Chapter 5: You deserved it.
A/N: New updateeee~
Off topic but... Red Velvet URGH. Their comeback has me going like.. dead. Especially with their new member who's three years older than me, Yeri. Huehuehue. <3 Their comeback is fantastic along with their new album!
Han Bi's POV
I went back to the spot where I usually see Hanna.
"Han Bi-yah! WHERE WERE YOU? I've been looking for you everywhere. You didn't attend our last two classes same with Jin. Seriously, what happened to you?" Hanna started spilling out intense interrogations.
"Dude, I'm grand." I told her simply, waving my hands gently for her to chill out. "Don't tell me, you stayed there taking care of Jin?"
I slightly hit her in the shoulder at what she said. "I took care of him. It's a random act of kindness." Her mouth was wide open in a second.
"Han Bi-ah~! Hello!" I stopped walking and looked at the person calling me out. That person suddenly hugged me from behind. My eyes widened and my heart pounded loudly.
That left me breatheless for a while. He started waving at me like a kid. For some reason, I heard someone call him from behind. "Wait a minute, I'll be back." He said and walked away for a while.
"Are you dating? I mean, his eyes were all on you and didn't even notice my existence." She complained. I shook my head right away. "He's a friend, alright."
He then came back after like two minutes and immediately shifted his eyes at Hanna. "I'm back! Oh hello there! I'm Sanghyuk!" He waved at Hanna in front of me. She smildd and said hi.
I wanted to ask him something. "Wait a sec Hanna, I need to talk to him." I told her and grabbed his arm, bringing him to a place not so far from where we were. "This is weird to ask but--"
"I really like you!" He confessed while looking away a little.
"How? You barely know me." I asked.
"I know you. You're really smart, really pretty, cute, humorous and kind." His tone suddenly changed-- it went back to his normal voice, the one with no attempts of aegyo.
"That's weird, how can you say that?" I scratched the top of my head.
He eye-smiled at me. "Ahh, we actually went to the same school in primary. I would just hide there in the corner and watch you as you talk to your friends. I liked you nefore and I thought it changed when you left, but now it's back." He admitted.
My eyebrows furrowed as I remembered something.
"The first time we met again was pretty much something I want to remember forever. I was just walking in the streets and then saw you-- not really recognizing who you are but I just had the urge to save you from those bastards. Then, knowing that it was you... I got surprised plus nervous. I began pretending as if we were real friends from before." He explained.
He then continued saying stories from back back then. And I'm coping up with everything since we really went to the same old school together. Isn't it always nice coming across an old friend again?
"Ah, Han Bi.. I to ask you to ask a small thing. A really really small thing." He seriously asked with a half smile on. "Pardon?" I furrowed my eyes.
"Is there going to be a chance that you'll like me back?"
I was speechless.
"Is it bad being honest?" I bit my lip lightly as I asked, resting my palms on the the sides of my place on the bench. "Yes and no."
"Well, I'm going to be honest anyway. I think I might like you some day because of many things nice about you." I smiled as I faced him.
"Can you be mine for one day, which tomorrow?" He quietly asked in a low voice-- as if it's just a small thing.
"What?! >//<" I panicked and felt my brain not trying to like what's happening. "It's okay if you don't want to." He laughed. I wasn't hesitant and I shook my head, "Hey, it's nothing. it's one day."
He then celebrated like a kid.
"Ya, I'm going already. I'm going. See you around." I told him and waved at him, carrying my bag with me.
I went on my way then saw Hanna right there. I hope she was just waiting and not listening because that could've been embarrassing. "Have you been waiting?" I asked her and she shrugged.
"Yeah. I was waiting for you two to finish talking but I kinda began talking to other people. So, do you want to walk home together? Let's buy streetfood along the way~" She put her right arm around my right shoulder.
"Of cours-- wait a minute, NO. NO REALLY. I'm sorry." I quickly answered, seeing her eyebrows furrow in confusion for a split second and put a sad face on.
I don't want her to see my house, dammit.
"Sorry Hanna." I said, almost whisper-like.
"It's okay, just know that I actually know you better than any other people in this school.. and that you're not a commoner at all but the heiress of your dad's rich company." What she stated made me pause in breathing for a second.
"How did.. you know that?" I asked her in the same whispery voice.
"Dummy, it's because I'm the daughter of your dad's close friend. But everytime your family visits our manor, I don't come out since I'm shy. But I know your face since I can see you while hiding near the staircase."
My eyes drew wide. Whoa.
"Wait. Connections! My God, so you're the daughter of Jung Donghee. So it means.. you know my secret?" My heart is beating so fast that it almost makes me feel like it's hard to breathe.
