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Happy lunar new year!! it's 13 feb 2021 today!! hope y'all enjoy this story!!

Nari's POV

" Help! Thief! " I was walking passed the alleyway when I heard someone screaming. I bit my lips, hesitating if I should be a hero and probably die today or walk away.

Just then, my phone vibrated.

CSAT Results will be out tomorrow.

Fine, I'm gonna die today.

I ran towards the voice and I stopped running when a figure stood before me. " You! " I grabbed onto his wrist as hard as I could as I flipped him over.

Thank god I learned Taekwondo when I was younger. I used to hate it because people in my class would say that I'm manly for learning Taekwondo but hey, I'm a hero.

I twisted his arm, " You can't run away now. " I sat on top of him.

" I'm not the thief! The thief ran away! " He screamed in pain and I scoffed.

I put more pressure on his arm as he screamed even louder than before. " Let's talk when the police is here. " I sneered as I took out my phone and called for the police.

After about 5 minutes, the police siren can be heard miles away. " Here! " I waved frantically with one of my arm.

They ran over, " This is the thief. " I got off when the police officers came.

The guy stood up, glaring at me. " I told you! I'm not the thief! He ran away! " I scoffed as I crossed my arms while glaring at him.

We were literally having a glaring competition when I heard someone crying. I looked over to see a middle aged woman walking out of the alley as she cried her eyes out.

" Is he the thief? " One of the officer asked and she looked up at the thief, before shaking her head.

My eyes widened, " But I swear he ran out of there with this bag in his hand! " I raised the bag up.

The guy sneered, " That's my mom's! I bought it for her today, you moron. " I bit the insides of my mouth when I realised I might have become a "hero" instead.

" I'm sorry. " I said, loud enough for the guy to hear and he literally rejected my apology.

He massaged his arm, " You broke my arm. Are you going to pay my medical bills or not? " He raised his brows.

" I'm sorry but what? I don't think I'm that strong to break your arms. " I said and he scoffed.

" You have the strength of a bull. " My eyes widened when he said that, I walked nearer to him and he moved back slowly.

I scoffed, " Scaredy cat. "

" Hey! Anyone would have PTSD if they are being treated like a thief and have their arm bend. " He said and I rolled my eyes.

In the end, I followed him to the hospital because I don't believe I'm that strong to actually break his arms. " So how's my arm? " He asked the doctor.

" The ligament in your arm is slightly torn but it's nothing serious. Did you exercise to something? " The guy turned his head to look over at me as I looked away, avoiding eye contact with him.

He cleared his throat, " Yeah. " I looked over at him, I can't believe he actually didn't expose me to the doctor.

" Just rest your arm and don't overstrain it. " He nod but his eyes widened as he looked over at the doctor.

He took a deep breath, " I have a basketball game coming up soon in 2 months, will I be able to play without any problem? "

The doctor sighed, " I doubt you'd be able to train and be physically ready for the game. " He let out a sigh as he nod before standing up.

" I don't need a cast right? " The doctor nod.

We thanked the doctor before leaving the room. He walked ahead of me and I ran after him, " Hey, I'm really sorry about i- " He stopped walking.

He turned to look over at me, " If apologising solves everything then we don't even need the law. I can easily kill someone and just apologise to their family members. "

I scoffed, " Is the basketball game as severe as a murder? " He pursed his lips before walking off.

I gulped as I followed behind him.

Oh, and yes I did pay for his medical bills.

I followed behind him all the way to the bus stop and he stopped me. " When are you going to stop following me? " He sneered.

" When I make sure you get home safely without another arm broken. I'd make sure if anyone touches you, I'd break their arm. " He chuckled coldly.

" I think you're the only one who have the ability to break my arm. " I looked down at my feet.

The guy called out to me, " Don't worry about it, I'm fine. Just go home, it's getting late and it isn't safe for a girl like you to wander around alone. "

I looked up at him, " But your arm- " He cut me off.

" I'm an athlete. I have instances where I broke my arm too so don't worry about it just go home now. " I hesitated for a moment before nodding my head.

I was about to walk off to the other direction when I turned around to face him. " Hey! " He turned to look over at me with his brows raised.

" What's your name? " I asked.

" What's yours? " He asked.

I furrowed my brows, " I asked you first! "

" You broke my arm. " He replied back and I became speechless. I can't deny that I didn't break his arm.

I puffed up my cheeks, " So what's your name? " He asked.

" Nari. " I replied.

He chuckled, " Nari. Your mom must've wanted a gentle girl but she got you instead. " I glared at him and he stopped laughing.

" So what's your name? " I asked again.

He looked over at the road before looking back at me with a mysterious grin. " My bus is here. If we have the chance to meet again, I'd tell you my name. " I couldn't believe him.

He was about to get on the bus when he turned to face me with a smile.

" Nice meeting you, Nari. "

30 Jan 2021