Chapter 5

I sighed. I've been sitting under the tree for almost an hour now and I'm getting used to the presence of the person beside me. He was fun to talk to. He's funny and he's really smart. He's a sunbae in my school. I don't know for how many years because I didn't want to ask him. It sounds rude. He helped me with my school work and I'm almost done with them. If it wasn't for him, I would have to stay up late just to finish them.

I looked up from the book and met his gaze. "What?" I said informally. You can talk to me informally you know. We're chingus now! he said. It was awkward at first because I've never talked with anyone older informally before. Besides my brother that is.

"Nothing." He was sitting Indian style in front of me. It was very distracting. He placed his elbow on his knee and rested his chin on his fist. "I never see you with anyone before. Why is that?"

I didn't think that he's going to ask me such a question. I was taken by surprise by it that I looked away from his face, burried them in the book I'm holding.

I heard rustling and the next thing I know that he's yanking the book on my hands to get it out of my face. "Yah! Why are you hiding?" Yank. "Yah!"

"Oppa! Stop it! No!"

"Andwe! What's wrong?" Yank.

"Nothing. Go away!"

He giggled. "Aniyo! I won't. You're so stubborn!" Another yank and he was successful. I got a glimpsed of his face and a big smile was plastered on it. I couldn't help, but smile.

"Ha! Got it! So what's wro- Huh?" I saw his eyes grew wide in amusement. It's not my fault I couldn't keep my laugh in. He joined me and we laughed about nothing, I don't know for how long.


"So that's why." He nodded. "You came to school late that's why you didn't have any friends." He's smiling sheepishly. I don't know the reason behind it.

"Are you making fun of me, Oppa?" I glared at him and he laughed. "You're so mean!"

"Hahahaha! I'm not!" He put his arms on my shoulder as we walked towards the school building. "I'm just happy to know that I'm your first friend."

"Ha ha." I mocked him. "It's still not nice. Hmph!"

"Mian! I'll make it up with you? Want to grab dinner?" He asked. His eyes full of expectance.

"Fine." I took his arm off my shoulder and half-ran to my walker as it is close enough. Half running won't harm me though. "I'll just put my books in my locker!"

"No running in the hallway! You'll get in trouble!" He called behind me.

I giggled and waved. When I turned my head back to face front. "Oof!" I fell on my bottom. "It hurts."

"That's not enough." I heard a cold sounding voice said. I heard footsteps nearing in right after.

I looked up and saw three girls standing and towering over me. Looking, well, like bullies. "Ugh. I really don't need this right now." The girl in the middle was pretty and her curly locks frames hee face beautifully. She's taller than the other two, but not that much considering the heels she has on. The one her right has a shorter and straighter hair than her. She's pretty, but not as pretty as the first. Her big eyes glaring and eyeing me like I'm some mere insect. The third girl was on the left. There's something off with her that I can't point out.

"Yah! Who do you think you are Lee Hyori unnie?" The girl on the left asked.

I looked at her, confused. "No. Definitely not." All kinds of things were going on inside my head. "What?"

"Oh. Nothing. I just wanted to ask." The girl in the middle nudged her sides. Hard.

"Shut up." She said to her with authority. "Ahh. She's the leader."

"Let's make this straight to the point." she said. "Leave oppa alone. Or you'll get it."

Is she threatening me? "Oppa? Nyugyu?"

"Don't play dumb with me!:" she barked. Woof. I'm not scared of her. "We're talking about Doo-" a voice from far away cut her off.

"Hyunmi!" Thank god.

I noticed that the three girls looked at each other. The leader said, "This is not over yet." she warned me and they ran and left.

"Hyunmi." I heard him call my name as he come near me. "What the heck are you doing on the ground?" He ran towards me to help get up, but I didn't let him.

"No, oppa. Gwenchanayo. I just fell on my butt is all." I looked at him to see his reaction. I concluded that he's confused because his face was scrunched up and was pouting. "I'm just clumsy." I giggled.

"I'm going to drop off my books and then treat me to dinner. Kaja!" I tugged him towards my locker and we headed off to eat.