27 Confronting Him

I've arrived at the campus to attend my last two weeks of lessons for the end of the preliminaries.

As I walk towards my locker, I notice Cleo crouching beside the locker as if she's waiting for someone. She bucks up to as her eyes travel to my direction. As soon as she sees me, she graces me with a cheerful smile and an enthusiastic wave. I smile back at her as I advanced closer.

"Hey! I haven't seen you for like 2 days now. What happened to you? Are you sick? I asked Jungmin what happened to you but he was ignoring me." 

'Why don't you ask your stupid brother' I admonish to myself yet I can't say that since she doesn't know what happened, I guess?

"I got sick that's why." I lie.

"Are you okay now? Are you feeling well? Why didn't you tell me?" She rants as she touches my forehead to check my temperature. 

"I am fine Cleo so don't worry," I mumble with a mischievous smile. She nods without saying anything. 

Then, I slowly open my safe as another letter flows onto the floor. 'Another letter huh?' I thought to myself. 

I pick up the letter and scan it. It's not the letter that I've always received and it's a different paper from the other letters. 

"Who could that be?" I murmur to myself.

"What was that?" She raises a question as she looks at the letter. I startle without knowing that she's standing beside me. 

I glance at her and shake my head as my answer. I hastily place my letter inside the backpack and reach for my book before shutting the close door. I turn back and stroll to my first class. 

Suddenly, I hear Cleo yelling at me yet I ignore her and step inside my room and sit beside the wall. And so, Cleo stares at me with a frown on his brows. 

"Minsoo, are you okay? I called you multiple times but you didn't answer me." She asks with an exhausted pant when she catches me up. 

"I-I'm sorry Cleo, I was exhausted from everything and want to sit down," I mumble. 

"Minsoo, are you sure? You don't seem fine. Do you want me to take you to the clinic so you could rest?" She offers. 

"I'm fine. Thank you for the offer, I appreciate your worry." I said with a smile on my face. She sighs and sits beside me as she takes her notes out. 

"Minsoo since you are okay and we didn't hang out since, why don't we have a trip after class with Youngjae so you two could make up, isn't that great?" I flinch when hearing his name as all the memory flashbacks inside my head.

"I-I think I'll pass. I need to get back home with Jungmin since my parents are at home. They want us to get back home immediately, also they want us to have a bond with each other." I announce.

"Really? That's awesome! Okay, we could just hang out at your house so we can get to know your parents."

"I'm sorry Cleo but we have the family reunion." I prevaricate to her, again. 

And if I accept her offer, they'll know it's Youngjae's sister and I wouldn't want that. Jungmin will be at the rage when he knows. Further, I'll confront Youngjae by myself. 

"Ohh.. okay, some other time after the exam would be fine. Is that okay with you?" She implores but before I could answer, Sir Sayas gets inside and greet us. 

"As you know that our exam will be in the next 2 weeks so I hope you're all ready for that but for now, I will give you some notes that will help with your examination. Shall we begin our last topic?" He asserts.

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"That would be all for today. I hope you all get prepared for the exam and I guarantee you that it will be harder than you think." All the students whine when hearing Sir. Sayas his announcement about the exam.

"But if you study all the lessons that I gave, you will pass. Miss Jeon, follow me to my office now." He commands as he gazes at me. I nod and follow him behind. 

"Minsoo, can I come?" Cleo pleads as her palm clutches my wrist to stop me yet I heave it away and shake my head. 

"Bu—"

"I'm absent from his class so he wants to talk to me." I cut her off and ran to Sir Sayas' direction. 

I don't want Cleo to know why Sir Sayas called me today. He's my homeroom professor so he is the first one to know that I will attend the online class for the Midterm. 

As we step inside his office, he offers me the chair in front of his desk. He pulls out two envelopes and gives it to me. 

"That will be your notes for the examination since you are absent from my class and this one is for the rest of the class since you want to attend an online class. I will be the one who will guide you for all your major examinations and Miss Smith will supervise your minor subject and when we said that you need to attend at least one class, you are required. Understand?" I nod.

"Okay, you are dismissed." I bow at him before walking out to his office. 

As I wander to the hallway, I see Yongjae staring at me. And so, I release a with before following him behind when seeing him walking to the field. 

'Is it the right time for me to confront him?' I asked myself. 

"Yes." A familiar voice answers my unspoken question. 

"Okay. I will confront him. I know you are here for me." I reply. 

"Always here for you." He comments.

I smile like a crazy when replying to the familiar voice that connects inside my head. Thus, I perceive that it's not coming inside my head, it's like an invisible string that connects between the voice and me. 

He stops his track as he says, "Minsoo, I—" 

"Before you say sorry, I need to talk," I mumble as I cross my arms. 

"What you did back there is unacceptable, you could just kill me and not subsiding me into the hands of that bunny mask!" 

"Y...you remembered?" I furrow my eyebrows when he wants me to forget.

"Why would I forget? Do you think I have amnesia?! No, I don't have!" I yell at him as I hit his chest. He holds my wrist to stop me yet I yank it away. 

"Minsoo, I'm sorry if I did that... I..." 

"You what? Do you want to kill me?! Just kill me here, you coward! You left me alone to that abandoned house! And it could kill me, Youngjae!" I confront him.

"Minsoo, please. I don't want to harm you and I don't know why they're at the mansion." He pleads as he walks closer to me, striving to hold me yet I back away.

"How would I believe you if you hadn't there to rescue me or to protect me? You know that I got chased by the last time but you bailed me to them. I got chased for the second time and thank you for that and if you think I will forgive you too that, I don't think so Youngjae. I thought I could give you closure or we could befriend and forget what happened after you confess. You know I love Taehyung and I thought you will accept that but I guess the closure I want will never happen." I mutter. 

"I gave you my trust but you just take it for granted," I add and walk away without waiting for him to explain.

Suddenly, I glimpse at Cleo, who's standing there with her devilish smile. She doesn't ask yet she calls my name. I stop and look at her. Hence, my whole body quivers when hearing her words. 

"You will regret what you did, Jeon."