CHAPTER - 25

Previously,

"Fine fine. Now, I want Bo Young to tutor and watch over Ha Sang....." Soo Hee said. "What?!" The class asked.....

"What?!" The class asked. "I mean, Bo Young will make Ha Sang's grades improve without making him fail." Soo Hee said. "Ms.Han, What are you talking about? Why me?" Bo Young stood up being shocked. "You know about your grades. You even had the top grades in the admission exams too. And if you don't know about this class, they are all students who didn't get good grades. I do know it doesn't matter for your dreams, but putting all these students in the same class was a coincidence. So, this is one reason and for the next reason you have far better grades. That aside, what is your role in this class?" Soo Hee asked. "That, that...but-" Bo Young was cut off. "Shush, just tell me what your role is in this class." Soo Hee said. "Sigh, Class president." Bo Young said. "What is your responsibility?" Soo Hee asked. "Helping the class students." Bo Young said. "Yes, so think of it as helping your classmate." Soo Hee said. "Tch, Why would I help this bastard?" She muttered to herself. "Did you tell anything?" Soo Hee asked. "Ha Sang! Can't you tell anything? You don't like me either, and you don't want me to help you either. Tell something." Bo Young said. "Can't you ask anyone else Ms.Han?" Ha Sang said. "I already told the reason, and I can't change my mind." Soo Hee was sure about her decision. They both sighed. "But I don't want to study with her." Ha Sang said. "Scoff, you think I really want to tutor you either?" She asked. "Alright alright, Stop arguing." Soo Hee said. "Are you going to ask someone else, Ms.Han?" Ha Sang and Bo Young asked at the same time. They both looked at each other in shock and then glared at each other. "What are you talking about? My decision is final and I ain't changing that." Soo Hee said. "Ple-!" Ha Sang tried to plead but, "Shush, no more words. I said the decision. Bo Young will tutor Ha Sang in the last two classes in the library, before you guys go home. Got it?" Soo Hee asked. They both nodded. "Don't you guys have mouth?" Soo Hee asked. "Yes Ms.Han." They both said. "I will leave now." Soo Hee said and left. "Ms- Ple- tch, she isn't listening." Bo Young said. "How can Ms.Han ask her tutor when I'm here. Argh, Annoying." Soo Ki said while she glared at Bo Young and stormed out of the class. Rae Bin and Hyun Mi did the same and followed Soo Ki. "Each has other worries and Soo Ki has this thing to worry about. Nobody can change her." Ji Ae said. "Where are they going, when the next class is going to start. I can't go call them either..they won't come back.." Bo Young said. "Don't worry, they might've gone to the restroom to rant." Ji Ae said. "Sigh, this wouldn't have happened if you didn't join this class and become the class president." Ha Sang complained. "Says who? The one who gets low grades. Hey, this wouldn't have happened if you didn't get bad grades, think before you speak." Bo Young said. They both glared at each other as usual. "Ms.Han went, so can you both stop glaring at each other and sit down." Ji Ae said. They both stopped glaring at each other and sat down. "You guys behave like elementary kids." Ji Ae said. "We are not!" They both said. "Fine fine." Ji Ae said. They both continued with their work. "What are those girls doing? The class is going to start." Bo Young said. Soo Ki and the other two came back. Bo Young left a relief sigh. Ji Ae giggled. The next teacher entered the class. They continued with their studying.

It was lunch time. "I don't have an appetite today." Bo Young whined. "Bo Young, do you know how lucky you are to tutor him? The girls are crazy about him and you got the chance to tutor him." Ji Ae said. "So what..? This one is just a jerk. I'm not even interested in him." Bo Young said. "Heyy, lower your volume, he might hear you." Ji Ae said. "I don't care." Bo Young said. "Yeah, the one who said that I'm a jerk is another dumbo." Ha Sang said and went outside. "That bastard..really..you always prove that you are a bastard." Bo Young said to him. He already left the class. "I'll tell you again, you are lucky to be near him y'know." Ji Ae said. "Then, why don't you tutor him? You look like you are jealous too. *gasp* Don't tell me that you lost feelings for Yeong Hyun." Bo Young asked. "The hell you're talking about. Fine fine, I won't tease you. But you know..you might be able to make him get interested in you." Ji Ae said. "What? Ji Ae, What are you talking about? You can see clearly that, we are behaving like past life enemies. That isn't going to happen at all. Not even in my imagination. Ugh, I hate this topic. Let's go." Bo Young said and started leaving. "Wait for me!" Ji Ae said and followed her. They went to the cafeteria. Yu Ah joined them. They started eating.

