Two and a half day, that’s all it took for Hayoung to give up and join Sehun’s table at lunch.
She wanted to distance herself from Oh Sehun and the other seniors, she wanted nothing to do with them and whatever relationships and secrets they shared – Hayoung didn’t want to be a part of it at all. She liked her quiet, normal life, and she wanted to keep it that way. Hayoung felt upset too, she’s not that low, she knew Hyeri and Jongin might get suspended or even expelled if she told people about what she knew, and surely people would talk about why Naeun needed anti-depressant pills, Hayoung was not stupid. She wouldn’t tell anyone. But not only Sehun didn’t believe her, he had to go as far as saying they’re cousins just so he could keep her close, making sure she kept her words.
Behind those polite smiles, Oh Sehun was not someone you should take lightly.
But Hayoung had to break her own promise to stay away from Sehun, because her friends’ curiosity regarding Sehun and his friends was too much. They approached Hayoung every chance they got, asking for the seniors’ number, their address, their relationships, their favorite food, whether Hayoung could help them hooking up with the seniors or not. Hayoung even got stopped and asked by students from other classes and from her seniors, and everything was starting to overwhelm her.
She just wanted to have a nice lunch like she used to do, but when she turned around after queueing for lunch, her usual table had filled with her ‘Aren’t we best friends, Hayoung-ah?’ classmates, waiting for her to sat down with them so they could dig up more gossips about the seniors. Sooyoung, who went earlier than her, was surrounded by their friends, she could only stare back at Hayoung helplessly, didn’t know how to handle the situation. Hayoung forced herself to smile, but she couldn’t help but to glance at Sehun’s table.
Sehun was already watching her, and he simply tilted his head to the empty seat beside him. He offered Hayoung to join them before, and Hayoung had refused.
But not today.
With a heavy heart, Hayoung put down her tray beside Sehun’s, feeling somewhat losing a battle and then feeling upset for even feeling like that. There’s no battle going between her and anyone.
“Dongsaeng-ah!” Hyeri, as usual, was the first to greet her with her endless amount of energy.
Naeun looked up with wide eyes and she obviously flinched seeing Hayoung there, almost standing up and leaving as the reaction. But Jongin grabbed her hand gently and held her back, leaning to her and whispered to her ear to calm her down. Hayoung watched as Naeun bit her lips, her breath’s slowly steadying.
“Naeun is very, very shy to strangers,” Hyeri said in a loud whisper to Hayoung. Jongin turned his head to smile toothily at them.
“I’m sorry for bothering, Sunbaenim,” Hayoung bowed her head to Naeun’s direction, and of course it was Jongin who replied instead of Naeun.
“Don’t worry about it, you’re not!” Jongin grinned, but despite his words, Hayoung could see his thumb drew comforting circles on Naeun’s backhand.
“You can eat with us every day,” Sehun said easily from her side without looking at Hayoung. There’s a certain confident and calmness in his voice. “If you want.”
What was it about Sehun that made Hayoung restless?
She made a small nod without a word, choosing to look down onto her tray and ate.
It wasn’t long until Jongin stood up, still holding Naeun’s hand in his. “Since we’re done, we will go first,” he said, nodding to Sehun. “See you later in class. Bye, Hoobae!” Hyeri waved to him with a full mouth and Sehun nodded back to Jongin, while Hayoung bowed her head.
Hayoung wasn’t aware that she’s staring at Jongin’s and Naeun’s retreating back until Hyeri pointed it out. “Do you want to ask something?” was what Hyeri said to her.
Startled, Hayoung looked back at Hyeri, realizing both seniors had their eyes on her now. She couldn’t pretend that she didn’t stare. “No, it’s just… The girls ask me,” she didn’t think it’s appropriate to ask, but Hyeri was staring at her, waiting for an answer. “… If you’re dating each other.”
“Who?” Hyeri’s eyes widened a little, but she didn’t seem bothered with Hayoung’s question, more like curious. “Me and Sehun?” Hayoung shifted uneasily and Hyeri caught on. “Aaaah, the four of us? Like, is it me with Sehun and Naeun with Jongin, or me with Jongin, Naeun with Sehun?”
Hayoung nodded albeit hesitantly.
“What was your answer?” Sehun asked.
“I said I don’t know.”