"Ahh, I guess so? What's that "secret" for anyway? Why does it need to be a secret?" She asked me in a flustered way. My expression dropped and shrugged.
"Because.... because I'm stupid." I muttered.
"Hey, you're not, okay? Let's just walk home. Don't worry, I won't ask you anything about that again." She said. I gave her a warm smile.
"Thank you so much. Wait a minute, I think I need to go to the CR for a while. Wait for me okay?" I told her.
The nearest restroom here is far so I needed to walk for a little longer. I then felt raindrops touch my forehead.
I looked at the sky and realized that it started to drizzle. I immediately got my umbrella and opened it, putting it above my head. I then made a run to the restroom.
I went out faster than I expected then heard talking noises. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but one of the voices is really familiar so I couldn't help but listen
I peeked a little to the side and saw a middle aged woman dressed in a janitor clothing cleaning the boys' restroom and a taller guy who's like my age talking to the woman.
"I found out that you fought with the son of the woman I had a debt with through the gossip. Is this true?" She asked in a frail voice.
I don't seem to get a clear version of the guy since I don't want to be caught by them because of looking too much. "Yes, does it matter?" the guy answered in a stern voice.
"Why did you do that? Look at you, you're wasted. The corner of your lips is bleeding, your face is bruised badly." She worriedly asked as she held on this guy's face. He swatted her hand away coldly.
"Debts are flooding our home now. Why do we need to live like this? Why can't you find a more decent job than being a janitress? You earn a very small amount of money everyday that's why debts, debts, debts come attacking us." His tone of voice was really cold.
Kim Seokjin.
Why do I always need to witness all your bullshit?
I wanted to back off to avoid getting caught and to stop gathering information unintentionally. This whole situation is confusing. I just can't.
"I worked a lot of times harder for you to study in a nice high school and for the debts to be paid ever since your dad left us. Aren't you going to be at least a little grateful?" She asked as she dropped down the mop she was holding.
"Everything's getting worse and worse. I don't want to live like this. It's embarrassing for you to be working at the school I'm studying at. If people found out, it will ruin my reputation." He said.
"I'm sorry, Jin. I'm old and weak and I didn't have the chance to be in a university when I was about your age, so there's no more job I could find." She sadly said.
"I'm sorry, really really sorry.." I heard her whisper to him then hugged him. He didn't return the hug and pushed her away.
"You're always like this, sorry, sorry and sorry. I've had enough. You never learned your mistake. You're making everything difficult for me. Just like what I said, I don't want to live like this anymore." He harshly said and ran away to my direction, running past me.
It wasn't obvious that I was listening so he didn't really care that I was here.
I wanted to call his name and remind him of how much of a dick he was in front of the woman but I didn't want to interfere.
The lady began crying and sat on a small chair inside there. I walked to her as fast as I could. She quickly wiped this tears away with her hands and looked at me.
I don't bother walking inside the opposite sex's comfort room, really. I just care about her. I got a handkerchief from my pocket and handed it to her.
She stared at it, hesitating then accepted it. "I'm Kwon Han-Bi, Jin's classmate. Are you his mom?" A random question popped out of my mouth in no time.
It was just a small guess and I find it awfully weird. Seokjin's mom is a janitress? I'm not judging her for that, I'm judging Seokjin.
Why is everything about him flustering me? Ever since this morning, he was nothing but a confusion to me.
Why do I even care?
"No," She bowed down her head. "Do you think he'll want me to be one?" I was getting really mad at him.
It IS his mom. I can feel it even without any other clue. They talked about family matters and Seokjin's dads.
Where did that douche go? Do I confront him? I think I need to, even if it's useless and just interfering with another person's family issues; who is someone I shouldn't really care about the first place.
Why do I even care?
I could repeat this question in my head thousands of times. "You keep that. I'll remember you from now on." I smiled and stormed to find out where he got off too.
I want to kick him in the ass-- which means having to kick him in the face too since he looks like an ass-- and impossibly kick his personality since he acts like an ass.
Why do I even care?
I then found him sitting in a bench which is directly exposed to the rain. The rain falls harder and harder. He was really wet because of it. I really wanted to do all the things that will hurt him physically and emotionally at this moment.
But I just shouted.
"YAH! You freaking jackass! Did you just see what you just did there in front of her? Who the hell are you, Seokjin? You're making me so confused, all the time!" Lightning and thunder appeared right after I said that.
It was a coincidence since I was just as furious as it was.
I put the umbrella in front of him, slowly getting drenched by the now-heavy rain but still managed to put both of us in the middle.
