Breaking Out // Gahmi

Seventeen

Gahyeon PoV

The next day I went to school feeling nervous. I didn't know why though. Yes, we would be getting our Math test back today, but that usually doesn't shake me at all. I'm a math ace, even if I don't seem like one. So I'm pretty confident that I will get a good grade. Maybe because I was meating Dami today? But why would I feel nervous about that? Nothing bad could happen, right? I mean, Handong could see us together and I would be dead meat, but other than that. I really didn't get why I felt so giddy.

I shook my head, trying to get out of my head. I was almost late because of my pondering, but luckily I still made it in time.

When I entered the classroom I scanned through it. Smiling when I spotted Dami back in her usual seat, bickering with Sua. Then I glanced over to Handong who gave me a death stare.

Reluctantly I moved over to my seat next to her. She opened her mouth wanting to say something. Just then our teacher entered the classroom and saved me from a possible roasting. Not even Handong had the power against our math teacher. She was nice, could explain the problems well, but she was also very strict. And if you didn't want to sit in detention all week, you better listen to her. She was probably one of the only teachers who wasn't afraid of Handong. She never backed down and Handong had learned that she couldn't mess with her. I have to say I kind of admire her. I wish I could stand up to people like that and not be afraid.

"Good morning class. Today is the long anticipated day where you will finally get your test back. Gahyeon please sit down."

An annoyed murmur went through the class. Guess not everyone was as excited to get their test back as me. Quickly I sat down, not realizing that I was still standing in front of my seat and settled in, getting all of my stuff out of my backpack.

Our teacher started to walk through the class, giving back the test. She put the papers in front of each person face down. Since I was in the back with Handong we were one of the last ones to get it back, but I heard a lot of disappointed sighs from students who already got them back. Including Dami and Sua, who both seemed to be unpleased with the results.

When our teacher put the papers in front of Handong she didn't even bother to look at them. She just crumbled them up into a ball and threw them in the direction of the trashcan, not even hitting, before leaning back in her chair.

That earned a disappointed look from our teacher. She then came to my seat smiling at me. She put the papers down, looking almost proud. "Well done Gahyeon." she said, before moving on to walk back to the front.

"I expect better results from you next time. Now, let's put them away and focus on the equation in our textbooks. We better get started if you want better grades next time."

I had to chuckle. I know for most people math is like the worst subject on earth. But I actually really like it. It's pretty simple. For every problem or equation there is a fixed solution. All you have to do is use it on the problem and boom, you're done. All you need to learn is when to do what and you're set. Unlike other classes where there are different ways to get a solution, but somehow all of them and none of them are the right way. It drives me crazy and I never know what I'm supposed to do.

I looked at my result and smiled. I got an A. I sighed, a weight leaving my chest. I may be confident about my math skills, but I couldn't help still being worried everytime we got a test back. Still smiling I put the away in my backpack and went back to concentrating on the class.

But every now and then I had to glance towards Dami. I really was wondering why she was absent yesterday. What could have happened that she wouldn't come to school? And why couldn't she text it to me? She seemed fine, healthy. If she was sick could she be back to normal already in one day? No, it had to be something else. Maybe it was me and I creeped her out the day before. And she didn't want to face me so she stayed home? But then why would Yoohyeon stay home too? Hopefully it was something else. Ugh, I'm definitely spending too much time with Handong already, wishing something bad would happen to someone else. How could I already become so cruel? I just hope whatever happened didn't shake her up too much.