Last chapter recap:
All three of us whip our heads towards the direction. "Pigs are born from pigs." One of the twiddle-dumbs states. "Was she even happy giving birth to him? Haha, crazy." Said the other.
"I would've had an abortion."
That statement broke me. It sent shivers down my spine. Perhaps it hit a little too close to home. Shaking my thoughts off of family matters, I look back at Hyung Suk in amazement as he speaks up for the first time.
"You guys have gone too far."
He almost sneers the words out in disgust.
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The entire class goes dead silent. You can almost hear a pin drop. What. is. happening-- I look around, looking more bewildered and confused than anyone else. The twiddles (my new nickname for them) flinch in shock.
Jae Yeol dropped his palm that was holding his head, looking intrigued. Ha Neul and Mi Jin share the same impressed shock that all the other girls in the classroom carried along with them. I slowly peer towards Jin Sung.
He's biting his lip in anger. An action that makes me sweat in nervousness. I look at Jae Yeol, requesting help if need be with the use of my eyes and (hopefully) telepathic ways to tell him 'If Hyung Suk is in any way, shape or form ABOUT to get beaten up, PLEASE protect him'.
"Hey." Jin Sung kicks his desk away with his feet, landing in front of Mi Jin and I. He looks so filled with hate towards Hyung Suk. "You're so funny. You know that?" He says, voice dripping with venom.
"Get up, worm." He stands up, sauntering towards Hyung Suk. "There's a fight in the fashion department!" One of our classmates ran out, sharing the news with the school. Within due time, all the other classes were filing in front of our class, no teacher in sight as the students yell out who they think will win.
"Oooh! The new guy's so handsome~!" One girl from the outside coos out, the rest nodding along with her. "Oh my god! That's Lee Jin Sung! The one with the lightning hands!" The guys of the crowd shout out in anticipation.
Biting my nails, I instinctively reach towards the coffee packet, ripping the contents out and into the hot water in an extra water bottle I carry around. Drinking at least half of the contents (without bothering too stir it, mind you), my anxieties lowering bit by bit. I stare at Hyung Suk. Was it pity that I felt? No. I have to believe that he'd be able to hold his own if he was confident enough to say what he said.
Breaking off the small nail bit, I think again. I mean, Jae Yeol will come to the rescue, right? I stare at Jae Yeol. With one look in my direction, he gets up. I could've I just blinked as Jin Sung said "Come at me, wuss!", but next thing I know, Jae Yeol was holding off Jin Sung with one hand.
"What's Jae Yeol doing?"
"Is he standing up for the new guy?"
"Wahh, this is the first time I've seen him do that!"
Jin Sung gives a 'tch' at those comments, worming his way out of Jae Yeol's grasp. "Let go, you dick!" He shouts out, going to the side and punching straight towards Hyung Suk.
I close my eyes, ready for the impact to come for my friend. There was nothing. I couldn't here any crack of bones or the skin contact.
Wait, what? Peering my eyes open, they almost went out of my sockets when I see Hyung Suk standing there, perfect calm (and ethereal-like, seriously, what hair products does he use to make it look so s o f t ?), his head tilted to the side, completely dodging Jin Sung's punch.
"Oh my god! The new guy just got how many times hotter! HE CAN FIGHT?!" swooned one girl. "That's incredible!" shrieked another. I give a sigh of relief, reaching for my coffee. I look to my side and I literally see Jin Sung having an existential crisis.
Same, Jin Sung. But you really didn't have to start a fight. I puff out in annoyance, my heart rate slowing down. He really does remind me of the Jin Sung of my childhood. Imagine if that really was him. Man, that'd mean he got into his dream career of sorts, boxing. I sigh out dreamily, completely in my own world as I think about the days where my mom left me alone.
Whoosh! And I was back to reality. My head almost snaps at how fast I turned towards the duo that is Jin Sung and Hyung Suk. Pretty boy Hyung Suk dodges almost all his attacks. I never knew he could fight. He must work out then. I think to myself, poking my stomach.
Jin Sung gives another punch, but it turns out it was a decoy. With no way to dodge the incoming punch, Jae Yeol and I stand up from out seats, almost lurching forward to try and stop that punch. Miraculously, Hyung Suk caught the punch.
What the heck?! How do you just CATCH a punch so nonchalantly?! My inner thoughts battled one another, one of them asking if Hyung Suk was secretly part of the mafioso, and the other wondering if he always looked so attract--
Quickly berating my thoughts, I watch, almost in slow motion, as Hyung Suk readies a powerful throw, reaching Jin Sung's gut and probably obliterating it, as Jin Sung was now on the floor, hacking and coughing up saliva and a bit of blood.
The whole classroom roars up in excitement, crowding around Hyung Suk. "You did so well!" Ha Neul purrs out, the rest of the girls also trying to cling onto him. Mi Jin gives him a small, bashful smile, while Jae Yeol goes back into his seat, catching Hyung Suk's attention and just nodding, a bit of a smile on his face.
I shake my head, heading towards Jin Sung who was having trouble to breathe. The class continues chattering. "Jin Sung." I say aloud, catching the ears of the people I've talked to already, save for Hyung Suk.
"What-- What do you want." He tries to breathe in and out, only to cough a bit more. I sigh, getting my handkerchief from my pocket, along with an iced coffee tucked safely in my bag, and inch towards Jin Sung. With gentle touches, I laid the iced coffee (which was still cold) onto his abdomen.
Cupping his face with my hands, I, as focused as I was, wiped the blood from his mouth, completely ignoring the flushed cheeks he had earned the moment I touched his face. "You should've have started the fight, you know.." I say, so very softly.
His eyes grow gentler as I stand up. "I guess you always were a meanie, even back then, weren't you?" I blep out my tongue, nose scrunching up. He gives a confused look.
"You never even gave me my ball back, Jin Sung. How so very rude." I give a laugh, helping him up as his face grows more bewildered. "Wait, what--"
"And you REALLY have the audacity to NOT remember me? You were right back then, I should've chosen better friends." I give a hearty laugh, gaining the attention of the class. It had seemed as if Jae Yeol and Hyung Suk were burning holes through Jin Sung's head.
What's their problem? I sigh to myself.
"I-IT'S YOU!" Jin Sung screeched out in shock. "Of course it's me. Man, I can't believe it took me so long to figure out it was you, Jin Sung." I blep out my tongue once more. Jin Sung flares up, his face angry but his cheeks flushed.
There was a small feeling inside both their chests. Perhaps it was the feeling of old friends reuniting. It feels so cozy, I say to myself.
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