ALWAYS [제이크]

11 : I'm sorry but I need to

"Heeseo, I have a meeting with the sports club. I'm sorry I can't be with you during this recess. "

Heeseo who was drawing just nodded to Eunyoung without facing her. She's always busy with all the meetings and events at  school. "It's okay. " she finally replied.

"Don't skip your meal.'' Eunyoung shouts from a far.

"We split up just for a while. It's not that long." she murmured under her breath.

''Ask someone to acccompany you to eat together. Bye." she added again and fastened her steps.

Heeseo continued to draw without bothering around her. She looked at her drawing and exclaimed in amused. A satisfied feeling came to her seeing something we did finally done. 

A girl swayed on the swing while a dry leaves falling to the ground sketched on her drawings book. A dim and large tree enough to play on a swing. The gusts of wind can be felt just by looking at it. She added some colours into it to make it looks more alive.

Jake approached her desk and accidentally bumped her hand making the painting slightly scratched. It makes Heeseo to glare at him with her sharp eyes.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please spare me some forgiveness." he kept apologizing.

Heeseo was speechless. She tried to erase it but it was useless.

"Instead, take my juice. It's your favourite right? Apple juice."

She took it slowly and placed it to her table. Jake dragged a chair nearby and sits across her.

"Woah, it so pretty.'' he praised her drawing.

"But it spoils already."

"It's okay. Can I see your other draws?''

She handed the book to him and waited for his respone.  

"You're so damn talented. Look at this, it looks like a real blood oozing from eyes. A bloody tears. Blood, sweat and tears."

Heeseo chuckled at his reaction. He looks like a kid who were first time seeing something new. So pure and honest. Even his eyes gleaming while looking at the drawing. It just two of them at the class. She flashed her sweet smile and blushed by his compliments.

"Pretty, smart, kind and talented. That's how to describe you." he said and closed the book to face her.

"Don't called me that."

"Why?''

"It makes me to hate myself more. And it keeps haunting me.''

Before Jake could asked another question, SiHyeon her classmate came. "Heeseo, Mr.Han called for you."

"I'm sorry Jake but I need to go." She left him dumbfounded with lots of question.

"Why would she doesn't want to be called that?"

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"Heeseung, I'm asking you again. Do you really did that to her?" the school principal asked him.

"I'm not doing it. I just came to help her."

"Is it true Lee Yeon?"

"No. He's the one who did it to me." the said girl kept shooked her head and denied everything.

Heeseung groaned in frustration. He could not believe that she kept pointing him as the subject. Why don't she just telled the truth? Is it because someone threatening her? Ji Joon? Mr.Han?

Heeseo came to the teacher's room and shocked seeing her brother with Mr.Han and the school principal inside. 

"There you are, Lee Heeseo." Mr.Han called her to come closer.

"Why did you call me to come here?"

"We want to ask you some question."

"What question....?"

"Last night, is it true that your brother didn't came back home after he went for his tuition?"

"Yes...." she answered hesitantly. 

"So, is it true that he tried to assault Lee Yeon?''

"Who's Lee Yeon..?" she's roaming her eyes around and found a girl sits with her mother, she guessed. "Isn't she's his friends?" a thousand of questions playing in her head. 

A minute after, her mom came. "Oh, Mrs.Lee. You're come."

"I'm sorry. What was happening right now?" she said and took a seat next to his son.

"This morning, she, Lee Yeon came and met us. She said that your son was trying to assault her last night. " Mr.Han telled her and points his finger to Lee Yeon.

"WHAT?" 

"Yes. He tried to unbotton my shirt too. And asked me to be with him the whole night." Lee Yeon added with some a fake mad facial expression.

Heeseung could not hold his anger and slammed his hand on the table. "I'm not doing it. It's Ji Joon. Why you point at me when I tried to help you? Can't you atleast be thankful? If I'm not passing by at that time, you definitely being fucked by him right now."

Mr.Han slapped right in Heeseung face. "What do you called my son? You will be suspened from school for two weeks." the he left, leaving everyone there.

Heeseung's mom stood up, "Mrs.Principal, please do something. Why would you just keep silent."

"I'm sorry but I can't do anything." with that, she also left.

"Let's go Lee Yeon. Let us find a new school for you. It's no longer safe to be here." Lee Yeon's mom pulled her hand and walked away.

Lee Yeon took a glanced at Heeseung for a while. "I'm sorry Heeseung. I knew you're not doing it but I need to do for my own sake."

-

"Did you do it what I said?"

She nodded to him and facing the ground only.

"Good then. '' he said and was about to leave but she said again.

"Isn't to cruel. He just tried to help me."

"Just say the truth to everyone. Then I will not let you go this time." he said and walked away while light his ciggarate that he holds for a long time.

Lee Yeon sighed heavily and groaned in frustration. She felt bad at Heeseung because he was her classmate for years.He always help her whenever it's about studies or others. But she also scared that Ji Joon will do something bad to her. She felt on her knees and started to form a tears as she didn't know what to do anymore.

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I'm sorry if i'm not updating after a long time. Blame the schoolworks and all the assignments:) Btw, happy reading <3