He's Not Haram [My Halal Bias] Jung Hoseok

Chapter 8

I enter my first class and take my seat.

Namjoon isn't here. I wonder why.

No, I don't. I don't care.

I do a little bit. He is my friend and has been helping me around. Who knows what would've happened if he hadn't found me the first day.

"Hey, Sumaya?"

I look up to see Hobi.
What is he doing here? I don't see him until 3rd period. Isn't he mad at me?

"Here," he says handing me a small key and a towel. " the key is for the janitor closet. It's so you can pray there without anyone bothering you. The towel is for you to pray on. I couldn't find those special rugs so I don't know if the prayer is still going to count, but in my defense, the towel has really pretty swirls on it," he says answering my question before I can even ask.

Is he not mad at me?

He's so sweet. He's been nothing but sweet since the first day. Well annoying too.

I'm so ashamed of the way I acted. I feel so bad. He must hate me.

My eyes get teary and I guess he notices.

"Hey, I'm sorry for this morning. Sometimes I say things without thinking and I don't know whether the things I read online are correct or not. I'm a little dense sometimes. I'm sorry. I'll do better."

Is this boy even human? Why is he apologizing? Doesn't he know that I'm in the wrong?

"Thank you so much," I say while taking the key and towel. I looked down because I was too ashamed to look him in the eyes.

I feel a hand on my head.

Is he? He isn't. No way.

He's...... petting me?

I look up to see him smiling. That big grin of his that can fix your whole day.

"Islamically, I'm not touching you, I'm touching your hijab. This is ok, right? If not, I won't do it again. I know you feel bad for earlier and it's ok. I also get in those moods. You would too if you lived with 6 guys. Trust me," he says laughing while his palm is still resting on my head. " Namjoon isn't here today cause he fell down the stairs yesterday. He said he forgot we had stairs. IQ of 300 my ass," he laughs.

I laugh too.

"Hobi?"

"Yes?"

"Can I ask for a favor?"

"Of course, anything. I'll even be a sacrifice if that's what you want. I will do anything. A N Y T H I N G. Want me to push Namjoon down the stairs so he'll stop bothering you? I can make him gone longer!"

"Hobi get your hand off me."