Complexity

One paper

Sohyun Pov

They told me to do their assignment, destroyed my guitar, and locked me in a warehouse that I don't know if the key is still there or not. I still want to study. Still want to write. Still want to hear Xinyu's ramblings. But I can't do anything because they locked me. My mind is still confused because my guitar has been destroyed, I don't even realize that someone is screaming at the window. I see her long hair moving away and hear a knock on the warehouse door.

"The door is locked ..." I said softly as the person tried to pull the warehouse door.

"PARK SOHYUN!!!" Xinyu? So the person who was screaming was Xinyu?

I tried to walk towards the door to get her attention because I saw that she had run away. But I put all that aside. What if she is a friend of the people who forced me to do their assignments?

"she could be no different ... wake up Sohyun"

I could feel hungry because I chose not to eat lunch to avoid them, but who would have thought they would come to my class instead. 

"Well... I have to wait 2 hours? Thank goodness there is a broken mattress here" I lay down on the broken mattress. I can admit, this is the first time I have lain down on this rather soft object after a long time because I kept falling asleep with my body bent over because I only laid my head on the table. Slowly I fell asleep.

I woke up because of the noisy sound of students because they had gone home from school. I wanted to ask for help but I was too scared. I chose to lie back down while hoping for a miracle to come even though I thought it was very small. In this very sad situation, the place where I thought of Xinyu. That strange and energetic figure.

"Why am I thinking about her?" I tried to sleep again but there was a sound from outside the warehouse. Like the sound of trying to open this warehouse. I tried to protect myself by taking a wooden stick that was nearby.

"Oh, it worked" Xinyu's voice?

"Sohyun!" she immediately entered the warehouse with a face that I could say was very worried.

"Are you okay?" she came with my bag in her hand.

Is she worried about me?

"I'm worried about you. I brought your bag, so you don't have to walk far to class" I was quite touched by what she did but my negative thoughts told me that she was one of them. Even though there was no proof, I was still scared. I chose to remain silent and took my bag from her hand without saying thank you. I left her first. Even though in my heart I was grateful that she was willing to help me, but I wasn't sure what she wanted.

"Sohyun" she called which managed to make me stop. I turned towards her Where she walked towards me. She gave me some food in a paper bag which she immediately put into my hand.

"I know you haven't eaten anything because you didn't eat lunch earlier. I also accidentally heard your conversation earlier in the warehouse. Sorry..." was she trying to bribe me?

"But... don't do what they ask. This is your life. Do everything you want, not what they want. Whatever threats they give, don't be afraid. If you're afraid, you can look for me or call me" she closed her sentence by giving me a piece of paper that I didn't read. She just smiled and left me first.

"she is strange" I saw the contents of the paper she gave, it turned out to contain her phone number and home address. This was the first time I got someone's phone number first, compared to giving mine first.

"Is she different?" I forgot my thoughts about her and walked to the library to do what I usually do.

When I arrived at the library, I was warmly greeted by the librarian. He and I had known each other because of my frequent visits every night. I looked back at the locker that I usually use to put my bag, and saw several books that I believed were not mine. I had just wanted to do their assignment, but Xinyu's sentence disturbed my thoughts.

"don't do what they ask. This is your life. Do whatever you want, not whatever they want" actually what she said was true. But I was afraid if I was beaten again by them.

"Whatever threats they give, don't be afraid. If you're afraid, you can look for me or call me" call her? I remembered the paper he gave me and sure enough I hadn't saved her number.

"should I call her?" stupid thought. Why should I call her? I chose to do my assignment rather than theirs.

"but if I get beaten again?" I looked back at the paper Xinyu gave me

"maybe I should try to trust her"

I spent 1 hour doing my assignment, and someone gave me a drink on my desk. I saw the figure who gave me the drink and it turned out to be one of the classmates but I didn't remember her name.

"it's indeed Park Sohyun" who is she?

"Seoyeon" ah yes. S1 Modu Class Seoyeon.

"did you do your assignment or theirs?" I looked at her as if asking how she knew.

"my assignment" was only that short because I don't know what I was thinking. I could hear a small laugh from her as she approached the drink she gave me.

"Good. You shouldn't have made their assignments. Actually, we all want to help you, but we understand your trauma so we give you time. But Xinyu doesn't know anything about it. It's better if you don't be rude to her," she said briefly which made me feel even more guilty towards Xinyu.

Seoyeon went back to her desk. But before she left, she explained how she found out about me who often made other people's assignments.

"You have to remember I'm also a member of the student council. So I know what your fears are. Give Xinyu a chance. She's a good kid"

What Seoyeon explained was true. Maybe it's better if I give her a chance. I called her number and maybe I should thank her.

"Hello?" damn I was too scared until I hung up the call which I was sure he was confused there.

"Xinyu, sorry. I'm still too scared"

Xinyu Pov

"Hello?" I didn't hear a reply from the person on the other side and he had already hung up the phone unilaterally.

"Who is that person?" I saw her contact number that wasn't saved on my phone which clearly confused me.

"Where did this person get my number?" Could it be Sohyun?

"Sohyun wouldn't waste her time on someone like me. Haa wake up Zhou Xinyu" I stalked Sohyun's Instagram account again and it turned out that she had made a new post. A photo of her in the library with some books and drinks on her table.

"she's a diligent too. But what topic can I bring up so I can be friends with her?"

You make me curious, Park Sohyun