Complexity

I'm Exhausted

Sohyun POV

I've gone back to school after that unpleasant incident happened. Indeed, many asked me what happened, but my answer was always the same.

"I just have a fever. Nothing more or less" always.

The others believed it but not Xinyu. She desperately held back her laughter in her chair which finally really laughed out loud because I hit her leg.

"What's wrong with that idiot?" SeoAh said savagely, successfully making Nien laugh along with Xinyu.

Indeed, the two of them couldn't be separated.

"Are you really okay?" Yooyeon said while coming to my chair and I just nodded.

I couldn't talk to them about what really happened. About my family, about what happened in the basement, about me sleeping at Xinyu's house, and about me sleeping hugged by Xinyu. Remembering those memories made my face heat up. I thought no one would notice, but it turns out I was wrong.

"What are you thinking about?" I could only hide behind Xinyu's shoulder which made everyone cast their gazes at Xinyu now.

"HEY, WHAT DID YOU DO TO SOHYUN!"

"WHAT YOU MEAN WITH THAT?"

"HER FACE IS GETTING RED"

Xinyu briefly looked at my face and I immediately shook my head at her. Hopefully she understood what I meant.

"I didn't do anything to her" I was grateful that he understood.

"But she did send 'wo ai ni' to my chat" Xinyu, damn it.

"HEY PARK SOHYUN!!"

I want to go...

Do you think my school day will be calm today, it's not. Since what Xinyu said just now, many of them have been teasing me and the others. Seoyeon even asked if this was really me or not.

"Is this really the Sohyun I know?"

"Who else?"

"Why are you so weird?"

I looked at Xinyu who was chatting with Nien. I don't know what they were talking about, but they seemed really fun.

"I don't know. Maybe since I'm often with Xinyu?" I could see Seoyeon nodding with a smirk on her face.

"Well... the more you hang out with Xinyu, maybe my bet will win" she mumbled the last sentence, but I heard it. Although it was unclear.

"A bet?

"It's not a bet. The class members are all making a list of whether you guys will become a couple or not"

"It's the same as a bet" Seoyeon shrugged her shoulders and just left.

On the way home, as usual I went home with Xinyu. How long will I stay at Xinyu's house? Until I have enough money to have my own place to live.

"Even though I like living with her" I muttered not too loudly. Xinyu didn't hear it because she was too engrossed in seeing a cafe with a very beautiful cake.

"Do you want some?" Xinyu quickly turned to me while shaking her head.

"Not now" I looked at the clock on my cellphone and accidentally saw today's date.

May 24...

May 25 is Xinyu's birthday, right?

"Tomorrow is a free day, right?"

"tomorrow Saturday, yes"

Is it possible that I should take her out?

"Do you want to go out tomorrow?" Xinyu looked at me with a confused face as if I had never said that.

"randomly?"

"Once in a while? In the afternoon?"

"Okay"

But honestly, I was a bit confused about where to take Xinyu out. I wanted to give her something on her birthday. She had been very nice to me and I realized that I was starting to like her.

After spending the night looking for several places that she might like, I ended up taking her out to eat at a restaurant and dessert cafe that she saw.

This wasn't like me usually. This was the first time I wore a leather jacket that I don't know when I bought it. A white t-shirt, leather jacket, and jeans? It didn't seem like me. I waited for Xinyu in the kitchen, and had a chance to meet Handong. Although it was a bit awkward after that day, I couldn't hate her. After all, she had helped me.

"Looks like you're going out?" I just smiled while answering her question.

"Well... today is Xinyu's birthday" Ning-Ning came out of nowhere; she suddenly grabbed my shoulder and forced me to look at her.

"Is it her birthday today? What's the date today?"

"Uh... May 25th?" Ning-Ning and Handong let out a harsh sigh which I could interpret as them forgetting.

"Don't tell me you guys forgot?" and they nodded.

Seriously...

"But I'm not sure Xinyu remembers either. May 25th... the date she killed her parents"

It seemed wrong of me to ask her out today...