F.U

Chapter 22

Chaeyoung

SUBJECT: RE: MY OPTIONS.

Mr. Hinton,

I apologize for making you waste your time last week when you helped me select my next three semesters of classes for this campus.

I've changed my mind.

I would like to pursue option two, and I would like to board the winter repositioning voyage that leaves in a couple of weeks.

Thank You,

Chaeyoung

Back Then: 18 Years Old

Jennie

SUBJECT: THAT GODDAMN Sign

Dear Jennie,

For the record, the only reason I'm the salutatorian and you're the valedictorian is because you made better grades than me in English. One class. That's it. So, can you please erase that "I'm fucking better than you, Chaeyoung" message off your whiteboard now? I'm giving you one more day, and then I'm throwing a rock through your window.

Also, I may need a ride back from graduation if my dad tries to make me get in the car with Stella (What a bitch!) and I'll pay you with four extra cups of that disgusting hot chocolate that you love to drink.

Oh, and... (Truce moment) Four guys have asked me out over the past week and all four have stood me up at the very last minute with bullshit excuses. I have a date with Jaehyun at Waterstones Café tonight and I'm really hoping that nothing is wrong with me... (Is something wrong with me?)

One day to remove that sign.

Forget You,

Chaeyoung

SUBJECT: RE: THAT GODDAMN Sign

Dear Chaeyoung,

There are several reasons that I'm the valedictorian, but for brevity purposes, the main one is: I'm fucking better than you. From the way you normally throw rocks at my window (and miss), I'm willing to take my chances and leave my sign up.

Sounds like you need a bus pass for after graduation, but if it comes down to that, you can sit in my backseat as one of my real friends — Bobby, will be sitting in the front. (I still can't believe Stella got with your dad so soon...) I'll hold you to that hot chocolate promise.

Truce moment: Outside of the fact that you're the worst person I know, nothing is wrong with you. It's break up and pre - college season, so I think everyone is trying to have as much sex as possible. Everyone probably stood you up to fuck someone else. (Full Disclosure: I did the same thing to Joohyun a few nights ago, remember?)

The sign stays.

Forget You,

Jennie

I PULLED UP TO WATERSTONES Café later that night with a lump of guilt in my throat. Still, I wasn't going to let it distract me from the fact that I needed to get to Chaeyoung's date before she did and ensure that he never made it to dinner.

Unknown to her, the red dress she wore to her prom made her the talk of the locker room. Even though I could admit that she looked good that night, I wasn't saying the type of things every other guy at our school was saying.

(Especially since she'd gone back to wearing her oversized T - shirts and sweatpants in the days since)

"Who knew Chaeyoung Park was so fucking sexy?" "I need to hit that before graduation..." "I'd love to slap her ass while letting her ride me..."