War || Penthouse

fourteen

"Bae Ro Na!" Ha-Hyo shouted.

Ro Na immediately scurried away.

FLASHBACK

"Do you want revenge?"

"W-what?"

"I have something that could really tarnish Cheong A's reputation. Especially the Hera kids."

"A-aren't you friends with them?"

Ha-Hyo scoffed.

"How could i? After they killed Seol-ah?"

"Y-you..." Bae Ro Na gasped in realisation.

She couldn't believe that Goo Ha-Hyo was Min Seol-ah's friend.

"Look, i'm tryna help you because...i don't want another victim." Ha-Hyo grabbed Ro Na's hand.

Bae Ro Na was overwhelmed, still unable to accept the fact.

"I-i'm sorry. This is just..not right." She pulled away and left.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Why did i even say that..." Ha-Hyo sighs as she watches the familiar figure disappear.

-

"Guys, why are you doing this to me?" Ro Na backs away slowly.

"Bae Ro Na, you're really creepy!"

"You murderer!"

"Darn...you still can shamelessly live in Min Seol-ah's house?!"

The students continued to hurl insults and circled around her.

"What's going on?" Ha-Hyo squeezed through, only to realise Bae Ro Na was in danger.

Ro Na stood precariously on the edge of the bannister.

"STOP IT!" Ha-Hyo grabbed a mop and swung it full force at the students.

"Ha-Hyo..."

"You guys are the real murderer. Aren't y'all the ones who criticised Min Seol-ah?"

PING
Ha-Hyo swung the mop and smashed the glass showcase.

"So who the fuck gave you rights to call this girl a murderer?!"

But Ha-Hyo didn't expect herself to lose balance.

"HA-HYO!" Ro-Na shouted.

She flipped over the bannister.

The students screamed in horror.

Fuck. Is this the end?

Ha-Hyo shut her eyes tightly, already prepared for the worst.

???

A strong force had grab hold onto her arm.

Her eyes fluttered open and caught sight of a man dressed in blue.

-

A deafening silence settles in as the blue attired man attends to Ha-Hyo.

He carefully dabbed ointment onto her elbow that was scrapped earlier on.

"You new here?"

"Ah!" He flicked her forehead.

"How dare you speak informally to a teacher?" He spoke with a heavy accent.

She just stares at him silently.

And suddenly chuckled.

Its you huh...

"We met before right?"

"Yes. I saved you." He flashes a toothy grin.

"You know exactly what i'm talking about." Ha-Hyo was growing frustrated.

"It looks like you're fine. Let's get back to class!"
The man turns away, getting ready to leave.

"Yah! Logan Lee!" Her lips quivered.

"Who's that? I'm Gu Ho Dong!" He lets out a high-pitched laughter.

"Fucker..." Ha-Hyo puts her arm around her knees, burying her face in it.

-

"Finally..." Ha-Hyo crashed onto the couch.

Her thoughts wandered back to the man she met.

"Asshole. Can't he just fucking admit?"

DING DONG
"God, can you guys- Bae Ro Na?"

Ha-Hyo was shock at who turned up at her door.

"..."

"I don't have all night, you know?"

"Thanks! thank you... for saving me earlier." Ro Na looked down guiltily.

"Is that all?" Ha-Hyo raised a brow at Ro Na.

"Is that offer still on?"

-

"Eunbyeol...you aced the test again..." Jenny spoke enviously.

The Hera Kids had just entered class.

Ha-Hyo leaned back in her seat.

A smirk evident on her face.

Showtime.

"Why are they looking at us?" Minhyuk frowned.

The students in class were whispering, pointing fingers at the Hera Kids.

"Guys...w-what's this?" Eunbyeol plays the audio.

The mocking laughters of Hera Kids.

The pitiful cry of Min Seol-ah.

"Who did it?!" Seok-kyung shouted in anger.

"This is only the beginning."