Cursed Love (Geminifourth)

CHAPTER 4: 'Gem' a nickname

GEMINI

I woke up to the sound of my aunt's voice. Groggily, I rubbed my eyes and sat up. "Why are you yelling?" I asked in a sleepy voice, still disoriented.

"You didn't cook! What is my son supposed to eat? Where is his tiffin? And what about me and my husband? He's going to be late for work!" she yelled from behind my locked door, trying to unlock it. I got out of bed and opened the door.

"You were sleeping?" she exclaimed, then slapped me across the face. I stood there, stunned. "You're rich. Why don't you just order food online?" I retorted, slamming the door in her face. I quickly freshened up and got ready for school.

When I opened my door, it was empty. I rushed towards the front door, eager to leave for college. Suddenly, a hand grabbed my wrist from behind.

"What are you even thinking? Who do you think you are?" my cousin Luke demanded as he raised his hand to slap me. Instinctively, I grabbed his hand. "Don't you dare hit me," I warned.

To my surprise, he screamed, "Mom! Gemini's eyes are black!" and ran towards his mother's room. Confused and a bit shaken, I tried to process what he had just said.

I left the house and started walking to my college. It's not far from my house, but today I'm heading there a bit earlier than usual. If I stay home, I'll have to cook, and honestly, I'm bored of doing that. After fifteen minutes of walking, I finally reached my college.

As I entered my classroom, I noticed a girl everyone was talking about yesterday. I think her name is June. She seemed to have attracted a lot of attention.

Then I saw Winny sitting at his usual spot. I placed my bag on a bench in front of mine, which happened to be right in front of Winny's bench.

"Hey, Gemini!" Winny waved at me. I didn't respond immediately. I mean, he saw me coming in, so why wave? He could just come over and talk. Anyway, he approached me and said, "You didn't check our messages! Yesterday we talked about the assignments."

He sat down on his bench as I pulled out my phone to review the messages. After going through them for a bit, I said, "Got it," and put my phone back in my bag.

I rested my head on the table, thinking about how it was only 7:40 AM, and class wouldn't start until 8:30 AM. I had plenty of time, so I decided to take a nap. After a while, I heard someone place their bag on my bench. This bench was designed for two people to sit together.

I lifted my head and saw Fourth putting his bag down before he walked over to Dunk, smiling. "Heyaa!" he greeted Dunk cheerfully.

"Aoo, Fourth! By the way, this is Joong, you know who," Dunk said, grabbing Joong's arm and introducing him.

"Ohhoo," Fourth teased, clearly enjoying the introduction.

I decided to ignore their conversation and rested my head on my arm, which was on the bench. I quickly drifted back into my nap, hoping to get some more rest before class started.

FOURTH

"Satang? Who's that on my bench?" I asked, noticing a boy in a deep nap. "That's Gemini," Satang replied, looking at the sleeping boy. "From now on, we'll sit together because there are six of us in the group. First bench: Joong and Dunk. Second bench: Winny and me. Third bench: you and Gemini," Satang explained.

"Agree, agree, agree," Winny said, nodding enthusiastically. Everyone chuckled. We continued chatting until the bell rang. I glanced at the clock; it was already 8:25 AM. I got down from the table and headed to my bench.

Seeing that Gemini was still sleeping, I gently placed my palm on his back. He woke up suddenly, looking startled. "Shut the fuck up! You scared me," he snapped, his voice cold and deep.

"It's already 8:25 AM. The teacher is coming," I said softly, feeling a bit nervous. Gemini rubbed his eyes and slowly got up. Later, the teacher walked in, and we all stood up. "Sit down," the teacher instructed, and we obeyed.

"Hey newbies, he's an extremely strict teacher. Don't make any noises" whispered a student from the back bench. I nodded in acknowledgment.

I opened my pencil box, only to realize I didn't have a pen. Feeling embarrassed, I turned to Gemini and asked, "Do you have an extra pen?"

Gemini glanced at me and said, "Even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you." His response made me feel even more embarrassed, but then a student from behind handed me a pen. I took it gratefully and smiled at him before starting to write.

After the third period, it was finally time for tiffin. "Hey, do you want to go to the canteen?" I asked Gemini, but he didn't respond. Instead, he got up from the bench and started walking away. "Hey, where are you-" I began to ask, but he cut me off, saying, "Canteen."

Feeling a surge of excitement, I happily started following him. We made our way to the canteen and stood in line to get our food. Once we had our trays, I assumed he would sit with me.

"Hey, wait!" I called out, but he turned to me with a serious look and said, "Stop following me. And don't think I'm here because of you. I came here for my own food. And don't fucking sit with me" He then placed his tray on his usual table and sat down.

Feeling a bit disheartened, I found another spot to sit, trying to enjoy my meal despite the unexpected rejection.

GEMINI

Fourth lowered his head, looking sad, and then sat in a chair beside me. After a moment, a group of boys approached and took seats around him. "Hey?" one of them greeted. Fourth replied with a quiet "hello."

"Why is your figure so perfect? Wanna sleep with me?" another boy jeered, and the others erupted in laughter. Fourth, visibly uncomfortable, got up from his chair, but before he could grab his plate, one of the boys seized his hand.

Our eyes locked, and I could see the distress in his expression. Suddenly, the boy threw Fourth to the ground.

I tried to ignore the scene, focusing on my food, hoping it would all just go away. "Running away? I'm gonna fix a room for us," the taunting boy continued, and the group laughed even harder. He then sat on top of Fourth, pinning him down. "Let me go!" Fourth pleaded, but his captors didn't care.

Desperation filled Fourth's voice as he cried out, "GEM, HELP ME, PLEASE!" I froze. No one had ever called me Gem before, no one had ever given me a nickname. Hearing it now, especially in such a moment of distress, jolted me. I looked up and saw Fourth calling out to me, his eyes full of fear and desperation.

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