Brothers, I Think I Have A Crush (Kongkwan-Fon)

XXIV - Reality Bites

During Chemistry Lab:

All eyes were on Fon, Nuea, Sky & Tor when they entered the laboratory as they nonchalantly took their seats right next to each other around their laboratory table, not minding the attention they are getting since they are used to it by now, being the popular kids in school and adored by  their schoolmates was already a daily thing.

While others were admiring her, Fon was busy looking around looking for a certain classmate who she had been searching for since lunch.

Sky: "Looking for someone?" he teased his younger sister.

Fon: "Yeah, half of your brain. You must've dropped it somewhere." causing Tor and Nuea to laugh at her reply.

Sky: "Just because you didn't see her at lunch break; No need to be testy little sis." patting Fon;s head before pulling his hand back before his sister twists it.

Tor suddenly looked away feeling guilty knowing why she wasn't at the canteen during lunch but he knows better than to break his promise to Kongkwan.

Their professor arrived a few seconds later causing all students to return to their seats immediately; including the twins and Tor who scattered around the lab table, sitting beside their partners.

Fon was getting her study materials from her bag she didn't notice Kongkwan suddenly took a seat beside her startling her a bit.

Fon: "H-hey." she gently greeted the taller girl and smiled.

Kongkwan: "H-Hi." she answered with a forced smile that Fon immediately took noticed.

Fon: "Uhhh.. Were you at the canteen earlier?" trying to sound like she wasn't looking for her the whole time.

Kongkwan: "H-ha?"  she wasn't sure how to answer the question. She looked at Tor but the athlete wasn't looking at her direction, hoping he didn't tell the siblings about the incident earlier. "Ahhh.. N-no. I wasn't there. I-I  was called to the office earlier but it took so long, it took up the whole lunch period." she lied through her teeth.

Fon: "Ohhh.. So, you haven't eaten yet?" sounding worried.

Kongkwan: "Y-yeah. Had to skip lunch." she awkwardly laugh.

Fon: "Here." she opened her bagpack and took out a muffin that she bought from the vending machine this morning. 

Kongkwan: "B-but this is yours." sliding the muffin back towards Fon.

Fon: "Now I'm giving it to you." she smiled while sliding it back to her.

Kongkwan: "But I'm fine." just then her stomach started gurgling making her blush while Fon slightly giggled. 

Fon: "Your stomach says otherwise." raising her eyebrow. "Go on. Professor is still setting up his table, he won't see you eating. " she whispered while eyeing the elderly man still having a hard time fixing his desk.

Kongkwan nodded her head and quietly opened the wrapper and started taking quick bites of the pastry before she gets caught with Fon taking out her tumbler and realizing it was empty but Nuea tossed a sealed soda bottle towards his sister hitting her injured hand in the process unintentionally with the older twin signaling a "peace sign" towards her while Fon glared at him with Kongkwan being unaware of the exchange since she was focusing on her muffin that she was surprised to see Fon handing her the drink which was rewarded with a grateful smile and "thanks" from her crush.

As Kongkwan was drinking the soda soon after she finished her muffin, Fon noticed Kongkwan's hair looked wet and had some sort of pink dye on the side, catching her curiosity.

Fon: "Uhhh.. Kongkwan? What's on your hair?" making the older girl stop her movements and reached out for her hair and feeling some of the milkshake that was thrown to her earlier, hasn't rinsed off completely causing her to panic a bit.

Kongkwan: "Uhhh.. This? M-must've been the milkshake I drank this morning that spilled before I left the house. I-it must've gone to my hair when I was cleaning it up." wiping it off with a wet wipe she got from her bag. 

Fon eyed her a bit but just nodded her head and accepted the girl's explanation and just took another wet wipe and helped Kongkwan wipe off the rest of the colored liquid on her hair.

Kongkwan: "T-thank you." she smiled appreciatively, but in the corner of her eye, she sees Tor looking at her, both feeling guilty of lying and keeping secrets from their friends.

Fon was about to give Kongkwan a piece of candy when suddenly their professor started talking and asked about their duo-output that was submitted by the students before discussing the said topic throughout the whole class session and discussing their answers and outputs where both girls sat beside each other the whole time.

After Class:

Sky: "Ugh! Finally! I thought that class would never end."

Tor: "I was about to end you when professor was discussing the answers, we got EVERYTHING WRONG before Kongkwan revised our output." smacking his bestfriend on the shoulder earning a glare from Sky.

Nuea: "You really pulled through for us, Kongkwan. When I saw professor discussing the answers and explanations of the experiment. It was everything you said to us last night."

Kongkwan: "It was nothing really. You guys helped a lot too with the research last night. It was a group effort & it wasn't all me." she shyly replied.

Fon: "But still. Thank you. We really appreciate it. Especially these two." pointing at Tor and Sky who were shoving each other playfully for some reason and stopped when the youngest sibling elbowed Sky to cut it out.

Tor: "R-right. We are grateful Kongkwan. If it weren't for you. Sky would've caused us our grade."

Sky: "Only me?!" shoving his bestfriend again playfully.

Their banter continued until Kongkwan saw a group of jocks and cheerleaders coming their way, making her feel nervous all of the sudden.

Kongkwan: "I-I gotta go."

Fon: "Where are you going?" stopping the boys' rowdiness.

Kongkwan: "Uhhh. I have to go back to the office, I think I left my mom's payslip on the secretary's table. I'll check it out."

Fon: "W-want us to come with you?"

Kongkwan: "N-no! No. I'm fine. You guys might be late for History. I-I will follow. This will be quick." she bowed down lightly before sprinting towards the far end of the hallways before turning around the corner, confusing the siblings including Tor before they were greeted by the jocks and some cheerleaders who some of them were the twins' and Tor's teammates and began discussing some things about their upcoming games.

Kongkwan peeked through the halls and saw the siblings and Tor talking to her bullies while Fon was having a slight laugh with some of the cheerleaders who were also part of the prank against her earlier and couldn't help but shed a few tears before walking away knowing she is way beyond Tor, Fon and her sibling's leagues into being called as their "friend". She already accepted her status as the "school nerd" and the jocks and cheerleader's "resident punching bag" so she doesn't want Fon and the others to be dragged into the bottom with her once she gets involved with them. 

She is in the bottom of the High School Food Chain while Fon and the boys were waaaay above her and she has to know her place and not disrupt the cycle.

She can NEVER be part of their friend group and she knows it.

"I know they are not like their teammates and the cheerleaders but they deserve someone better than me in their lives especially Fon. High school is a cruel world for people like me. And I don't want them to experience that."

She was having a silent monologue before being shoved again to the wall by one of the mean girl cheerleaders heading her direction and laughed at her before turning around the corner towards the direction where she left the siblings and Tor.

"See what I mean."

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