"Woahh, did Ms.Han really tell that?" Yu Ah asked as they talked about that. "Yeah. I never even thought she would do that." Ji Ae said. Bo Young was just eating without any interest. "She clearrrrly shows that she isn't even interested in this topic." Yu Ah said. Ji Ae nodded. "Tch, They won't let me eat in peace." Bo Young said and smashed the chopsticks on the plate. She turned to the other tables and looked at them. "What happened?" Ji Ae asked. "Can you all PLEASE stop looking at me and look at your plate and start eating? It's uncomfortable and annoying." Bo Young said to them. They all continued eating. She sighed and continued eating. "What's wrong?" Yu Ah asked. "They kept staring at me, I don't with which emotion they were looking at me. I couldn't even eat properly. It was so uncomfortable. And totally annoying." Bo Young said and continued eating. They both looked at each other and Bo Young. "Why aren't you eating? Eat up." Bo Young said. They both continued eating. "Bo Young...you know.." Ji Ae said. Bo Young kept her chopsticks aside and looked at her. "Aahhh, please don't look like that..you look really scary." Ji Ae said looking frightened. "Why..? Do I look scary..?" Ho Young asked. "You have this 'Don't talk to me or I'll kill you' written in your forehead." Yu Ah said. "Sorry, I will try to control that face." Bo Young said and continued eating. "Oh right, what were you going to say?" Bo Young asked again. "I was just going to tell that your face was scary, nothing else." Ji Ae said. "Ah right, Ji Ae, how is your dad?" Yu Ah asked. "Yeah I was going to ask that too." Bo Young said. "They tell he is doing well. They tell he will talk to me properly like the old days. But all they do is lie. I heard the doctor say that he doesn't have so much time. I eves dropped them talking about it." Ji Ae said while faking her smile and looked at them. "Ji Ae, don't be like that. He will come back for you. Don't lose your hope." Yu Ah said. "Are you okay?" Bo Young asked. "I'm bracing myself for anything that's gonna come. I can't hope for something that definitely isn't gonna happen. I'm just being a fool." Ji Ae said. Bo Young thought : "First time. It's the first time I've seen Ji Ae not acting kiddish. She is being mature and realistic. I know I shouldn't think like this, but she knows what's gonna happen. That's better than my situation.." The lunch was over. They were going back to class. They couldn't talk about anything else to break the ice. They were silent.

"Oh right! Ji Ae, how did you and Yeong Hyun spent time?" Yu Ah asked.

"Right! I almost forgot. How did it go?"

"You guys remember it? I thought you would've forgotten as we didn't speak about it."

"It's alright, we asked you now. How'd it go?" Yu Ah asked.

"It was fun. We talked, went to some places, had fun. That's it."

"That's it? Neither of you told your feelings?" Yu Ah asked.

"Us? Only I have feelings for him. I don't know if he does, he probably won't." Ji Ae said.

"As if. We totally saw how he looked at you when you both were speaking earlier. He looked at you in the same way you looked at him. Right, Bo Young?"

"Actually, as someone who don't have any experience in these stuff too, I can tell something's going on."

"Really? I don't think so. But, you know, Bo Young, I think you should get some experience in it."

"In what? Feelings and stuff? Not interested."

"Look, look, if you keep telling this, nothing's gonna work. You should let things happen, after all it's your life, your decisions matter." Yu Ah said.

"Yeah, Yeah, it's my life, and I'm living it happily, I don't want anything else. I have good friends and people I cherish, I have them with me now, so I don't want anything else." Bo Young says as she sees the IT boys with Dong Hoon and Hyun Wook in front of them.

"Ohh! Dong Hoon oppa!" Yu Ah said and went to him. "Hey hey!" Dong Hoon said back to her. They did high five. Ji Ae and Yeong Hyun waved at each other as usual. "Bo Young, hello!" Yeon Joon waved.

Bo Young lifted her hand and waved once and faked a smile.

"Tch, you didn't have to be that rude. Why are you always cold to me?" Yeon Joon asked.

"Not only you, me too." Seong Seop agreed.

"Oh right! I heard that you will be going to tutor Ha Sang, is that true?" Seong Seop asked.

"What?" Yeon Joon asked.

Bo Young sighed.

"That's really true?" Yeon Joon asked.

"Can't you see from her face though?" Ji Ae said.

"Woaaahh, a really interesting combination. Pffft." Seong Seop said and started laughing.

"Why are you laughing? What's so funny? Do you think my situation is funny for you?" Bo Young asked.

"*laughing* It's, you guys always argue and fight and I'm imagining how you'll actually tutor him." Seong Seop said and looked at Yeon Joon.

He wasn't laughing.

"Why aren't you laughing? Isn't this funny?" Seong Seop asked.

"Yeah, it's not funny.." Yeon Joon said.

"Bae Seong Seop, do you want to know the speed of my fist coming to your face? I bet you're really curious." Ha Sang asked.

"*Clears throat*, sorry. I will stop." Seong Seop said and stopped laughing.

"You definitely denied the offer, right?" Yeon Joon asked.

"I did, but Ms.Han was so sure about that decision. I couldn't change her mind. She said I WILL have to help and watch over this bastard."

"Bastard? Even I can't stand that this dumbo should tutor me."

"They already started. I wonder how they will be in the session."

"Then..do you have stay after the classes?" Hyun Wook joined the conversation.

"Nooo, even if they told to stay I would have denied. We have to go to the library in the last two classes."

"Ahh..Ok."

"Lets go now. Yu Ah, lets go." Bo Young said.

