Requiem - Michaeng [ENG]

A Night To Remember

I remained relaxed in the chair until the end of the class, other students took the post in front of the microphone singing their songs with a terrified face while Mrs. Young watched them with the biggest frown in the world. It was fun to observe from afar what I went through one day, I understood the reason for all that and it is such a satisfaction.

Despite everything my eyes didn't leave Chaeyoung for almost any moment. She kept her spot just off the small stage, sitting on the same high stool as before, and seemed to pay close attention to the performance of others. I've been there too, that was the teacher's corner of pride and I was happy to know that Chaeyoung had conquered her as quickly as I had.

At the end of the class, I waited for everyone to leave the room and for a moment I considered going down and revealing myself to accompany the girl as I so wanted, but I backed off when I saw a boy approaching her before me. My eyes narrowed almost as soon as I saw him nonchalantly link his fingers with hers and lean over in a somewhat exaggerated manner for conversation. So she had a boyfriend? Who was that boy? I followed the two under my gaze cautiously, both laughing desperately like a true tender couple. Urgh. Worse, they look good together. As soon as the two went through the door, I got up and started to do the same. Of course it wouldn't be that easy Mina, you never fall for the easy ones.

I went back down to the courtyard avoiding going near the two as much as possible, for a moment they walked in front of me and I don't know how to put into words how much that bothered me. My eyes glazed over the two hands clasped together. Maybe he was a friend and was just accompanying her, Chaeyoung held my hand once when I was guiding her. It was no big deal. Right? As much as I tried to convince myself, my own brain refused the information. I went down the stairs in order to get them out of my field of vision for a moment and went to the cafeteria to look for one of the girls, finding exactly who I was most interested in at the moment.

- Hey Dahyun - I greeted sliding sitting on the bench in front of her. Her eyes drift up lazily to a quick encounter with mine. - What's the problem?

- Men. - by the way she said it, it didn't seem like a good thing. I waited a while to see if she continued, but her eyes remained fixed on the screen of the phone in her hand.

- Could you be a little more specific? - I joked but she didn't even move. I huffed dissatisfied, I hated it when people decided to ignore me.

I lifted my butt off the bench and grabbed the phone from her hands.

- No! Give me back, Mina! - I dodged her attempts to retrieve it and stared at the screen for a moment, the illustration of a huge conversation. Without even caring about her complaints, I started reading. - You'll pay for this. - she complained finally giving up and stopping still in her place.

- So you mean he's bothering you to have sex? - I turned my gaze to her.

- He's not bothering me. - I raised an eyebrow. - Okay, maybe he is a little.

- If you call this little... - I shrugged, handing the device back to her. - Why don't you want to do it?

- I don't feel ready yet - she replied almost inaudibly, forcing me to make a superhuman effort to understand her. I leaned my body further across the table towards her and sought her eyes, now lowered.

- Don't feel what?

- Ready. - Again a whisper. I squinted my eyes trying to understand what that was and then everything came to mind in a snap, my eyes widening in astonishment.

- So you've never done it before? - she just shook her head. – Dahyun, are you still a virgin? - Her eyes opened and immediately met mine. Nervousness evident in them, as if I'd caught her naked. - Oh my God! Really?