Boy across the street (KSM/HHJ)

thirty-nine

Hyunjin PoV

My shaking hands packed clothes into my suitcase and some other stuff that I had brought with me. I just left some of my things lying around as I didn't have enough space to pack everything up. He probably had my favorite hoodie on or with him because I couldn't find it anywhere.

I was so angry... so angry at him for not listening to me that I just wanted to leave and not talk to him anymore. If he didn't want to listen to me it was his fault not mine. I grabbed a small snack from the kitchen my suitcase and left the house.

I held the keys in my hand, their cold metal biting into my skin.

One turng and I could lock this chapter of my life behind me, with a deep breath, I placed the keys on the tableg the

Sound echoing like a final goodbye.

And again I stood on the streets, it wasn't too cold like the last time but not very warm either, and I didn't know where to go.

The wind was blowing through my hair and I had to squint my eyes otherwise tears would have come into my eyes.

I couldn't go back to my parents and I had no one else except my grandparents who I didn't want to disturb.

My feet pushed me towards the school where I just stood and thought. Today I wasn't at school because I didn't want to see Seungmin and I had no motivation to get out of bed.

Deep down I was hoping that Seungmin would come home but I probably would have just yelled at him and that would have made things worse.

Without thinking, I went into the school building and knocked on the principal's door where I waited briefly until someone answered me.

When I opened the door, not only the principal was there but also Mr. Choi, which was why I hesitated for a moment to say what I wanted. He was a good dance and physics teacher and he was definitely my favorite teacher.

I would really miss him.

"What's wrong Hwang Hyunjin?" "I want to quit this school," I said and could see the shock on both of their faces. "But your grades are excellent," said Mr. Choi and I nodded.

"I know, but I can't be here anymore," I said and they were both still shocked. The director frowned and asked, "Are you sure?" I nodded hastily.

"How come?"

"I found a job and I enjoy it more than school..." I lied. It was true that I found a job on Saturdays but I didn't really enjoy it, I just wanted to get away from here.

"Hyunjin can we talk to each other for a moment?" Mr. Choi asked me and I nodded, so we walked out of the room and he leaned against the wall. "What's the real reason?"

"That's the real reason Mr. Choi," I responded.

"I do not think so."

I froze.

How did he know?

If I was such a bad liar, Seungmin should know that I wasn't lying. "Is it because of Seungmin?" When he asked me that, I looked at him in surprise and shock. How did he know that Seungmin could have something to do with this.

"You're wondering how I could know that Seungmin had something to do with it, am I right?" I nodded and he continued: "There's a lot going on in the the teachers room, we tell each other a lot and after Ms. Yang saw what you did in the chemistry room, you were a big topic of conversation."

"Are teachers like shipping students?!" I asked in a high pitched voice and he nodded. "Obviously, you do that to teachers too, am I right?" I nodded, slightly embarrassed.

"So it's because of Seungmin?"

I nodded slowly and thought about how I would leave school and never take a step back again. When I thought about it, my heart broke into thousands of pieces like a bottle that had been aggressively thrown onto the asphalt ground and was now just a pile of shards.

A life without seungmin.

Would be hard but doable.

"Would you like to tell me what happened?" He asked me and like a shot, I told him everything, everything that had happened to me and Seungmin and that my parents had kicked me out of home. He listened to me carefully and when I was finished I just wanted to cry.

"Hey, you'll sort it out. It'll be okay. But don't just quit school, you're so close to graduating," he said and I nodded. "But can I just not come for a few days or weeks? I can't deal with Seungmin now," I said and he sighed. "I'll tell the principal, okay? But it'll be okay, I know that."

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When I was a few miles away from school for a while, I regretted packing the warmer clothes in my suitcase because I was slowly getting way too cold with the hoodie on. But I didn't want to open my suitcase and take everything out to put on my jacket, so I just kept walking around with my in-ear headphones without following any destination.

As I strolled around, the music seemed to be the only thing I heard because I couldn't hear anyone calling my name. Until suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder and someone leaned in front of my face and smiled. "Hey hyunjin- What are you doing here?"

It was changbin who walked backwards in front of me to look at me. The smile on his lips disappeared as I gave him an annoyed look. He stopped and I almost ran into him.

"Where are you going? With a suitcase? Don't you and Seungmin live together?" He asked so many questions and I was confused why Changbin didn't know what had happened. Seungmin told the his two best friends almost everything.

"We had a fight and I don't want to see him," I said and wanted to keep walking but he stopped so I almost ran into him. "Oh and where are you planning on going now?"

"I don't know..." I said, slightly embarrassed. "Would you like to come to me? I have a free bed and I have good tea if you want and you are welcome to tell me about what happened."

I thought about it for a moment and then decided that it was probably the best and only solution I had.

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