Neha is a transfer student in Yongsang High School from India. Her life - in a new school, in a new city, with new people - that is this story about. Will she have friendships, maybe relationships or maybe she may have no one beside her.
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None of the boys talked to me on the bus. Actually they didn't even look at me. They always do this to me, I think. People always make me feel like I'm their friend and then they leave me behind. Usual.
I push my bag into the locker. I realize that I still have Yoosin's jumper. I'm such a fool, I tell myself. I could have talked to them! Anyway, I walk towards them.
"Hey. Thanks for your jumper. I washed it," I pass it.
"Oh, no problem," he stuffs it in the locker. I wait for one of them to say something to me. Since they don't, I walk away slowly.
"Hey Neha, did you meet Junghoon?" Lee asks. I shake my head. "Watch out for him." Before I could ask him what he meant, Sunghoon points towards someone.
"Speak of the devil," he says. I look where he pointed. A boy with a very different hairstyle came towards us. He looked like he came right out of a movie. He winks at many girls as he came.
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"Ah, there she is," he says and pulls me into a hug. Startled, I pull back.
"Hello," I bow awkwardly. "You are?"
"Kim Junghoon. I couldn't meet you yesterday. So sorry. Neha right?"
"Yes."
"Did you have a tour of the school yet?" he asks. I shake my head. "Oh, you know what. We will do that now."
"Now? Like right now?" I notice the boys giving me a 'no' gesture.
"Ya, why not. Come on!" Junghoon puts an arm around me and walks.
He tries to pull me closer but I pull away. "This is the gym." I see a group playing basketball.
"Do you have a basketball team?" I ask.
Junghoon nods. "Do you play?" I give him a 'kind of' gesture. "You can join the team. I will give you a recommendation." He winks at me.
Back in the class, Yoosin turns towards me. "How was he?"
"Not great," I say truthfully. "Flirty."
"I know," he smirks. "he's like that. I was surprised to see you push him back."
"What else should I do? Hug him back?"
"That's what every girl did."
The class starts. In the class there were more boys and less girls. The teacher instructs us to get to our chosen partners. I look around trying to find someone. I notice Junghoon with a girl, Jimin and Daniel, Sunghoon and Lee. As I try to find a girl, somebody pulls my arm.
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