Suji had come to learn that hanging out with Yeseul and her group of friends was one hundred times more fun and interesting than hanging out with Hyunji and Hyuna had ever been.
As her car was still in the shop and she wouldn't have it back for two weeks at least, she began resorting to Yeseul and her Jeep to drive her everywhere.
It was such a rusty, cantankerous old thing that Suji barely trusted it with her life. Not to mention, Yeseul was such a reckless driver, and the conversations they often had loudly from the backseat didn't help matters.
But aside from bad driving habits, Yeseul and her friends were an incredible group of people. They didn't sit in the cafeteria like most students, but ate lunch outside under the large cherry blossom tree.
They laughed and ran around and teased each other. Hyunji had often teased Suji, but it had been cold and truthful and often left Suji feeling like she needed a new haircut.
But not with Yeseul and her friends. They teased Yeseul about her mystery email boyfriend, Saeron about her real boyfriend whose identity she refused to reveal, and Mia about Renjun Huang
It was interesting, Suji noted, that they chose to eat under the cherry tree; because on days like this when the weather was nice, the boys would bring a football or soccer ball up to the field. The field which happened to be in perfect view of the cherry tree.
Today they had brought a soccer ball. Chenle was in the net, while Jaemin and Renjun defended him and Hyuck and Mark took on the offence.
Mia was lying down on the grass, staring dreamily at Renjun. He'd stripped his shirt a while ago and was playing bare-chested. "He's so handsome," she swooned.
Yeseul glanced over her shoulder half-heartedly. "They're all so annoying," she frowned. "All they do is joke off in class."
"Mark's not so bad," Saeron pointed out. Yeseul eyed her suspiciously, and she went resolutely back to her homework.
"I think you all are forgetting I used to see them sometimes," Suji said. "And Yeseul, you know, they aren't awful."
"Yeseul dislikes anyone that distracts her from schoolwork," Nari snickered.
A group of younger students had gathered around to watch them play. Mia saw them, and began sending them death glares.
"What'll happen to this school when they graduate?" Yeseul said derisively. "Without it's group of 'super popular boys', it'll fall into shambles."
"There will always be someone new," Nari pointed out. "After they leave, the spotlight can be open for the next group of superstars."
"And they might not be as great as these guys," Suji added. At Yeseul's look she continued. "I mean, face it, Yeseul. These guys are not nearly as bad as they could be. Sure, they say bonehead things and joke around a lot, but they're good people deep down. I've never once seen them be vicious or cruel or bully anyone."
Yeseul looked like she was swallowing something gross. "Fine," she conceded. "They aren't as bad as Hyunji. Makes me wonder why she dates one of them, though."
It made Suji wonder, too. She hadn't thought about it before. If she had to take a guess, it would be image.
Hyunji was nothing without her image, and Suji supposed that if the wasn't dating the schoolwide-agreed most popular boy, that image would be in danger of crumbling.
