[𝙎𝙐𝙉𝙁𝙇𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝙄𝙉 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀] ~ 𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙀𝙎 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙎

2.

Next day

Skylar woke up the next day, to the sound of her alarm, immediately feeling anxiety run through her. She climbed down the stairs and looked around the room, noticing Miles wasn't there.

She took a deep breath and started getting ready for classes. She checked her timetable.
1st period: History
2nd period: Maths
3rd period: PE
4th period: Chosen Language - Korean
5th period: Physics
Lunch
6th period: Social Studies
7th period: Chemistry

She sighed and grabbed her backpack, groaning at the weight of it. As she was walking towards the door, Miles burst through it. He was panting, his uniform a bit messed up from the run. He stood up straight and said "Skylar! I'm so sorry, I was out in the hallway with some other freshmen-" Skylar giggled. "It's fine, don't worry." She reached up to fix his tie and jacket. "Let's go, shall we?" Miles followed her silently, his face red.
They checked their timetables and low and behold, they had the exact same classes. "You chose Korean?" She asked. "Yeah, I think it's a really cool language." She smiled and opened her locker, putting her books in and keeping only the History ones. "Why did you choose Korean? Aren't you already Korean?" Skylar tilted her head. "Well, I figured I could help the teacher." The bell rang and they headed to class.

The first classes passed rather quickly, and soon it was time for Korean class.

When they entered the classroom, Skylar went up to the teacher. "Ajumma!" She tapped the teacher on the shoulder before bowing. "Ah, Hwa-Young! Haven't seen you in so long!" They hugged. "Alright guys, this is my niece, Hwa-" Skylar tugged her sleeve. "I go by Skylar now." She whispered. Her aunt nodded. "Skylar. She will be helping us with our Korean lessons. Since she's Korean. Skylar, go ahead and introduce yourself." She said as she sat down. Skylar nodded. She bowed before saying, "Annyeonghaseyo, jeoneun Skylarimnida. Yeoleobun-ui hangug-eo gwajeong-eul dowa deulimyeo jal jinaegil balabnida." This earned her a few 'whoa's and surprised faces. She looked over at Miles and saw him smiling widely. "Thank you Skylar. You may take a seat."

Skylar sat down next to Miles. "You did great." She smiled. "Thanks."
    "Now, what did Skylar do before introducing herself? She bowed. Bowing is a sign of respect. The more respect you have for the person the lower you bow." She went on with teaching them the alphabet and a few introductory phrases.

Whenever the teacher asked a question, Skylar would write Miles the answer on a piece of paper. He struggled to read a few of them, but he got the hang of it quickly.

At the end of the class the teacher told Skylar to stay for a bit. She told Miles she'll see him in the next class and walked to her aunt. "What did you want to talk about, ajumma?" She asked. Her aunt just smirked, crossing her arms and leaning on her desk. "I think you already know what I wanna talk about." Skylar shook her head. "No, not really..."

"Is there anything between you and Mr. Morales?" Skylar's eyes widened. "Ya! We've only known each other for a day! We're just friends-" "Don't lie. I saw the way he looks at you." The teen looked away. "There's nothing between us, ajumma. And.. I don't think there ever will be. He might not like me at all." Silence. "I'm sure he does. Just give it some time."

Skylar bowed before leaving the room and heading to her next class. She dreaded the thought, especially since she hated physics. At least lunch was right after this class...

When the bell rung, she bolted out the room and towards her locker. After grabbing her food and chopsticks, she headed to the lunch tables outside. She now had 30 minutes to herself.

Meanwhile, Miles walked towards the canteen. He noticed Skylar wasn't around so he decided to text her. She said she was at the lunch area outside. He rushed outside and saw Skylar sitting alone. She got startled when he sat down. "Ya! Don't scare me like that!" They both laughed. Miles apologised and they started eating.

    Their classes went by quickly, and so did the first week of high school. On Friday, Skylar grabbed her bags, bumping into Miles when heading to the door. "You're leaving today?" He asked. "Yeah, mom's picking me up. She wants to spend as much time with me in the weekends as possible, now that I won't be at home as much." Miles nodded, before saying "Well, guess I'll see you on Monday?" 

    The two hugged and Skylar left, leaving Miles alone in their dorm room. 

    Skylar hurried to the car as soon as she saw it parked in front of the high school. "Eomma!" She chirped. Her mom was leaning on her car and jumped in surprise when she heard her daughter's voice. She greeted her with a kiss on her forehead before they hopped in the car and headed home.