the transfer student |sim jaeyun

Chapter 13

Jake POV
"I'm home." I huffed, removing my shoes as Layla excitedly ran up to receive some love.
"Hey Layla!" I exclaimed, squatting down to pet her.
"Jake!" Dad called out.
"Yeah?" I responded, standing back up.
"Let's talk." Dad sighed as I groaned.
"What now?" I huffed, entering the living room.
"You mum... She's a little... out of it right now." Dad sighed.
"She's at the balcony, just avoid her okay?" He continued as I nodded.
"Okay." I sighed before making my way up.
I reached the top of the stairs when I saw my mother out on the balcony.
Then, I saw it.
Smoke.
She was... smoking.
I scoffed upon seeing this,
And she said she'd quit too...
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4 days later
Miso POV
"Ieku!" I exclaimed, running up to Jake who was waiting for me on the rooftop.
"Hey love!" Jake smiled, pulling me into a bear hug.
"Shall we go?" He asked, pulling away.
"Sure!" I smiled as we made our way to his car.
We had used the excuse of our ongoing history project to spend more time together.
We laughed and talked along the way to his house, although I was nervous about making a good first impression.
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Jake quickly opened the door and let me in before giving me a pair of slippers to wear.
As I slipped on the slippers, I saw Layla rushing up to the door to welcome Jake back home.
"Layla!" He exclaimed, bending down to give her a few pets.
I laughed, standing awkwardly behind him.
He soon got up as Layla made her way to familiarise herself with my scent.
I laughed as she soon jumped up, wagging her tail.
"Hey Layla!" I exclaimed, giving her lots of pets.
"You hungry?" Jake asked, removing his shoes.
"Mm not really." I smiled, getting up.
"Okay then!" Jake smiled, holding out his hand to lead me to his room.
I quickly took it before making our way to his room.
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"Make yourself comfortable!" Jake laughed, turning the air conditioner on.
I smiled awkwardly as I held onto my bag, afraid to slip up.
"What's wrong love?" Jake asked, placing his bag on the ground.
"I dunno..."I laughed, placing my bag beside his.
"My mum and dad won't be back till late, don't worry okay?" Jake smiled reassuringly.
"Anyway, you should change into something more comfortable." Jake smiled, passing me a hoodie and a pair of shorts.
I smiled before taking them and heading off to the bathroom.

