"You really believed what they said? Here I thought you were different." "Eric-" He took papers out of his bag as I recognized as his story. He torn it in half. Then in halves again. "I really am alone in this school aren't I?"
"It's only a matter of time until Seunghyun leaves me too. Then I'll truly be fucking alone." "Eric, you're overreacting!" "Me? Overreacting? What's the point in even continuing to be friendly with you if you easily doubt me?" He kicked the pieces of paper then stormed out.
I gathered them up then felt a weight on my shoulders. I stuffed them in my bag then went after Eric. I had to make this right. Something told me he needed me more than we realize. I checked around the entire floor then did the same on the next floors.
Then it hit me. The roof. I climbed the stairs all the way to the roof. I was out of breath and could hardly stand. I opened the door to the roof then panicked as he was standing on the ledge. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know his current state of mind.
I started walking forward then sprinted as he lifted up his foot. "Eric!" He seemed startled by my shout, causing him to slip. I caught his hand then cursed my self for not being stronger. "Sunwoo..." "Stay quiet so I can think." He looked down and I felt his grip loosen slightly.
"Eric, don't you dare let go." "Let go of me." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "Are you insane!? You'll die!" "I know...you're exerting so much energy trying to pull me up." He started detangling his fingers, but I firmly held on. "If you fall, I'll fall with you."
His eyes were now wide open. "Su-" "I'm not going to let you die here! I know you have something amazing to contribute to the world. So please, work with me..." His grip started to tighten and we worked together to get him back to safety.
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I lied on the roof as I tried to calm my nerves. Sunwoo crawled over to me then held me close. His scent was a mix of vanilla, some cheap cologne and sweat. "Eric..." "What..." "I'm really sorry. This could've been avoided had I trusted you more..."
"And it's my fault you slipped anyway." I felt something wet hit my face. He was crying. I found myself wiping his face, ridding it of tears. "Yeah, it was your fault. But, you made it right." "I'm so sorry." He hugged me tight as he sobbed into my shoulder.
I didn't know what would've happened had he not been here. Maybe I'd already have kicked the bucket. "Eric." "Hm." "Can we make a promise again?" "Which means we have to kiss..." "Forget it then..." I shook my head then told him to go on ahead.
"I want you to promise me that you won't ever come up here without me." I blinked rapidly then looked at the ledge. "Sunwoo..." I kissed him. I quickly pulled away as it was still a foreign thing to me. "It's a promise now." "I know." I fanned myself as my body temperature rose.
We quietly lied on the roof as we skipped class. I wasn't mentally ready to handle the school yet. "Sunwoo, go to class." "No." "Go." "No." I sat up then hit his chest. He groaned in pain then hit me back. "You're the one who needs to go if you want to be a novelist."
My face fell instantly. "I ripped it up." "Nothing a little tape can't fix." Sunwoo took out the pieces then proceeded a small roll of tape from his bag. We started piecing them back together and often caused pain for the other by placing tape on each other's arm.
They were soon taped together and back in my possession. "Thank you, Sunwoo." I looked down at the ground as held the story close. "Anytime..." He touched my cheek and I found myself leaning into his touch. I pulled away then stood up. "Let's get to class..."
"Right." I walked on ahead as I gently touched the cheek he touched. It was still a bit warm. "Sunwoo." "Hm?" "Tell me who those two guys were." "They're juniors in my homeroom, Jung Jeondo and Wang Julseu." "They're going to pay dearly." "Eric..." "Let me handle it."
My thoughts ran wild until I settled with the perfect revenge. "What are you going to do?" "Can you sneak out tonight?" "I can try..." "You'll get to experience something great. I suggest you come." "I'll be there. Wherever it is." "Here."
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I opened the front door then marveled at how easily I was about to slip out. I hopped on the bus as it took ig to take me back to the school once more. I looked out the window, wondering what Eric had planned.
I hopped off the bus then walked towards the school. I was standing outside the building and felt someone watching me. I didn't feel safe. I weakly called out Eric's name in hopes that he'd appear. "Sunwoo!" He waved from the side entrance.
"Eric!" "I'm standing right here, no need to yell." "But this..." He had tied Julseu's books together and doused them with a bit of gasoline. "Where did you even get gasoline...?" "Garage. We have a car. He never uses it." He handed me the match box then looked at me.
"Do the honors." I struck the match. I looked at the flame then tossed the match as we backed up. They were immediately engulfed in flames. It was soon being regulated by Eric. "Pretty isn't it?" "Yeah..." He suddenly tapped me then said you're it.
I chased him around the burning books as the fire highlighted our smiling faces. I felt genuinely happy at this moment with Eric, despite having burned someone's books to ashes. I slowed down to a stop and he followed suit. "What's up?" "I'm not satisfied.
"Not satisfied?" "This isn't enough." "Ah...Come with me then." He led me through the side entrance then spun around. "Welcome to the deserted school. Do as you wish." I instantly ran to my aunt's office. Her door was surprisingly left open and I went in.
I rummaged through her things, making a complete mess. I torn papers and overturned objects. I heard footsteps and assumed Eric had finally followed. "I'm in here!" The footsteps stopped and a figure came into view. I dropped everything and hid behind her desk.
That wasn't Eric. He wasn't that tall. The door creaked open and I started panicking. "Sunwoo!?" The sound of Eric's voice was reassuring. The person was still walking around her office. The door opened again. "Sunwoo? You in here?" I was confused. Did he not see someone?
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