HANNI & HER WAYS || Bbangsaz

I Believe In Teachings

Minji and I walked down the hallways, talking about how unfair that women had to give birth. I don't remember how we started the conversation exactly, but it's more likely that I started it with my weird brain. Anyways, Minji didn't seem to mind it one bit. I think it's pretty cool that she didn't get weirded out by me.

We went to her locker first, to get her jacket. Then we made our way towards mine.

"What if I want kids, but I don't want to push them out of my body through my pussy?" I explained, holding my stomach. "Why can't babies just appear out of nowhere, and then poof! Surprise! The baby looks just like me! I think I'd rather have that."

"You're silly." Said Minji, who was shaking her head and laughing at my comment. But I looked at Minji sternly, and said,

"Why can't guys give birth instead?" Minji burst out laughing. "I'm serious! I do not want to suffer through the pain, and all the sagging-of-the-boobs process."

"Oh god." Minji said, scrunching up her nose disgustedly. She turned her head to me, and raised an eyebrow. "Since we're talking about this, I want to know what your opinion about that, religiously." Minji said out of nowhere, as we neared my locker.

"What do you mean?" I asked in confusion, smiling. "I thought you're not interested in that matter?" My smile slowly turned into a smirk, because Minji looked a bit taken aback.

"I'm not." She said. "I just remembered something from the bible-"

"You read the bible?" I asked, snickering. "Do you pray every night now too?"

"Shut up, and listen." Minji rolled her eyes. "Do you remember that part when Adam and Eve were being punished by God? Because Eve listened to the snake, and ate the apple first, God said, and I quote, I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."

Minji and I stared at each other. I gave her a small smile.

"Yes." I said, "I remember that part. I think it sucks, and very sexist. It's also the Old Testament, and I'm more of a New Testament girl." I shrugged my shoulders and we finally reached my locker. I quickly placed my combination, opened it, and granola bar wrappers flew out. I ignored the trash and threw my binder in.

"Wow, your locker is disgusting." Commented Minji, and I chuckled.

"Thanks, it's Dani's fault." I put on my jacket. "But yeah, like I said, I'm more of a New Testament girl. Because ya know, Jesus."

Minji looked confused.

"Aren't you supposed to defend God?" She asked, leaning on a locker and her arms crossed as she stared at me.

"In Adam and Eves situation?" I asked while putting on mittens. Minji nodded, but I shook my head at her. "You see, I believe in God, but that doesn't mean that I agree with him on everything."

Minji still looked confused.

"Minji, I have my own beliefs. God was crazy in The Old Testament. In my opinion, I think it entertained him to kill people." I explained.

"Really?"

"Yeah." I said, nodding my head and putting on my toque. "There's this guy named, Eliseus and a bunch of kids made fun of him because he was bald. So, he got pissed and cursed the children to God. You know what God did?"

"He killed Eliseus?" Minji guessed.

"Nope. God sent two bears to savagely maul forty-two children to death." I answered, and literally snickered at Minji's appalled face.
Just because those children made fun him?" Asked Minji incredulously.

"Yeah." I nodded my head, thinking how adorable Minji looked when she purse her lips when she's thinking. "Totally messed-up right? I mean, God could've warn the children about their actions, but no. God went straight to killing. Now, in the New Testament, Jesus was the reason that God calmed down, a bit."

"So you believe in Jesus?" Minji asked.

"Of course I do." I said, nodding my head. "His teachings are the bomb. The golden rule, love one another, amd so on."

"Don't you think they're just stories?" Minji asked. "It's ridiculous. I don't want to offend you, but I think it's all fables."

"Fables that we learn from." I told her. "I believe for the sake of learning what values are. To tell you honestly, it won't even matter if you call yourself Catholic, and treat people like shit. You can be an atheist, and still be a good person. Me, I believe that there's a higher power, and I believe in teachings. I try to have an open mind, because I think- no, I believe that, it is the right thing to do."

Minji just stared at me for a while, processing everything that I just said. I couldn't tell what she was thinking, and I had the slightest feeling that I might've creeped her out or something.

"What if I told you that the church teachings hates me?" Minji muttered softly, her eyes never leaving mine. She looked sad. A familiar look that I've seen before. Pained. I wanted to ask her what she meant by that, but Danielle hugged me from behind and made animal noises.

"I'm hungry!" She complained. She quickly took her jacket from my locker and put it on. "Don't mind my starvation. 'Sup guys?"

"Hanni was just telling me that she has a crush on Jesus." Minji said quickly. The look had vanished, and was now replaced by a smirk. I stared at Minji suspiciously.

"Shh, Bang chan' gonna get jealous." Joked Danielle.

"Don't even say the toad's name!" I warned my best friend, and glancing around feeling paranoid.

"Bang chan?" Asked Minji in confusion. She frowned, and crossed her arms. "Hyein mentioned his name last class, right?"

"He's just this boy who likes me." I said, waving it off quickly. "We shouldn't talk about him, he's not important."

"This is important!" Exclaimed Danielle, who held on to my shoulders and shaking it. "You should go out with him."

"But I don't want to." I complained, and slapping Dani's hands away. Dani tried to shake my shoulders again, but I used Minji as my shield. "Minji, help me." I said while holding on to her hips and literally hugging her just so Dani couldn't get to me.

"Uh, s-stop Danielle." Minji said, and I felt her arm around me. I hugged Minji closer because Dani was being annoying.

I was aware of how little space in between we have, and I was also aware that my face felt suddenly warm. It felt good to be hugged, and I guess I needed one badly because Jake wasn't there to give me his free hugs anymore. Now Minji was here hugging me, and I didn't mind because she smells good.

"Fine." Dani said in a sing-song voice. I pulled away from Minji and smiled at her shyly.

"Thank you for protecting me from a crazy hag." I said. Minji grinned at me, and adjusted my toque on my head.

"You can hug me anytime."

"I'm hungry!" Erupted Dani again. She pulled on my arm, and Minji's arm.

We let Dani lead us to her car. I got shotgun while Minji sat the back. Then, on our way to Safeway, I reached for the aux cord, but then realized,

"Crap, I forgot my phone in my locker. Now we have to listen to Dani's boring classical music."

"Judge all you want, but I like my piano tunes."

"Here, Minji. Put your music on." I said, while handing her the cord. She bit her bottom lip hesitantly.

"The pressure." She said. "That's a lot of responsibility to take in."

"Oh come on, we're not gonna judge." I told her.

"Says the one who judges my music." Muttered Dani. I ignored her and insisted that Minji put on her music.

"You're demanding." Minji stated, chuckling

"I know right? " Dani said.

I gave them a derp face and told them to go to hell.