Youth [HaJeongWoo FF]

Chapter 10

JeongWoo POV

Have you ever woken up feeling like everyone knows about everything except for yourself? You knew something wasn't right and your guts tells you its related to you, yet you can't do anything about it as you were kept in the dark.

I've been staying with Hyunhee for ten days now and six days since Haruto suddenly passed out at school. I thought I did the right thing by giving him time and space to accept the girl he like is my girlfriend and he should give up.

But seems like he still couldn't wrapped it inside his head. He became more distant. He changed his seat in class for no reasons. Okay, he told our teacher he has trouble with his eyesight, he broke his specs and lost his contact lenses. Our teacher believe him but not with me. He clearly had his contacts intact on his big eyeballs.

And don't make me start with Lyn. She seemed busier than ever. Every time the class ended, she scurried out like a tornado chasing its vortex. She told me to stay away from Haruto for awhile and everything will come back to normal like it should.

As for Hyunhee, that's another story on why I think everyone was hiding something from me.

A pair of arms wrapping me from behind, pulling me out from the rambling thoughts that I have. "Why are you still awake?" Said the voice I've been missing the whole day.

I put my mug down and turned us around. Bending my legs, I grabbed her waist and lift her up to sit in the kitchen counter. She squealed yet didn't complain. She looked at me with the sweetest smile on her face, with her slender arms bending over my shoulders.

Although I miss spending time with Lyn and Haruto, staying with Hyunhee is a blessing for me. Day by day, my feelings for her grew stronger. She's the most caring and loving girlfriend I've ever had. Maybe because she's older and more mature, she treated me different than my previous girlfriends.

She has this tough attitude when I first met her, like some barrier she put around her to keep her safe. She has some kind of obsession to not let others see her weakness. She wanted to be seen as a strong, independent person. And that's reminded me of Haruto.

They were kind of similar in how they tried to protect themselves from getting hurt. Or getting hurt more than they already are.

Slowly, I broke that barrier inch by inch until I finally see the soft Hyunhee that is in front of me. But still, there's another layer of that barrier that I haven't managed to break and I still couldn't figure out what and how.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" She chuckled and pinch my cheeks playfully.

"Nothing. I woken up and feel thirsty." I said. I grab her hand to see the watch on her wrist. 11PM. "You are late again today." I commented.

"Oh. I'm too focused working on my assignment at uni library with my friend, I forget about the time." She explained.

"Your friend? Who?" I asked, frowning.

She cupped my face and pecked my lips. "Why? Jealous?" She teased. 

I stepped closer to stand in between her legs and nuzzled my nose on her neck. Her clothes smelt like cigarettes while her skin smelt like fresh soap. She lied. She's definitely not from library. "Oh. I'm jealous." I said.

My lips softly grazed her neck as my hands sneaking into her t-shirt. What is she hiding from me? Is she cheating on me and sleep with someone else?

She tangled her fingers on my hair and a soft moan coming from her mouth when I nibble the sweet spot on her neck. She came back home with the same scent for three days now. Every day she said she's working on her assignment.