To Be With You | hoshi

xxii

When I decided to go back to the classroom, I stopped by the restroom first. After refreshing myself, a familiar person went out from out of the cubicles.

I was ready to be ignored by Seung-ah but turns out she's the first one to approach me.

"Hey,", she said.

"Hi."

"So here's the thing,", she started. "That bullshit you heard about me, isn't all that true."

She then made a deep sigh. "That sunbae actually existed and we were together last year. And, yeah, I lost my virginity to him, but I didn't get pregnant! I don't know how people even knew we had sex but then the rumors started and things just really became worse from that."

"I believe you.", I told her. "I'm sorry if I brought up bad memories."

She sighed again. "Well, I might as well just laugh at it now."

I put my arms out for her. We hugged each other. This is our way of making up.

"So, anything happened to you recently?", she asked.

I exhaled. "It's a long story."

I told her everything I told Vernon. I wonder now what happened to my quiet life.

"I'm in for Mingyu, but,", she said. "Soonyoung-oppa feels like strong competition."

"Well, maybe.", I said. "I mean, I kissed him too."

"Yeah, and why did you?"

"... I felt like it?"

"Then go for Soonyoung!"

"But he's my brother!"

"You're step-siblings! He's not your real brother. You're not blood related."

"But it's weird..."

She sighed. "Poor Mingyu though."

"Mingyu's a great guy. But I need to know if I like him." What if what Yerim said was true? What if I don't like him that way indeed?

"I have a hunch you and your brother actually do stuff at home that nobody knows."

"What? NO!"

"Well, someone's in denial~"

"I swear we're not like that."

"But if Soonyoung-oppa likes you, has she shown any signs of it?"

Has he? If what I have been thinking of as brother-sister bonding is actually romantic signs towards me, does that mean I'm dense? Those stares especially... What if he had been looking at me with different eyes all this time?

I sank down. "I just wanna go home already." I covered my face with my hands.

"Oh! And see your beloved brother?~💕" I glared at her but she just laughed me. "Come on, we'll be late for the  next class."

We went inside the classroom, just in time before the next teacher comes. I took my seat beside Mingyu. He was trying not to look at me. Hiding something that I already know... 

As the day ended, Mingyu didn't wait for me. And, I didn't want to see Soonyoung wait for me outside. So, I just rushed to the house.

But he was already there. "Hey.", we awkwardly greeted.

A/N: short chap but here ya go