"What the hell are you talking about?" He asked, standing up.
"That woman right there, she's your mother right?" I impatiently asked. He sneered. "Oh that janitress? Like hell, as if that will happen? You're so stupi--"
The urge is gone. I did it. I slapped him in the face.
"Don't you lie to me. You're the one stupid here." I said and clenched my teeth. I was outraged. I don't know but how could I care this much to someone I don't know? How?
"She isn't, my mom isn't some poor, pathetic janitress you saw right there. Is that what you think of me? Coming from the clan of low-lifed people, like you?" He asked me and sneered. I was suddenly outrageous in a split second.
"I myself may be low-life but are you trying to rub it in my face? You may not be coming from the clan of the so-called separated group of low life people but your attitude seems like it. You don't treat your mother like that!"
Words just spill out.
After saying such thing, I heard him ask a question I was currently asking to myself.
"Why do you care about me? Why do you care about her? Why are you assuming so many things? What's wrong with you, Han-Bi? You're just making a big deal out of nonsense." He said.
I slapped him again because I was guilty by that part. Why am I? Really.
"You're heartless. I care because I care. I care about everything that I feel bad for myself somehow. Does that answer your stupid question? I don't know why I care about you but why is that? That's your mother and I know it. You think it's "cool" to act that way in front of her? Are you ridiculously dumb or just plain selfish? But it sucks that you're ashamed of her. You know what, I'm proud of my mom. Even if she's just a teacher in a public school, I'm proud of her since she's working assloads for us." I mentioned.
"Your attitude is fucking ugly, I hate you." I ended.
Hate him but care for him, what am I getting myself into?
"I know that ever since," He said and held on my hand which is holding the umbrella and moved it near me so that I won't get wet.
"And now that you know that she's my mom, then there you go. You won." He said and went away, leaving me under the rain. Just as simple as that.
So, he went away. That douche. I hope I won't see him again.
Why do I care?
I shrugged it off, went back to Hanna and saw her there. "Sorry for making you wait. Let's go Hanna." I told her and dragged her outside the campus.
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"Are you not going to school today, Han Bi?" Oppa asked me as he walked in my room while eating a banana. My hair seemed like it exploded and is in the form of a bird's nest right now.
I rolled to the side of the bed so I could stand up easily but ended up getting a faceplant on the floor.
"I am," my voice cracked. I don't know what actually happened to me. I went to bed about 2 am and slept at about 3 am because of thinking about deep stuff which includes him.
Yes, I wasted that night on nonsense.
"You're so not going to school today. The drugs will wear off soon, don't worry." He said as he helped me get up. I hit him in the arm.
"I hate you. I'm not doing drugs." He paused for a while and ignored my words, placing his hand on my forehead. "You're not sick, how are you so wasted?" He asked.
"I'm worried for you. You were so sickly even as a tiny sapling." I didn't reply to what he said since it's completely true.
"Get out of my room, I'm going to school today." I told him and began to fix my bed.
"Fine then, be that way."
I felt an arm surround my shoulder. I flinched.
"Good~ Morning~! ^^" I jolted in surprise. I remembered everything that I've been through with this dork just yesterday.
What I carelessly agreed with with him, and when I signed up an invisible contract with him. My heart started bating at a fast pace and I feel hot all over. At this point, I might lose consciousness. "Good morning to you too."
I heard two stalls' doors open.
Two skinny girls with thick layers of make up and sassy high heels along with their own designs of the school uniform pushed me away.
"Why is that dirty-looking rat in here? It smells disgusting." One of them said and even batted her eyelashes as me. I've never seen them before. They don't even look Korean. Probably half white.
White people are stunning, don't get me wrong.
Their looks are intimidating. I tried not to talk back but I simply can.
"Excuse me but.. what place do you think you are in to say that?" I asked as I felt small compared to them. The taller one just smirked.
"I'm Jin's girlfriend, got a problem with that?" She asked as she looked at me from head to toe with complete disgust.
I was left in a trance. That's strange.
"J-Jin?" I gulped. "Yes. Kim Seokjin. What? Did it hit you? I know that you know him, idiot." She sneered. I heard the restroom door open, Hanna came in and rushed to my side.
"What the hell are you serpents of Satan doing in here? Leave her alone." Hanna said. This time, she was the one getting eyed from head to toe.
I still can't process what happened. "Weak." The other one said and they went out with their high-heel clicking in sync.
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A/N: How was it? Long time, no see, long time no seeeeee. Lol, I missed you. I jsut updated again today ;-; obviously. Vote and comment everybody. This wasn't edited properly, I'm very sorry.
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