bookbag // hrj

II

Oh.

Oh no.

The new boy thinks I'm interested in him.

I turn back to the front, my eyes shut tight with my head resting in my hands. This wasn't going the way I expected it to.

Whatever, I can just clear things up with him later, I thought to myself.

I turn my attention back to whatever Mr. Suh was droning on and on about, hoping this class would end soon. I just want it to be lunchtime already.

[time skip: 12:08]

I wait outside of my locker, tapping my foot in impatience. Where was that boy? Looking around the empty hallway, I wonder whether Renjun was even planning on showing up. Just as the thought crossed my mind, a finger poked at my shoulder, making me whip my head around.

"So?" the boy raises his eyebrow, "First day at school and I'm already getting love letters?"

Huh. That must be a habit.

"Don't get your hopes up, pretty boy. I just have something of yours," I press in the combination to my locker, swinging it open.

"Now, now, don't you think it's a little too early to be giving out presents? I mean, I don't even know your name, Ms. Love Note," Renjun peeks into my locker curiously, hoping to get a glimpse of whatever it was that I wanted to give to him.

Lord, what is with this guy? Talk about nosy, and we just met.

I pull Renjuns backpack out of my locker, holding it out for him to take. "I believe this belongs to you?"

Renjuns eyes widened with realization. "So you were the girl on the bus who dozed off on my shoulder and then ran off with my backpack?"

I gulped. "That... was you? I figured it was just some old creep trying to get my number..."

The boy snorts. "Yeah, thanks a lot for calling me an old creep five minutes after we met."

"You know I didn't mean it like that."

"Yeah, yeah. Oh, by the way, do you mind if I join you for lunch? I kind of don't know anyone here," Renjun asks, rubbing his hand against his neck.

"Oh come on Huang, have you seen the way those girls look at you? I'm sure there's no shortage of seats for you in the cafeteria."

"So... is that a no?"

"Do I look like a bully to you?"

Renjun smiles. "I still haven't gotten your name by the way."

"I'm Y/N."