Unrequited~ Han Jisung

Chapter 37. Cold shoulder

That day, Sunday and the weeks following were the exact same. Sooah felt like she was visiting a patient in a psychiatric ward that would never leave their room although she was convinced he'd leave his room once she left considering she'd hear him talking to Minho once she got to the front door of his apartment. She knew he wasn't sick considering it had been 3 weeks already unless he caught a virus which would only mean he'd have to go to the hospital but he was still stuck in his room. She'd bring notes from school and make him do upcoming tests that he'd have to submit online. Sooah didnt know why he was getting so out of hand or even why he would never leave his room and actually look at her face.

Truthfully, Jisung did miss her a lot and he hated acting the way he was but he couldn't bring himself to look her in the eyes and physically lie about his past. He felt like he had bullied her even though he was nowhere near her at the time.

It was getting closer and closer to their Christmas exams and Sooah was getting stressed and stressed by the day. Laura, Leilany and Aidas friend from Canada moved over and she was living with Leilany and somehow both Emma and Jeongin really clicked which excited the girls and the boys. Sooah somehow managed to get back to her old self, the one where she didn't worry about Jisung although he was definitely lingering at the back of her mind. She'd ask him every single day if he missed her or missed hanging out with her but she'd only get the same old 'hmm' through the door.

Sooah eventually stopped visiting which only meant that Jisung had to get out of this little phase/mood he was in although he most definitely didn't want to face Sooah at all. He got dressed that morning and headed off to the bus stop but he didn't see sooah, only Jihoon and Junkyu. He gave the two of them a smile and sat down.

"She left already," Jihoon spoke up and Jisung knitted his eyebrows together. "She started to help the lady at the library in the morning before school starts," He said and Jisung nodded before the bus finally arrived and they all hopped on. He noticed emma, Laura and Aida and he gave them a wave which they returned and he sat down. The girls were quite shocked to see his face but they were happy he had finally managed to come out of his room but they didn't know how Sooah might feel when she would see him.

His heart began to beat faster as the bus stopped and he got outside as he made his way towards the school. Everything seemed quite normal apart from the odd looks he got from the students and teachers that squinted their eyes until they recognised him. He made his way into the yard and he saw a familiar pink haired boy sitting right next to Sooah.The smile taking over his lips wasnt anything short of impeccable as he saw her, he noticed that she had gained a bit of weight and her cheeks were more full which made him happier considering she was really skinny before. The both of them laughed together and sooahs eyes seemed much more brighter than before which made Jisung jealous of the two. He was about to walk towards them but Keeho walked up to him and threw his arm around his shoulder.

"Good seeing you buddy. How was staring at the 4 walls of your room for the past 3 weeks?" Keeho flashed him a smile as they walked towards the school which only made Jisung let out a sigh but he laughed a bit too. "Did you and Sooah really break up though?" Keeho asked and Jisung stopped abruptly and looked at him. "There was a rumour going around that y'all broke up and she seems really close with Yeonjun so I just assumed," he shrugged and Jisung shook his head.

"We're still together"

"It doesn't look like it," Keeho said and Jisung shoved him off before walking towards his classroom. Keeho just stared at his figure blankly as he walked away before sighing and following him. The bell had finally rang as students took their seats and some ran towards their classrooms. Sooah ended up running in after a crowd and taking her seat. Jisung watched her figure as she took her seat and his face scrunched up when she didn't even spare him a glance.

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The day passed and it was coming close to 6pm as students finished up their after school studying and stretched their arms out over their heads. "Me and junkyu are heading to Keehos house today to prepare for our theatre exam so we won't be taking the bus home with you," Jihoon spoke up as he stood up and Sooah gave him a smile before turning back to her book. "Aren't you leaving?" He asked and she shook her head.

"I'll study for another few minutes before I sweep the classroom," she said and he gave her a smile before patting her shoulder and heading out.

"Aren't you coming?" Seungmin stood up and looked towards Jisung but the boy just shook his head as he kept his eyes on his book. "I'll see you tomorrow, Sooah," Seungmin gave the girl a wave and she bowed her head a bit before turning back to her book as he left. The classroom fell silent as both Jisung and Sooah scribbled through their books and wrote down information so it would hopefully engrave in their brains. About 10 minutes had passed before Sooah stood up and put away her books into her bag and walked towards her locker and putting some more in there before leaving and coming back with a sweeping brush.

"Hey, I'm leaving so do you mind locking the door and dropping the key in to me tomorrow?" Ms. Choi walked through the door.

"Yeah,no problem," she bowed and Ms. Choi threw the key at her which she caught. "Bye, miss," she bowed once again and the teacher left. Sooah let out a sigh as she sweeped the classroom up and down, still not sparing a glance at Jisung who was quite impressed at her cold shoulder impression.

"Do you hate me that much?" Jisung spoke up and Sooah nodded which only made him sigh. "I did what I did for your own good," he said and Sooah shook her head.

"Whats for my own good? You won't even tell me so how am I supposed to know?" She turned around and her eyes met his for the first time in almost a month. Their breaths hitched in unison and Jisung stood up and made his way towards her. Her back hit a desk as he rested his head on hers which only made tears sting her eyes as she rested her hands on his shoulders.

"I'll tell you, but you have to promise you won't turn your back on me or hate me even more than you do right now," he whispered his words and Sooah bit her lip in anger before she nodded. His eyes flashed between her lips and her eyes which only made her want to kiss him that much more.

"Kiss me," she said and Jisung was about to press his lips against hers but he stopped himself and turned away which made a tear spill over sooahs eyes and onto her cheek. "Your turning away again. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with you but I swear if you don't sort your shit out it's over and I mean it. You are the first guy I ever allowed myself to actually like yet your turning away from me. Do you see how much I'm hurting right now?" She grabbed him by the arm and he turned around, his eyes still fixated on the ground but she grabbed his chin and made him look at her. "I said kiss me or so help me god-" that was the only thing he needed before his lips landed on hers. The kiss was desperate yet filled with so much love and adoration. Her back ended up hitting a desk which made him sit her up on it and kiss her once again as his hands rested on the side of her cheeks. He missed her so much and his lips were speaking the words she exactly wanted to hear more than anything in the world. He pulled her close but she pulled him even closer as their chests pressed against eachothers.

"I'm sorry," he whispered as he pulled away and locked his eyes with hers which made her let out a sigh as her hand gripped his shirt. "I'm so fucking sorry," he said once again and she shook her head as she rested her forehead on his shoulder.

"Just promise me you'll never do that to me again. It felt like you were dead or something and it hurt, a lot," she said and Jisung rested his hand on the back of her head as he left a quick kiss on the top of her head before pulling her into a hug.

"I promise"