“I guess people are really curious, huh, so nosy,” Hyeri dove back to her meal, finishing her soup. Her comment made Hayoung felt bad about bringing the topic up. “Next time, just say that the four of us are in an open relationship and we love to do a foursome every Saturday. They’d love that answer, they don’t want a boring one.”
Hayoung was flustered in an instant with the vulgar word but Sehun merely chuckled, leaning over the table to flick Hyeri’s forehead.
“Don’t talk like that, you’re scaring Hayoung,” Sehun said to the pouting Hyeri. He ignored her and faced Hayoung instead. “We’re not dating each other. Like I told you before, I’m not seeing anyone, so is Hyeri…,” Sehun glanced at Hyeri, waiting for her to correct him, but the girl didn’t. “Jongin is single by status, though it’s debatable. Naeun is the only one who’s in a relationship, but not with me or Jongin. You can tell people that. Is there anything else you want to ask about us?” Sehun stared at Hayoung and Hayoung looked away.
Slowly, Hayoung shook her head, trying to shake away the thought of falling deeper into a hole without any way out.
***
“I still think it’s a little bit weird of saying thank you, how Sehun Sunbae claims you two are cousins,” Junhong said, half-chewing his banana. He’s willingly accompanying Hayoung ate lunch outside the canteen, right under a tree in the school’s backyard. She had enough of prying eyes and fake smiles. “Maybe he doesn’t think it’ll end up like this?”
Hayoung picked on her lunch, separating the carrots from the rice. “… I don’t know.” She felt guilty for lying to Junhong, but then again, she didn’t think telling the truth to him was an option. At least, not all of it.
She told him about helping Jongin, about the seniors asked her to keep it a secret, which Hayoung agreed on. Feeling indebted, as a return they wanted to be her friends, Hayoung could count on them if she ever needed help. But it would be too odd if suddenly Hayoung started to hang around the third years, in the end Sehun pretended to be Hayoung’s cousin so they could talk to each other freely.
Hayoung thought it was a strange reason and she would never believe it if she was Junhong, but Junhong surprisingly just nodded in understanding when Hayoung told him. Maybe because he didn’t think Hayoung would ever lie to him, hiding things from him.
Hayoung stabbed a piece of carrot and...
Two and a half day, that’s all it took for Hayoung to give up and join Sehun’s table at lunch.
She wanted to distance herself from Oh Sehun and the other seniors, she wanted nothing to do with them and whatever relationships and secrets they shared – Hayoung didn’t want to be a part of it at all. She liked her quiet, normal life, and she wanted to keep it that way. Hayoung felt upset too, she’s not that low, she knew Hyeri and Jongin might get suspended or even expelled if she told people about what she knew, and surely people would talk about why Naeun needed anti-depressant pills, Hayoung was not stupid. She wouldn’t tell anyone. But not only Sehun didn’t believe her, he had to go as far as saying they’re cousins just so he could keep her close, making sure she kept her words.
Behind those polite smiles, Oh Sehun was not someone you should take lightly.
But Hayoung had to break her own promise to stay away from Sehun, because her friends’ curiosity regarding Sehun and his friends was too much. They approached Hayoung every chance they got, asking for the seniors’ number, their address, their relationships, their favorite food, whether Hayoung could help them hooking up with the seniors or not. Hayoung even got stopped and asked by students from other classes and from her seniors, and everything was starting to overwhelm her.
She just wanted to have a nice lunch like she used to do, but when she turned around after queueing for lunch, her usual table had filled with her ‘Aren’t we best friends, Hayoung-ah?’ classmates, waiting for her to sat down with them so they could dig up more gossips about the seniors. Sooyoung, who went earlier than her, was surrounded by their friends, she could only stare back at Hayoung helplessly, didn’t know how to handle the situation. Hayoung forced herself to smile, but she couldn’t help but to glance at Sehun’s table.
Sehun was already watching her, and he simply tilted his head to the empty seat beside him. He offered Hayoung to join them before, and Hayoung had refused.
But not today.
With a heavy heart, Hayoung put down her tray beside Sehun’s, feeling somewhat losing a battle and then feeling upset for even feeling like that. There’s no battle going between her and anyone.
“Dongsaeng-ah!” Hyeri, as usual, was the first to greet her with her endless amount of energy.
