Her Bully | BBANGSAZ

F O R T Y O N E

M I N J I
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The door to my room opens as I unplug my earphones and lean back, smiling sweetly at my mother as she brings in a couple of Oreos, milk, and cereal.

"Hey, sweet cheeks," she husks, winking at me while kicking the door closed with her boot, placing the tray of goodies on my side desk as I spin in my seat and stand up.

Leaning in for a quick peck on her cheek as a greeting, I snatch an Oreo and nibble on it while watching my mom grab a piece of her own.

"Hanni's coming over," I mumble through chewing teeth.

Her eyebrows quirk up and she smirks smugly at me as I roll my eyes.

"Oh?" she chuckles, rubbing her cheek. "The smoking hot girl?" she asks for confirmation as I try to hide my blush away from her, which fails due to my pale skin.

"In about ten minutes or so, she'll be knocking." I ignore her last statement, whisking through my room to dump trash away because even if we're on weird terms, I still don't like it when guests see my room all dirty and messed up.

My mom giggles and leans to hold on to the doorknob, shrugging her shoulders up. "Well, I think she's early today," she hums, making me twist my neck to her to ask what she meant when all of a sudden, she opens the door revealing Hanni, wearing casual clothes, hair neatly combed down.

It never fails to blow me away how beautiful Hanni is.

"I'll leave you two be, darlings," she teases, pulling Hanni further inside the room as she skips out and waves a final time before disappearing into the halls of our home.

There's a bit of an awkward silence as I nibble on my lower lip and gesture for her to close the door which—after a minute or two, she does so—the only noise in the room being the closing sound.

Tapping my foot, I smile weakly at her. "Hi, Hanni," I greet her, not wanting to make this awkward since I'm actually going to tutor her in a few minutes.

She clucks her tongue and returns the smile, a bit terrified though. "Hey, uh—sorry I'm early, I came by Rei's and decided ten minutes was too long to wait," she rants, shrugging her duffel bag off as she bends down to bring out the books needed for the test, cradling them in her arms.

Laughing, I try to keep my face stoic because yeah, we're still on weird terms but damn it, Hanni's too adorable when she's shy.

She should be mean again so I don't have to keep on laughing and can be cold to her instead.

"It's okay," I drawl, licking my lips as I walk closer to her, brushing my hair behind my ear as I read the titles on the covers of her books, realizing they looked familiar. "Better early than on time, right?" I joke, trying to bring some good vibes into this because I don't like teaching people when I'm sad or mad.

Hanni half-grins and pokes out her tongue to wet her dry lips. "It's actually better late than never, Minji," she corrects me, leaning on her right leg.

It amuses me ever since she started calling me by my name; sometimes I'd think it wasn't actually real but most times, I get happier with her noticing me in a different way instead of as her prey.

"I know," I reply, tugging my lips up into a smile. "Is it alright with you if we study on the floor? I don't have any extra chairs." I motioned to my working desk where only one chair was tucked in. It wasn't like I was going to offer it to her and teach her by standing up—that'd make me tired.

Plus, it was more fun getting cozy on the cold tiles of my room.

She nods her head. "Whatever suits you." Her eyes go to the walls of my room, examining each spot like she's trying to memorize them as I go to crouch down when suddenly, I look out to my glass windows that lead to my balcony and smirk.