightly without the harsh rays of the sun entering them. 

That was when I fleetly noticed that senior guy from stairs. He was sitting on the opposite side of the lawn eating something intently while he seemed to be squinting my way.

Is he some kind of loner freak? I asked myself, when my phone suddenly vibrated. I took it out of the pocket of my trousers to check on it. 

I was really surprised to see a notice from Taehyun. He messaged me? 

- Kai doesn't want me to contact you, but whatever. You don't have to reply me, just come to the playground before the midnight, if you still do care about me... Thank you. -

Thank you? 'Thank you' for what? 

My hands started shaking again, I wanted to throw the phone on the ground. Why is he still so patient and nice to me? 

Damn, I wish I could scream. 

"Uhm, hey..." 

However, it all disappeared with a pleasant breeze. 

I looked up to face the source of the deep friendly voice. Despite the sun blinding me completely, I recognized that it was the older student who kept squinting at me from a distance. 

"Hi... have you come to kill me yet?" 

The senior straighten up from his forward bent and his warm smile got a little bit flustered. 

"To kill you? I just came to ask you, if you are fine... you seem so forlorn today," he added smoothly, probably not sure if he was allowed to say that assumption about me out loud. 

Is he a stalker or is he just very attentive for some reason? 

I just sighed, as if my soul left my body, then put my phone back into the pocket. 

"I'll be fine as soon as I meet Yeonjun after the school again, thanks," I answered somewhat diplomatically, since he saw us in the morning anyway. After that I picked up my backpack and put it on my lap. 

"Ah," he nodded looking aside before he smiled at me again, "Yeonjun-hyung is a very nice guy. You are really lucky." 

I blinked at him in disbelief. 

Maybe my mind just made him up. It was possible, he seemed to be weird enough for that. 

"Actually, you're the first to think so..." 

My honesty made him chuckle, which sounded a bit like the soothing sound of the wind to me at this point. Maybe that's why I wasn't so uncomfortable, when he sat down next to me. 

"Well, I've known him for a while." 

"Oh really?" I wondered with exaggerated interest, "I never saw you with him." I was sure about that, because everyone knew all of the people moving around that man. 

"It was probably before you started attending this school too... It's a long story." 

"Mhm..." If you say so. I pursed my lips. I didn't want to dig into it now. 

"Why should I kill you anyway?" he suddenly returned to the beginning of our conversation. His smile seemed to never fade. 

"You know... when someone's been squinting at you since morning, it gets a little creepy, don't you think?" I looked at him with a grin, after recalling all of those situations. 

"Oh?" he widened his eyes in surprise and covered his mouth, "was I doing that?" 

"Yeah... and let me tell you, it was very strange," I said, then cleared my throat and hugged my backpack. I didn't even notice that I finally smiled comfortably. Was he really not aware of it? 

"God, I'm really sorry for that. I swear it was not on purpose. I actually forgot my glasses today and I'm practically blind, when it comes to distances longer than two meters," he laughed and touched his burning ears in embarrassment. 

Suddenly I lost all of my words and could only be amused by this unexpected situation. 

"I hope you didn't take it too personally," he said a little worried, when I remained silent. 

"What? No. I- now it sounds pretty funny," I laughed too. "What's your name anyway?" I asked, because in his company I finally felt somewhat relaxed after those dark days. I wanted to talk to him a little longer.

"Oh sure," he immediately offered me his hand, "it's Choi Soobin. Nice to meet you." 

After all of the gossips he probably already knew my name, yet he still let me introduce myself and shake his hand. 

"Mine is Choi Beomgyu. Nice to meet you too." I grabbed his hand with both of mine and bowed my head slightly. 

"Please, don't bow to me. It makes me nervous," Soobin chuckled shyly and patted my hands. 

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