Chapter 17: {Bonding, Bonding, and More Bonding Pt. 2}

The next day...

I get picked up to go to school by Jugyeong again. She really likes driving.

"You're dad seriously doesn't use this thing?" I ask her.

"I don't get it either. He uses it just to go buy beer or to pick up food." she says.

"That's crazy, these cars are expensive."

"Yeah they are, no idea why he doesn't use this more, he's even gotten too lazy to drive me and just let's me use it. Also, he says he wants you to come over on a day you're off."

"What?"

"You're only off Monday and Thursday right?"

"Yep."

"Pick one."

"Monday seems fine."

"That works. Can I hang at the restaurant today? You know because I don't have practice today nor tomorrow."

"I mean that's your choice, I'm gonna just sit there bored waiting to serve tables like an idiot, might as well have something to do."

"Don't you clean?"

"That's the dishwasher's job. I just gotta sweep and mop if I have nothing. Or refill the soda fountains."

"That's why you always complain on Tuesdays."

"Yeah. Is practice boring?"

"Not really, because we fight a lot. If not then I'm just hitting a sand bag though."

"Does she let you listen to music when you just hit the bag?"

"She has us take turns putting on music. The girls always get annoyed when I blast noise or extratone or metal house or something. They always complain, but since we all take turns she just tells them to tolerate it when it's my turn."

"Does she get annoyed?"

"Nah she always has earbuds in her ears."

"What do those girls put on."

"K-pop, rap, prog house, normie stuff."

"Figures."

"Do you get annoyed when I have weird music on all the time?"

"I got used to it. I really don't care what kind of music is on as long as it ain't like death or black metal."

"That's understandable, that crap's annoying."

"Well we're here."

"I'll see you in English."

"Walk me to class!"

"Was just testing."

"You better be!"

{Bro what the hell was that?}

"Why do you care DPHM?" I say to myself.

"He's doing it again. Talking to a person that isn't there. It's fine though. Oh wait, ah hell I'm out of Adderall, need to get a refill." Jugyeong thought.

Jugyeong starts shaking a lot.

"You okay?" I ask her.

"I ran out of Adderall, and I'm nervous about my math test."

"Don't you have math last period?"

"Still nervous."

"Need a tutor during lunch?"

"Yeah, will you help me and test me and stuff if that's okay?"

"Yeah I'll do it, just gotta eat."

"Well no duh."

We make it to her first period, forgot what it was, I think psychology or something.

"Bye. I'll text you if class is boring."

"History's the only class I can't text in."

"Dangit, oh well. See ya in English babe."

She grabs me and kisses me.

"Bye Jugyeong."

"Did you forget to take your happy pill?"

"No, I'm just tired from being sore."

"You better not forget, I remind you, you remind me."

"I didn't. See you in a bit."

"See you."

I do the normal stuff.

<Author's Note: when I say "let's go to _____" then that means we are in the perspective of that person. Just a reminder if it's not clear and it adds to my word count!>

Meanwhile, let's go to Jugyeong...

I have Physics first period. It SUCKS.

I have to work with a partner...

None of my friends are in this class and all the girls here either hate me, or are working with a friend. I'm stuck with this stinky dude. I think he likes me too, he stares at me funny. Ugh this armpit stench is deadly!

Thankfully I bring spray.

"Hey dude you stink!" I tell him.

"I ran out of deodorant." The guy tells me.

"I'll spray you, cherry blossom or tangerine?"

"Cherry blossom."

"My boyfriend prefers that too."

"Thanks, there's this girl I like and I don't want her to think I stink."

"It's my benefit too, I won't die today."

"Hahaha! Who's your boyfriend?"

"Hyun Ferrari."

"That guy? He's a legend! My man gave Jun of all people a black eye. I have him in PE."

"Yeah that was crazy."

"I was there."

"Who you trying to impress? Ugh sorry forgot your name."

"The name's Euntae. I'm trying to impress Kiara."

"Oh yeah, she's cool. She's like the only girl I talk to here."

"What's her type?"

"She likes buff dudes or toothpicks."

"No in-between?"

"No in-between."

"Dangit. Oh well, time to work out."

"Yeah, you gotta be in shape to get her attention."

"Do you have any other advice?"

"Girls like a guy that they can rely on. If you're not attractive, you gotta at least work and be a good friend. Normally."

"I see, we've been friends for a while, but it seems like I've never been in Kiara's radar."

"Different things work for different people."

"Yeah..."

"Can we work on the assignment now?"

"Oh yeah sorry about that."

"It's fine."

"Also why are you fidgeting a lot?"

"ADHD."

"Ah."

Euntae and I do the assignment, then I dash to English. Euntae was cool, but I wanted to be with my Hyun again.

Then Mrs. Lim came up to the whole class and said, "If you're dating someone, you can switch seats to sit with them. Just no kissing and crap in this class or I'll write a referral!"

"HELL YEAH!" Me, Hyun, the guy I sat next to, and his girlfriend said.

Hyun and the dude I sat next to switched.

"Hey babe, lessssgoooooooooooo."

"Hell yeah we get to sit together!" he replied.

"Don't get too excited." Mrs. Lim said.

"I get to sit with my boyfriend, why wouldn't I be!?" I say.

"Don't tell people about yesterday."

"It's not like I have anyone with your class that I can personally tell that didn't already witness it."

"Good."

We kind of just chill the whole period, we just do research for an essay.

Then I breeze through my next two classes. WE DON'T DO JACK!

I wish I had my Adderall, I feel like crap.

Then I get to lunch.

"Hey babe, how was PE?"

"We had boot camp training. Our PE teacher got really pissed that half of us just walked the whole period so far, so he had enough and made us. Go hard."

"Oh god I have him next!"

"Enjoy the suffering!"

After we ate and chatted with our friends, Hyun and I found an empty table so he can teach me how to graph in all those different ways.

After about 20 minutes...

"Okay I think I got it. Can I take your notes so I can study them before the test? You're writing is so neat and beautiful, like how the hell do you write this neat?" I say.

"Well I only write in hangul in two classes. And yeah go for it."

"Thanks."

After that I go to PE. THEN COMES MATH.

"Hi Kiara. Hi Xochitl." I say.

Kiara replies with a hi.

Xochitl's phone replies: "Hello random girl."

I take my test.

I get a B! Thanks Hyun! I'm gonna buy him lunch, he saved my butt.