jacket - lee suhyeok

𝔳. you

chapter five
you

After a little bit, Onjo stops crying. My reassurance seemed to work as she lets out a quiet gasp before walking over to Joonyeong. "Didn't you say your science club made drones?" Onjo speaks hurriedly. Joonyeong looks over at her while adjusting his glasses. "You want to look for Cheongsan using a drone?" He responds with a bit stutter.

"Can't we?" She asks hopefully, a glint of motivation in her eyes now. I listen to the desperation in Onjo's voice, her tone more soft and fragil. She may not like to admit it, but she cares a great deal for Cheongsan. Joonyeong tilts his head, thinking to himself for a second before looking back up at Onjo. "I mean... we can, but it's in the science lab," he sighed, shaking his head. "Let's go get it." Onjo said quickly, making Joonyeong pop up in surprise.

"Onjo, it's full of zombies though. How are we going to do that? Plus, if Cheongsan is alive, he's probably going to come back here. We should wait for him first," I ask her from my spot by the window. "That," she says, pointing to our make-shift climbing rope out the window. I just have Onjo an uncertain look, not knowing what to say. We all stayed silent for a second before Joonyeong spoke again.

"You want me to climb that?" He asks, a bit taken back. "The science lab is going to be filled with zombies though." Hyoryeong adds, her voice shaky.

"There weren't any in the supply room... right?" Onjo asks her. "That's true but..." Joonyeong starts, pausing for a second. "But I'm scared," is probably what he was going to say, but he didn't. He lets his voice trail off, putting his head down. "We have to find Cheongsan," she states desperately.

"We're his only hope," she adds. I look outside the window, staring out into the school's field. He could be anywhere, or worse... he could already be one of them. "Well, it would be good if we had a drone." Namra says softly, looking out into the window. "We can find Cheongsan and see how things are outside..." Namra continues to speak. I nod my head slowly, agreeing with her.

I hear a small growling noise and surprisingly this time it's not a zombie. It's my stomach. I walk over to my seat and plop down with a frown. "We need to find Cheongsan and get out of here quick. My stomach feels like it's going to eat itself." I think to myself. I look up at Suhyeok, who's seated next to me, and tug his sleeve so he can look at me. "Yeah?" He whispers while Onjo and Namra speak. "I'm starving, what about you?" I ask, starting to shift a bit. He just clears his throat and nods his head. "Same... but we'll be out of here soon once we get the drone. Then we can find food." He says softly with a smile and I nod again.

"Oh... and thank you for the jacket. I kind of get cold easily." I thank him, showing him a small smile. He looks down at me and smiles too, "Yeah, I know," he says nonchalantly and I furrow my eyebrows in confusion.

"That's the second time you've done that, you know." I say with a cheeky smile, looking up at him teasingly. "Done what?" He asks, a bit of a pout on his lips.

"You said 'I know.' Again. I'm starting to think you know more about me then you're letting on." I said with a smirk, turning my body towards him. He just rolled his eyes with a chuckle. He turned his head away from me, pretending to listen back into the conversation. However, I could still see a small tint of pink on his cheeks.

"Who's going to go get the drone?" I hear Hyoryeong ask, obviously not wanting it to be her. "I'll go. I've had fire department training, I can climb good." Onjo says back, standing tall.

"No, I'll go." Suhyeok says, walking over to where Onjo is standing. I roll my eyes, he just doesn't know when to quit. "You already went out though." I say loudly, staring directly at Suhyeok with some authority. He just needs to sit this one out. He keeps putting himself in danger. Suhyeok looks at me before giving me a smug look. "Look, I'm the best climber. It only makes sense," he defends.