english teacher - Kim Taehyung

part six

Dedicated to: AnonymousSeaGirl

Thanks for the idea for Namjoonie in this story :)

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but can you keep my secret? i don't think you'll believe me.

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When all was said and done, Mr Kim told me to go outside and clean myself up. I did so, passing the 4 kids waiting outside for detention. They all looked at me to try and figure out why they couldn't get in seeing as how I was clearly the reason why, but I had my hood up and head down while walking. I made my way to the bathroom and right when I entered, I turned on the faucet and splashed cold water on my face. After a few splashes, I just let the water drip down from my face to the sink below. I breathed heavily, finally having what I just did sink in.

I had just confessed to my English Teacher.

The Mr Kim Taehyung. A person 7 years older than me and not only that, a man. I would at least think I would wait a while longer especially after just confirming my sexuality and crush. But no! My dumbass just went and blabbed it all out the second I was able to.

Cursing at myself, I went to grab a paper towel to wipe my face off with. After doing so, I just stood there in the middle of the bathroom, staring at my reflection in the mirror. 

"You dumbf*ck, now what are you supposed to do? What will he think of you now? You really just had to weird out your teacher. What if this was just a stupid small crush that didn't mean anything?!" I told myself, making sure my voice wasn't too loud to draw attention from outside.

Groaning loudly, I then went into a stall and sat on the seat, locking the door. I didn't feel like facing anyone, especially a certain someone at the moment.

I don't know exactly how long I sat there for, but it was long enough that once I got out the sun was setting. The classroom was between the door to leave school and Mr Kim's class. From my spot I could see the door was slightly open, meaning Mr Kim was still there.

Sighing, I started tiptoeing my way to the school doors to leave. The second I came near Mr Kim's door, I heard my name being called. My shoulders slumped down and I waited for a second longer to see if Mr Kim was calling for me. He was since he called out again saying, "I know you're there, kid."

Feeling my anxiety creep up and my palms starting to sweat, I inched my way to the slightly open door. Pushing it open, I saw Mr Kim leaning against the wall on the other side of the room from me.

He motioned for me to come closer and then told me to close the door. I did exactly what he said only not coming much closer. We stood in silence for a bit, me awkwardly looking anywhere but him. I could feel his sharp eyes on me.

"I thought about what you told me," Mr Kim finally said, looking away from me and scratching his head. His hair had gotten a bit longer, showing off his natural black hair at the roots and he had hair touching the nape of his neck.

"And I have something to say too," I finally looked up at him, getting even more scared now while also expecting the worst. He continued, "Now, I know I shouldn't be saying this since it's wrong but, I myself, also like you kid."