Soulmates | Bang Chan

~2~(edited...)

EMMA POV~

Everyone rushed out of the class ASAP, because Mr. Kang ended up taking extra time. Why do we have to wait until that old man finishes clearing the board? If there was an award for the teachers who are best at spoiling a high schooler's day, then I'm sure that he would be the one who deserves it.

He told us to wait until he cleared the whiteboard and then when he was done, he stared at the classroom for a few seconds, which seemed like minutes, and then turned back to the board. Which was weird. All the students were eager to hear a 'class dismissed' or something from him. 

But he stood in front of the board like how in the movies some characters stare at something with their back facing the camera, making us eager to know what they have to say and finally say something that makes the audience gasp. 

Well, he finally said 'class dismissed' and everyone got out. Mr. Kang radiates a creepy atmosphere. There's something seriously wrong with him which can seem concerning to those meeting him for the first time. We have known him for more than a year so we know it's just him being himself.

I exited the class along with Lee Know, Chris behind us. He stood beside Lee Know looking at the ground. Then he gestured Chris to stand in front of me. He then stood in front of me with shaking hands. He looked nervous for god knows what. 

Was he afraid of me?  But it's impossible cause we never met each other before this. I would consider him being afraid of me after actually knowing me though. But that wasn't the case here. 

Or was he afraid of girls?!

Well these were the thoughts running through my mind now. Because of his behavior, I couldn't help but get nervous too. Sensing our nervousness Lee Know sighed and took over. He put an arm around Chris's shoulder and gestured me.

"Chris this is Emma. Emma you already know Chris." Chris nodded with a sad face look before averting his gaze back on the floor. Really weird...

I gave him a 'duh' look. I already know his name because of his brief introduction to the class. I need to know how they both know each other and stuff like that. And why he was acting like that. As if he read my expression, he sighed again and continued. 

"Fine. Emma this is Christopher or just ask him what you can call him." He said pointing at his friend. "And this is Emma, my sidekick." He continued pointing at me with a smirk.

"What? I'm not your sidekick!" I said defending my pride. From the corner of my eyes, I could see that Chris let out a soft chuckle. I then turned to him and corrected "I'm not his sidekick.". To this, he smiled and nodded. Oh the smile...

Guess he's not that bad. Just wanted some time to get comfortable.

After changing his expression to his signature eye-smile he showed me his hand for a handshake. 

"Nice to meet you. I'm Christopher, but you can call me Chan. My korean name." I nodded accepting his handshake with a smile. 

The name Chan seems oddly familiar...

"So I started the introduction for nothing?" Lee Know asked offended, which was ignored.

"Ok Chan, nice to meet you too. Sim Emma, you can call me Emma or Eunna."

"Eunna." He said shaking our hands one last time with a chuckle before letting go.

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Turns out I and Chris have English now. We ended up sitting next to each other. As soon as we settled in our seats Mrs. Choi entered the class. I like her. She's a nice teacher. We have never seen her shout at any students, by which we can tell she's a calm and fun person. Because of her, we enjoy English.