Naeun looked up with wide eyes and she obviously flinched seeing Hayoung there, almost standing up and leaving as the reaction. But Jongin grabbed her hand gently and held her back, leaning to her and whispered to her ear to calm her down. Hayoung watched as Naeun bit her lips, her breath’s slowly steadying.
“Naeun is very, very shy to strangers,” Hyeri said in a loud whisper to Hayoung. Jongin turned his head to smile toothily at them.
“I’m sorry for bothering, Sunbaenim,” Hayoung bowed her head to Naeun’s direction, and of course it was Jongin who replied instead of Naeun.
“Don’t worry about it, you’re not!” Jongin grinned, but despite his words, Hayoung could see his thumb drew comforting circles on Naeun’s backhand.
“You can eat with us every day,” Sehun said easily from her side without looking at Hayoung. There’s a certain confident and calmness in his voice. “If you want.”
What was it about Sehun that made Hayoung restless?
She made a small nod without a word, choosing to look down onto her tray and ate.
It wasn’t long until Jongin stood up, still holding Naeun’s hand in his. “Since we’re done, we will go first,” he said, nodding to Sehun. “See you later in class. Bye, Hoobae!” Hyeri waved to him with a full mouth and Sehun nodded back to Jongin, while Hayoung bowed her head.
Hayoung wasn’t aware that she’s staring at Jongin’s and Naeun’s retreating back until Hyeri pointed it out. “Do you want to ask something?” was what Hyeri said to her.
Startled, Hayoung looked back at Hyeri, realizing both seniors had their eyes on her now. She couldn’t pretend that she didn’t stare. “No, it’s just… The girls ask me,” she didn’t think it’s appropriate to ask, but Hyeri was staring at her, waiting for an answer. “… If you’re dating each other.”
“Who?” Hyeri’s eyes widened a little, but she didn’t seem bothered with Hayoung’s question, more like curious. “Me and Sehun?” Hayoung shifted uneasily and Hyeri caught on. “Aaaah, the four of us? Like, is it me with Sehun and Naeun with Jongin, or me with Jongin, Naeun with Sehun?”
Hayoung nodded albeit hesitantly.
“What was your answer?” Sehun asked.
“I said I don’t know.”
“I guess people are really curious, huh, so nosy,” Hyeri dove back to her meal, finishing her soup. Her comment made Hayoung felt bad about bringing the topic up. “Next time, just say that the four of us are in an open relationship and we love to do a foursome every Saturday. They’d love that answer, they don’t want a boring one.”
Hayoung was flustered in an instant with the vulgar word but Sehun merely chuckled, leaning over the table to flick Hyeri’s forehead.
“Don’t talk like that, you’re scaring Hayoung,” Sehun said to the pouting Hyeri. He ignored her and faced Hayoung instead. “We’re not dating each other. Like I told you before, I’m not seeing anyone, so is Hyeri…,” Sehun glanced at Hyeri, waiting for her to correct him, but the girl didn’t. “Jongin is single by status, though it’s debatable. Naeun is the only one who’s in a relationship, but not with me or Jongin. You can tell people that. Is there anything else you want to ask about us?” Sehun stared at Hayoung and Hayoung looked away.
Slowly, Hayoung shook her head, trying to shake away the thought of falling deeper into a hole without any way out.
***
“I still think it’s a little bit weird of saying thank you, how Sehun Sunbae claims you two are cousins,” Junhong said, half-chewing his banana. He’s willingly accompanying Hayoung ate lunch outside the canteen, right under a tree in the school’s backyard. She had enough of prying eyes and fake smiles. “Maybe he doesn’t think it’ll end up like this?”
Hayoung picked on her lunch, separating the carrots from the rice. “… I don’t know.” She felt guilty for lying to Junhong, but then again, she didn’t think telling the truth to him was an option. At least, not all of it.
She told him about helping Jongin, about the seniors asked her to keep it a secret, which Hayoung agreed on. Feeling indebted, as a return they wanted to be her friends, Hayoung could count on them if she ever needed help. But it would be too odd if suddenly Hayoung started to hang around the third years, in the end Sehun pretended to be Hayoung’s cousin so they could talk to each other freely.
Hayoung thought it was a strange reason and she would never believe it if she was Junhong, but Junhong surprisingly just nodded in understanding when Hayoung told him. Maybe because he didn’t think Hayoung would ever lie to him, hiding things from him.
Hayoung stabbed a piece of carrot and...
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