𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗈 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁 - 𝖼.𝖻

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"okay. you will hold it up while i start building and connecting, yeah?"

i said to him as i began to unpack the tent from the box. but he didn't move or speak. he just stared at me emotionless. this was setting my teeth on edge.

i was about to lose it when he dropped his bags by a tree and began searching for something in his bag. i stared at him curiously.

he pulled out a towel and hung it on a tree branch. his fingers curled under his hoodie as he stripped it off along with his shirt. i looked away immediately. my cheeks burning. from the corner of my eye i could see how amazingly formed his body was.

he had a ripped six pack and unbelievable biceps. to wrap the entire sexy physique, his sharp jaw line gleamed more than ever. i stood and crossed my arms in front of my chest.

"are you going to help me?"

he looked at me with a sarcastic smile.

"no. i think you got it."

my mouth fell open. this guy was so absurd.

"i'm going for a swim."

he grabbed his towel and lifted his fist.

"fighting!"

and then he left. leaving me with a burning face.

i don't know how i managed to build it, but i did it. i finished the entire tent by myself. it was already sunset by the time i finished. i slumped outside the tent and buried my face in between my knees. slowly, i regained my breath back and tried to relax my body. i had been standing so long my back hurt.

i could hear some crunching noises. like when someone steps on leaves making them make that soothing sound. i looked up and saw beomgyu with different clothes and his towel on his shoulder. he carried something else in his hands too. it looked like some wrappings. after hanging his towel on one of the branches, he came towards me and looked at the tent. i knew it would be a miracle for hime to give me a good remark. instead...

"wow. you actually built it. i was already looking forward to sleep in a cozy tree."

he handed me one of the wrappings and went inside the tent. the aluminum was warm against my palm. it was food. i don't know if i was that hungry, but i didn't hesitate in opening it and easting so fast i almost couldn't make it inside the tent. all his belongings squished in a corner while mine rested on top of my sleeping bag.

once i finished fixing my stuff, beomgyu annoyingly turned off the light and composed himself as far away as possible from me. i rolled my eyes at him and went outside. it was pretty chilly, so i began to light a fire. it was really easy since the camping kit came with some essentials.

as the flames grew brighter and hotter, someone came towards us. from the look of it, it was a teacher. it didn't take me long to realise it was mrs. min. she had that yellow scarf around her neck and in her hands were some papers.

"soyeon. where is mr. choi?"

i was about to complain, but instead, i...

"he is inside sleeping. he had a long day today. he was the one that did most of the tent set up. we also had a long bus rode. very exhausting."

mrs. min blinked surprised and nodded her head while handing me some papers.

"this is the plan for tomorrow. we will be leaving early so rest really well. do you have enough blankets and supplies?"

"yes. thank you."

"well goodnight. nothing more than sleeping in there, got it?"

"absolutely."

"alright."

and then she left.

i stayed outside a little bit longer after mrs. min came by. from far, i could see smoke from other campers. as i looked, i began to notice that our camping spot was farther than any other tent. to be completely honest, we were way too far away. no wonder mrs. min was out of breath. but how...? beomgyu! he had chosen the spot while i was grabbing our materials and camping kit. that idiot!

what if one of us really had to go to the restroom? how stupid of him.

maybe i was going to take advantage of this distance. i stood and went inside the tent to protest about what he did. but he wasn't there. it sort of freaked me out. not because i was afraid of the dark, but because of what kai had told me. to not trust him. a shiver ran down my spine.

"beomgyu?"

no answer. i made it out of the tent and stood there looking at the endless trees.

"beomgyu? this isn't funny!"

it really wasn't. i took in a deep breath and headed for the lake. that's the only place he had been around here.

i walked and walked until i could hear the water. and as i got nearer, i saw him through the trees. he was kneeling down and looking through a telescope up at the sky. i wiped a tear out of my eye and stalked to where he was furiously.

"why did you do that?! did you even consider how afraid and concerned i would be?"

he looked at me with a frown and rolled his eyes before looking back into the telescope. i wanted to grab that silver tube and throw it far into the lake until it sank at the bottom, but even i knew that was a really shitty thing to do.

"i don't care about you, i really don't. and if you hate me, that's alright, you aren't the only one who dislikes someone here. but i want to graduate. i don't care if you don't care about my grade, but i do. and forgive me, but not everyone is rich enough like you to just decide things easily. i have a plan and i'm not letting an idiot and selfish person such as yourself interfere with my life."

he scoffed and turned to look at me right in the eyes. in the dark, his eyes looked more piercing that ever. it made me feel small and vulnerable.

"first of all, you're right, i don't care. second of all, what does my family's money have to do with this? and third of all, if you really didn't want to work with me that much, you should have talked to mrs. min and convinced her you really couldn't work with me. and can you stop making me look as a good person when you really think i am not? that was something really hypocritical you did back there with mrs. min. if you really don't like me, then why didn't you tell her i didn't help you? why did you cover for me?"

i opened my mouth to say something, but no words came out.

"exactly. you basically dug your own grave, soyeon. now can you stop bothering and blaming me for your own mistakes."

he grabbed his telescope, cursed under his breath, and left from the lake. leaving me more dumbfounded than ever.

this was a joke, right? this couldn't be happening to me? are you serious?!

but beomgyu was right. i had dug my own grave.