End of beginning?[Hwang Hyunjin]

Uncertainty.

Third person's POV
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After the flirting session, half the day went by the same way. They all tailed behind her lurking her anger again as it was just persisted not gone. They're doing the same in music class now, in addition, all of them are here.

Grace figured they wouldn't let her off easily and find new ways for interactions so she hurriedly left the previous class and shifted herself around Lia and TXT before they could snatch any seats beside her.

Yeonjun didn't skip it today, he was there but he was sitting a few seats far from her, intercepting her to talk in private.

Seeing Yeonjun, even they reduced their level of nonsense that they perpetrated throughout the day. Grace promised not to cause any trouble but the circumstances seemed to desire the opposite. Hyunjin, for once sat quite at a distance from her. He clung onto her the whole day, finding solace in annoying her. He wasn't quite sure if his flirting was working but he couldn't give up just yet. 
He just presumed it was and continued with null hope.

Lia and Grace started getting along after the at the day at the incharge's office, though someone still acts tough.

"Yah, Nabi-ya, I've been meaning to ask you something." Lia said, taking her phone out. Grace responded with a hum in inquiring.

"Is this you?" She asked as she showed her an Instagram account.

@finesse__grs

Tension rose up within Grace, panicked internally seeing her account. How did Lia find out? There isn't any problem in telling her the truth but at this rate people will gradually find out about her secret, which is...not such a big problem since the main reason she kept it private was because of them. And they've already found out. But still she decided to hide it under pressure.

"Uh..no. Who's that?" She acted clueless.

"Really? That's not you? I don't believe you. Both of your voices match so perfectly, no way. You're lying right?" The other said leaning onto the desk, smugly smiling.
"I agree she does sound like me but no."

"Then what's your I'd?" Lia asked trying to catch her.

"Mine? Oh yeah sure take it. F-k-f-k-f-k" Grace started residing something.
"f-k-f-k-f-k" Lia repeated while typing in her search bar.
"c-k-d-k-t-k"
"c-k-d-k-- jeez how long is this? And is this like the long code of something." Lia said, looking at her unbelievably. Grace shrugged, giving off the sardonic vibe through her eyes when the other realized. She was playing with her.

"Grace, C'MON JUST TELL M-"
"Hey guys!!" Kai called them.

"Wanna go to karaoke tonight?"  Taehyun asked in excitement with his large boba eyes.
"It'll be fun c'mon!!! let's go" Said Beomgyu.
"Well I'm down. I'll show ya my skills." Said Lia.
"What about you Grace? You're coming right?"
"I'll...see."
"There is no seeing, if Yeonjun's coming then you're coming too." Said Soobin, almost declaring. Grace couldn't speak over them so ultimately had to agree.

Other classes just went by with Grace trying her hardest to not end up between any of them but she failed once.

"Hey there, want some?" A familiar voice came and sprung through her ears as she was walking alone.
It was Chan. He walked towards Grace from behind. It was the lunch and they were headed to cafeteria. The only person who hasn't faced her yet took the chance.

She scoffed in disbelief though she wasn't that surprised anymore.
"Seriously? You too? Chan. You do realize the gravity of this situation right? Did you all have a memory loss and forget I said the other day? Why are you acting like everything is normal among us like we're just some good ol' childhood buddies who got separated for some dumb reason." She fueled at him while he just stood dumbfounded. She continued walking as he followed.

"Hold up. Wait a minute. Calm down. I'm just offering you a snack not pinning you up against the wall or something." He said, chuckling.

"I can't believe Bang Christopher Chan, the wisest of the group is saying some shit like that." She said, laughing sarcastically.
"Well yeah me too honestly. But you left Chan the wise, with no choice. So anything for you, my highness." He said bitterly, with a wry smile walking behind her when she swung around.
"Don't beat around the bush and get to the point." She said firmly. Chan followed the firmness and continued.
"Well we figured you won't let us apologize, hurt us with those bitter words and leave us behind, walk away. So we decided to take a more of a...non-practical approach." He said while shrugging with the same expression. She started nodding in realization with a hint of anger.
"And what did this non-practical approach gave you except more rude replies, more-avoiding, more hurt words??"

"Yeah, nothing except that but at least you're talking, you're arguing, you're showing emotion. Whatever it is at least you're interacting, if that's what it gets us. We'll listen to all your ranting, all complains, everything. You know we're not the type to give up. We never were." He said putting his hands in his pocket while wryly yet proudly chuckling.

"What about me? Did you ever think about my mentality?"
She looked at him sternly in the eyes for a second then dropped it again said in a lower tone with symphony of emotions-anger, denial, pure sadness.

He held her wrist and made her face him with a warm aura.

"We will go away if our presence bothers you that much. Definitely will, if you say so, after listening what we have to say. I promise we'll never step in your sight." He said calmly with a softer gaze along with sincerity in his eyes. Tension rippled through the air as he said the last line. Nabi shook her head. She'll have a stroke if she stood any longer with him.

"How would you even make up for that?" She muttered as Chan let out a deep sigh.

"For what you did." She completed coldly. There was a pause in between, Chan took a deep breath before speaking.

"Hey, you do realize what age we were right?" He asked softly but still, there was some frustration in within his tone. Frustrated by the fact of her avoidance for their side of the story for so long. She must know that she's somewhere wrong for that but she's piling it up. He held one of her hand which she instantly snatched away, but she stayed quiet, looking down biting her lower lip. Same thing. Same thing Yeonjun told her.

Chan looked away and nodded in defeat.

"We'll show you tomorrow, let's decide. Let's meet up. At the café near your house. Yeah?"

She let out a scoff again.
"Tch. Who said I was coming?" She said, shaking her head and walking away into the cafeteria.

"We'll be there. Remember. Or we'll be clinging onto you forever. " He screamed from behind but she kept walking, stomping angrily.

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A/N

Such a short chapter I know, sorry for that. I've been a bit into something else lately