28 December 2012
Chapter 5
Jun Hae's behavior is disturbing me. I couldn't concentrate in class and frequently the teachers has noticed. I couldn't help it, it keeps on bothering me. Whenever I turn my head to look at him, he's already gazing at me and he smiles with such innocence it makes my heart melt, once we exchange looks.
He often passes notes to me from the far end of the class and surprisingly he doesn't get caught and times when the teacher looks and when to pass it. He often asks 'How you doin'?' Or just random stuff that always concerns my well-being and if I was alright. He keeps asking me those questions. I have no choice but to reply to him in a friendly way avoiding anything that will make the conversation continue any further.
It's not that I don't like it, I actually love taking to Jun Hae again, it helped me get back on my feet somehow. I'm just concerned I might make the same mistake again and fall for him.
The bell rings finally as the teacher finishes his lectures about earthquakes. Everyone rushes out for lunch ignoring the teachers final words. I stay back to continue the notes on the board since Jun Hae keeps on passing me notes. I think he left but he suddenly pops in front of my desk making me jump in surprise, my legs hitting the table.
"Jun Hae," I say still a bit petrified. "You surprised me."
"미안해 ( sorry )" he says frowning. "Are your legs ok? You hit the table pretty badly."
"I'm fine. It's just that you surprised me. I thought you already went out for lunch." I say fixing my pencil case.
"I saw you still doing the work so I waited."
My heart feels like its being compressed a bit. "Oh, that's really sweat of you."
He laughs. "Thanks. You done yet?"
"Almost, just let me finish the last few sentences." I say writing faster and quickly taking a glance at the board.
"Wow, you're fast. And your handwriting is really pretty."
"Thanks."
I finally finish the last sentence and Jun Hae smiles at me complimenting my handwriting still. We both walk out the classroom heading towards the cafeteria.
"Aeia." Jun Hae begins.
I turn to him. "Yeah?" Jun Hae's expression is somehow difficult to tell all of a sudden, he looks almost completely nervous or happy or sad. It leaves me confused wondering what is going on in his mind of his.
"Umm." He's obviously hesitant and I can see him sweating as he loosens his collar.
"What is it?" I ask.
He laughs nervously. "Never mind, it's nothing." He turns away quickly and I stare at him, kind of puzzled but I though he's going to confess to me - which I quickly removed from my head, thinking its a stupid idea since he doesn't return his feelings to me. He's just a friend and I got over him a long time ago.
Suddenly someone hits my shoulder and I hear a small grunt. I turn to see the guy Jun Hae was fighting before school began.
"S***," he says in disgust. "It's you to."
I turn to Jun Hae and his expression turns fiercer and I shiver as I stare. The way he looks at him, there's so much anger, and I become so frightened I didn't know what to do.
Dreams And Nightmares • Opuss № I