"Alright, we will leave now guys. Bye." Yu Ah said. The trio started leaving.

"Oh wait! Bo Young, yesterday..." Yeon Joon started.

Bo Young realising what he was going to talk about stopped walking and went to him. "Don't you dare tell that.." she mouthed.

"Yesterday what?" Ji Ae asked.

"Yeah, yesterday she and..."

"Yeah yeah, yesterday me and my neighbour talked, and my neighbour is his aunt, that's what he was going to talk about, right?"

"No..not that! Actually-!" Bo Young covered his mouth with her hand. He was shocked.

"No no, please don't say that, it's a request. Please..please.." she mouthed.

"Something's going on here...Yu Ah, go bring her here." Ji Ae said.

Yu Ah nodded and pulled her from him.

"NO! NO! DON'T EVER TELL THAT! IF YOU DON'T TELL, I WILL BE NICE TO YOU! DON'T EVER TELL."

"Woah, really? That's a good deal. One condition, you should talk to me first every time you see me? If that's okay, then -"

"Deal. Now seal your mouth."

"Yeon Joon, how can you be such a fool? She will just let it go like that, now tell us..." Ji Ae said.

"Ohh, you're right... Sorry, Bo Young, I will tell them."

"Han Yeon Joon, you're done."

"It's actually-.."

"We hung out yesterday." Hyun Wook said.

"Sunbae..how could..Sigh.."

"Ohh...you guys hung out..Wait? Hanging out?! You both?!" Ji Ae asked.

"I will take care of you guys later..." Bo Young said and ran away from them.

"Bo Young! Stop right there! We haven't finished."

"She is fast. We will talk to her later. Now, sunbae, really? You guys hung out?"

"Yeah..."

"They only hung out, why is this serious..?" Seong Seop asked.

"Seong Seop, do you think a good looking guy and a really pretty girl hanging out, is actually hang out? You think that is possible?" Ji Ae said.

"No..we just did hung out as friends, nothing else though." Hyun Wook said.

"Really? Why did you guys suddenly hang out yesterday? You guys don't speak so frequently though." Ha Sang asked after being silent. They all looked at him. "What..? I shouldn't talk?" Ha Sang asked.

"No no, it's alright." Yu Ah said.

"We do speak frequently. We live in the same neighbourhood, and work in the same convenience store for part time job. We talk while coming to school and when she leaves form part time." Hyun Wook said.

"Alright..."

"But...Why should I be explaining all of this though? We hung out yesterday...it's based on how you think.." Hyun Wook said.

"You told me yesterday that, 'Well, what if it is a date though?', you said this." Yeon Joon asked.

"I was just kidding, just kidding." Hyun Wook said.

"Ohh...then..nothing else is going on between you guys?" Yeon Joon asked.

"Yeah.."

"But.. I don't care if there's something going on between you two though because, you both would look good together though. And Bo Young didn't even go on any dates." Ji Ae said. "Yeah.. me too.." Yu Ah added.

"What are you talking about..? That won't be possible.." Yeon Joon said. Ha Sang agreed.

"Why won't that be possible?" Seong Seop asked.

"That...Umm.. Yeah Bo Young said that she isn't interested in relationships though. Right?" Ha Sang said. Yeon Joon looked at him.

"Why are you guys suddenly like this?" Yu Ah asked.

"Like what?"

The bell rang.

"We should get back to class."

"See ya later."

They all went back to class.

Ji Ae and Ha Sang went together to their class.

"What do you think?" Ji Ae asked.

"What?"

"Do you think it's a hang out or date?"

"Why would you ask me?"

"You also asked about this when we were talking before."

"That...I don't care about it either.." Ha Sang said and rushed to the class.

"Fine, fine, I won't ask." She said and smiled smugly.

Ji Ae went and sat in her desk but faced Bo Young, who was lying down. "You can't escape from me."

"I know.."

"Then tell me.."

"Tell you what..?"

"Whether it was a date or a hang out."

"He already-"

The teacher entered.

"I won't let this go. Will talk when we are going back."

"Fine, fine."

They got back to their seat and started studying.

The class ended soon.

"And I heard from Ms.Han that two students from here should go to the library for studying. You can leave now." The teacher said and left.

"Ahh, I almost forgot that. Ugh, I don't know how I am going to handle him." She said and took her belongings.

"See you in the entrance. You're going to have a hard time *giggles* and don't forget that we still haven't completed talking about it. Ok? See you later." Ji Ae waved.

"Fine..See you later." Bo Young said and looked at Ha Sang's desk. It was empty.

She thought : "He might've left. I will just go."

She put on her backpack and then left the classroom.

She reached the library and went inside. She looked around for him. She then received a text message.

"Come to the third carrel." Someone sent a message. She then saw that that student was also associated with the chat room too.

"It's him. Sigh." She said and started going there unwillingly.

She saw him sitting there in a table.

"Aren't you coming?" Ha Sang asked.

"I am, I am.." She said.

She thought: "He is starting already...I don't know what's gonna happen hereafter.."

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Chapter - 25 end.

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