My Brother's Clone✔ [Taekook]

7. Pizza and Milkshake

Taehyung’s POV

I finally get up from my seat and slowly walk out of the Physics classroom. I look on either side of the door and make sure there are not many people in the corridor before quickly stepping out and rushing down the plethora of stairs, not wanting to gain anyone's attention. The last bell has rung almost ten minutes before. But I was sitting in the classroom waiting for everyone to leave.

 Yesterday also I did the same and I could safely reach my dorm without anyone calling me to them or bullying me on the way. I don't want to stutter in front of a group of people and humiliate myself or want to be in a situation like I was on the last day.

 I stopped placing my books and things in the locker. Because you know, the locker room is always the place where people like me get bullied. So why invite bullies myself when I can avoid it?

And as soon as the lunch bell rings, I rush out of the campus and go to my dorm, where I hide until 1: 30 which is when the lunch hour ends. So, basically I stopped going to the school canteen and having lunch. At intervals, I stay inside the class and read a book until the teacher arrives.

 If you say I am a freaking coward, then I agree I am. I don't have a friend or anyone to stand by my side or help me when a group of jocks bullies me. So, it's better I avoid such situations.

 Fortunately, I have only caught the attention of one group of jocks yet- of course, Jungkook's gang. But I haven't jumped in front of them since the incident at the canteen on Tuesday and today it's Thursday. Luckily I only share a physics class with Haein. That was yesterday's first hour and she didn’t bother to trouble me during that hour. None of the others were in any of the classes I attended these two days. I actually had Maths today but I bunked the class and sat in the library.

They might probably be wondering where I am hiding. I hope Jungkook won't tell them my room number and they won't take the trouble to somehow find my dorm themselves. I totally dread going in front of them once again. But I don't know how long I'll be able to play this hide and seek with them.

 Once I reach down the stairs, I run like a cheetah in the direction of my dorm room. I need to reach there and shut myself from the world as soon as possible. I notice a few people lingering in the corridors, mostly couples walking hand in hand, conversing with each other, exchanging sickeningly sweet smiles, a few making out behind the pillars or inside the vehicles parked in the student's parking lot.

 I feel angry watching couples. Maybe I am just jealous because I was never able to date someone. I've looked in awe at boys from my previous high school who change girlfriends every month. I don't want to be like them but I really wish to find a girl who would accept me with all my flaws and love me and stay with me forever. Anyway, I don't have any hope that love would find me. Whom will I attract with my stupid stutter?

 I pant uncontrollably as I finally reach in front of my dorm room, fumbling with my key. I quickly jam the key into the hole and twist it inside, pushing the door open, hastily stepping inside and closing the door shut. I leave a relieved sigh, then lean against the door, trying to catch my breath. So, one more day successfully ended without me getting bullied. A smile automatically creeps into my face.

 I leave my backpack on the floor before walking to the desk and throwing my wallet, phone and watch on it. Then I walk into the bathroom to take a shower. When I come out of the bathroom after almost twenty minutes in a damp towel wrapped around my waist, my phone is ringing on the table. Who is calling me at this time? I think as I walk towards the desk to pick the phone.

 It's an unknown number. I distractedly pick the call and answer it whilst walking towards the cupboard to pick a t-shirt and shorts.

 “Hey Tae, it's me, Jungkook.”