Jake POV
"Love?" I heard Miso shout from the bathroom.
"Yeah?" I responded, getting up from the bed.
"Do the you think... It's a little... big?" Miso laughed awkwardly as she opened the door.
I noticed that the shorts had gone below her knee and that the sleeves of the hoodie were covering her hands.
I couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
"It's not funny!" She huffed.
"Okay, okay..." I sighed, pulling her in for a hug.
"Anyways, shall we start?" I asked, pulling away.
She nodded and smiled before we began working on our project.
"We have 3 weeks right?" I asked as Miso typed on my laptop.
She let out an 'mm' as she continued typing.
"That's good." I smiled, slipping on a hoodie before sitting beside Miso.
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Miso POV
"I'm hungry..." Jake huffed as he paused the show.
"Me too... What time is it?" I asked as Jake picked up his phone.
'6.55'
"Ooh! Dinner should be soon, shall we head down?" Jake laughed, hopping out of bed.
I smiled before doing the same.
"Oh! Do you think I should change out? It's a little..." I huffed.
"It's okay, it's just us anyway." Jake shrugged, opening the door.
Just us?
"Let's go!" Jake laughed as I quickly made my way to the door.
Jake and I walked hand in hand past the living room only to see his dad sitting on the couch watching the television.
I yelped before quickly letting go of Jake's hand.
"Oh dad! You're back early." Jake laughed awkwardly.
"Oh hey! Who's your friend?" He huffed, getting up from the couch.
"I'm Miso, nice to meet you." I said awkwardly, holding out my hand for him to shake.
"Hi, you can call me Mr. Sim." He coughed before shaking my hand.
"Nice to meet you too..." I responded nervously, bowing.
"Sorry dad, she just came over for a project." Jake quickly informed.
"It's fine! Shall we eat?" Mr Sim laughed as we all headed to the dining table.
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Jake POV
I was about to head to bed when I heard a knock on the door.
"Come in!" I shouted, putting my phone onto the charger.
The door opened slowly to reveal dad.
"What's up dad?" I smiled as he shut the door.
"Jake, can we talk?" He sighed, sitting down on the edge of my bed.
"Uhm... sure!" I replied nervously.
"This Miso girl, is she your friend?" He stared.
"Yeah! Of course!" I gulped.
"Are you sure?" he paused, hesitating, "I don't think you call all your friends 'love' right?" He continued.
I panicked upon hearing this.
"You know you can always talk to dad right?" He smiled, patting my leg.
"I support you in whatever you choose to do and I'll try my best to protect you too, okay?" He laughed as I nodded.
"I know you don't like Chaesoo and it's okay, I understand and I won't force you to like her either so don't worry okay?" He laughed, getting up.
"Thanks dad." I smiled softly as he did the same.
"Talk to me when you need to okay? Don't always keep it to yourself." He reminded as I nodded.
"Goodnight." He smiled, walking towards the door.
"Goodnight dad." I responded as he shut the door.
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The next day
Chaesoo POV
"Unfortunately, I'll have to suspend you for 3 weeks." The principal, Mr Lee sighed.
"Suspended? But-" I argued but was quickly cut off.
"This isn't your first time bullying someone Ms Chaesoo, we have been very lenient with you." He huffed.
"But I can't be suspended! I need to be here!" I huffed, tears welling up in my eyes.
"Unfortunately that isn't an option for you right now. You may call your parents to pick you up, We'll see you in 3 weeks." He smiled, ushering me to leave the office.
I cried as I walked out the office, upset and embarrassed.
I sighed before quickly dialling my dad's number and putting my phone to my ear.

What now... More money?

"No..."

Then?

"I got suspended dad, for three weeks. Can you come to school?" I huffed, sniffling.

Are you insane Chaesoo? How could you be suspended?

"Can we just talk sbout it at home, It's embarrassing." I sighed as he hung up.
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I huffed as my dad walked into the office as I was seated in the waiting room.
"Chaesoo, your father has arrived." The lady at the reception informed as I stood up.
I sighed as I walked towards my dad who was visibly upset.
"We'll talk about this as home." He huffed before walking out with me trailing behind.
The ride back home was tense and awkward, both of us unwilling to speak.
We soon arrived back home, the air still tense.
I groaned as he got out of the car and slammed the door before I quietly got out.
"Dad can't you just-" I was quickly cut off with him shoving the door open.
"Don't you even dare speak to me right now, you're a disappointment!" He shouted as I stood at the doorway.
"Can't you just hear me out?" I cried, retaliating.
"Do you know how much this would tarnish my reputation? Not to mention the company?" He huffed, tossing his bag on the ground.
I flinched upon hearing the loud 'bang'.
"We have a deal on the line Chaesoo, you better watch your back and fix this." He warned as I nodded, tears streaming down my face.
"Now get out of my face, I can't even look at you." He scoffed as I ran up to my room.
I cried as I flopped onto my bed, upset and frustrated.
why me?

A Week later
Miso POV
"Has anyone started working on their projects?" Our history teacher, Mr Cho asked.
I smiled as Jake and I raised our hands along with a few other pairs.
"Awesome! I hope to see the great work in 2 weeks." He laughed as we smiled.
With Chaesoo's recent suspension I couldn't help but feel relieved, finally not constantly having to watch my back.
It was as if it was too good to be true.
I giggled as I saw Jake drawing a heart on my notebook with a pencil.
"Pay attention!" I whispered as he groaned, leaning back on the chair.
I laughed as he sluggishly sat back up and crawled onto the table.
Geez...
I sighed before ruffling his hair and going back to my notes.