Her Bully | BBANGSAZ

S I X T Y O N E

M I N J I
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"I'm really glad we're just a few blocks away from our schools."

Hyunseo beams, jumping on her toes as I send her a bashful smile while closing my locker.

"I know, I'm really happy you got into England too; you deserve it," I tell her, winking as she blushes at my words.

Hyunseo tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear and grins. "Thanks, Minji. I couldn't have done it without you."

I quirk an eyebrow and pout. "But I didn't do anything?" I ask in wonder, tapping my chin.

Hyunseo giggles and rolls her eyes at me playfully, nudging my arm as we walk toward Haerin's class.

"Just for sticking by, you know? I didn't expect to have friends as soon as I transferred, and I'm really glad you and Haerin were there for me all the way."

She says in one breath, hooking our arms together as I smile.

"Then, you're welcome." I joke, causing her to slap my arm playfully as we come to a stop when Ahyeon stands before us.

I wave shyly at her, and she smirks.

"Hey Minji, Hyunseo." She greets us, holding a ton of stuff in her hands. I go to help her, but she shakes her head. "It's okay, I got it."

Hyunseo clears her throat and shrugs her shoulders.

"Where are you heading?" she asks, and I can tell by the tone of her voice she doesn't want to stay anywhere near this girl, which I don't understand because Ahyeon is such a sweetheart.

The cheerleader grins and juts her chin toward the door behind us.

"Coach Hirai wants me to stack all our contracts for this year." She explains, balancing the box on her left arm. "Plus, some tapes of our new try-out girls."

I smile and peer at the things in her hands. "That's cool, are they from junior high?"

She nods and licks her lips. "Yup, we've got some new fresh meat. Next year's going to be a great year."

She says with a proud voice, winking at me as she glides away, saying something about how she needs to hurry because it's heavy.

And I remember that Ahyeon's just a year younger than me and won't be heading to college like the rest of us, which is a bummer.

She'd be great in college.

"I'm going to miss her." I say, giggling when Hyunseo rolls her eyes at me.

"How can you? She smells like evil." She hisses, cringing a bit as I hold in my snort.

Hyunseo is so ridiculously funny; it makes weird noises come out of my mouth.

"You don't judge a book by its cover, Hyunseo." I scold her in a light tone, waving at Haerin as she approaches us with a big smile.

Hyunseo frowns and shakes her head.

"I'm pretty sure I can judge her by her cover, Minji." She jokes, blushing as Haerin engulfs her in a big hug that leaves me rolling my eyes at them.

How did I not see this coming? I swear.

Haerin sets Hyunseo down and waggles her eyebrows.

"Excited for tonight?" she asks, swaying her hips to some imaginary song.

I chuckle and tilt my head to the side.

"And what's happening tonight?" I ask, very confused as I spot Hyunseo ducking her chin, hiding her flustered cheeks.