A Matter of Time - Bbangsaz

Chapter 42

Hanni's POV

Months passed and thanks to Hyo-seop, my parents, Eunchae and Yunjin I had managed to get my life back on track.

I had finally made it back to class, things back in high school changed a lot. I was no longer the girl that everyone approached, that girls asked for fashion advice and guys asked me out. I won't deny that not having people around me was strange at first, but now I could be freer, do whatever I wanted. Now I spent all day with Yunjin, who became my best friend, well my only friend, which I didn't mind. During this time, I learned that it doesn't matter the quantity of people around you, but the quality of them and Yunjin was the best quality; she didn't judge me for what I did, in fact, she encouraged me to do the things I had in mind, like when I told her that I wanted to sign up for dance classes. She told me that if I wanted to do it, I should do it, two weeks later she signed up with me. We weren't the best but at least we were having fun.

Yunjin and I headed to the cafeteria after an intense math class.

The final exam was approaching, and although I appreciated the extra help Professor Saem was offering me, he knew about my problem, but I couldn't help but get nervous, well, more than usual.

Already in the cafeteria, Yunjin and I sat away from everyone as always.

— Calm down, Hanni, you'll do well, you'll see — she encouraged me.

— Hopefully it will be like that.

I just had to take that last test and I would officially be a graduate with her diploma, her cap and her Prom.

Luckily, the principal and Professor Saem helped me make up the classes I missed, all the teachers agreed to give me make-up exams, and my mother paid for private classes after school so I could pass. In the end I managed.

Speaking of prom, no one had asked me, and it's no surprise given the recent events. I was looking forward to going but I didn't have a date, so I asked Yunjin.

—Hey, Yunjin, do you want to go to the dance with me? —I asked like someone who didn't want to go.

— No.

— Oh, they already asked you... And who is the lucky one?

— No, Hanni, they didn't ask me —she said smiling.

— Then why don't you want to go with me? We'll have fun.

— I don't doubt it but those are not ways to ask for it, be more creative girl.

— But... —she interrupted me.

— If you ask me in a better way, you have my yes.

Let's see what I can come up with to ask her to the dance now.

***

I got home and after reviewing the damn math exercises, I started thinking of an original way to ask Yunjin to the dance.

My first idea, which wasn't very successful as she said no again, consisted of a drawing of myself asking her out, I showed it to her via Skype and this is more or less what happened.

—I showed her the drawing.

— Here it is.

—Hanni, what is that supposed to be? —She said laughing

—This is me — I said pointing to my drawing— And this is you — I said pointing to her caricature —and here I say "Prom?", and you answer —Of course Hanni!