The new girl

Chapter 8

The line to the cafeteria was so long that if you where to go and eat somewhere else and come back after you've eaten, you would see that the line haven't changed. The same persons would be on the same spot in the line. And as for me, I stood basically in the back, it felt like years would go past by before I could take at least one step closer to the food that could be smelled from where I stood.

"Hana!" I heard a voice calling my name and in instinct I turn around to see who it is. It was Vernon, smiling as usual when I see him.
"Hi, Vernon. What's up?" I asked as he came by my side. He took a quick gaze at the line and then frowned.
"Wanna go somewhere else to eat?" I smiled at him as I nod. "I would love to get food before the world ens." He smiled as he took my hand. I guess we where in that kind of friendship now that you wouldn't care if he held my hand in public. Well that was until I remembered the "rumors" that Jujin told me, and I could see how everyone was looking at us. Some in awe and some in discuss. It was mostly girls who looked at me in discuss. I let his hand go and I could feel how he looked at me.
"Sorry... It's just I don't want to have anyone misunderstand our relationship." I could hear how he sighed. We walked beside each other in silence until someone grabbed my wrist.

"Yah!" I shout as I stumbled back. I looked up to see Jihoon stand there, narrowing his eyes onto Vernon.
"Let her go, Jihoon." Vernon said as he took my other wrist, starting to pull me to him. Am I some kind of rag doll to them? Am I just something that they can pull away my arms and put them back after a week alone with them? No. I'm not, I'm a human.
"Aw aw aw aouch!" I shout as they keep pulling both of my arms to their own side.
"Let go of her Jihoon! You're hurting her." Vernon shouts. I glare up at him.
"He's not the only one who's hurting me!" He let go of my hand as he heard that and I fell down onto Jihoon. Vernon helps me up and Jihoon stands up next to me.
"Let's go Hana." Vernon takes my hand and starts to walk away. I feel how Jihoon burned holes in Vernon as he walked away with me.

"Where are we going?" I asked Vernon as we walked past the end of campus. We where not in campus anymore, where are we going?
"It's a secret~." He sang as we walked into a, despite the daylight, dark alley. I wasn't so comfortable with this idea.
"Um... Are you sure we should go this way?" I said as I griped his arm. He smiled as he looked at me.
We walked up to the end of the alley, where a big black wooden door was located. Vernon opened it and we walked inside.
"What is this place?" I asked as I looked around. It looked like it was some kind of restaurant, but no one was there and the place looked like it had been abounded in the 70's. Dust and empty old bottles on the floor.
"This is my secret place. I used to go here when I was young." Vernon walked further inside. "I came here when I was bullied or when I needed to think about something." He walked into the old kitchen and I followed.
He opened the fridge and it was full of food. How was that possible? Did he come here everyday to fill it or something?
"You want some?" He asked as he took out some pancakes. Did he buy them or done them?
"Um, sure." I said as I looked around in this place.

We sat down on one table that wasn't filled with dust and ate, when he asked me something.
"Do you have someone you like?" I stopped eating as I heard that. I swallowed as I looked up at him. He looked at me with those eyes, he was deadly serious.
"Um... Y-yeah..." I said as I looked down. I could hear his chuckle echoing in the old room.
"Me too..." He said. "But I don't know if she likes me back..." He started to eat again.
"What? Who?" I asked as I looked at him. Was he serious? Someone didn't like him? Someone he liked? Who is that girl?! I'm gonna beat her up! Okay, no... because she is probably taller than me and stronger... Since I'm the shortest girl in school... so... I wouldn't be so much of a fighter.. And I can't fight at all...
"Y-... Jujin..." He said. I think I could see a blush on his face, or it was just the light...
"Jujin? Really?" I asked, more sad than what I meant it to be. He nod a bit as he looked down.
"You know there's a part tomorrow night... She's gonna go... And I want to confess, to her..." He said as he looked up at me with those eyes, those puppy-eyes that only he could do.
"If you want me to go, I'll go... Not because I like parties, but because you'll need my help..." I said in a sigh. I really didn't want to go to that party, I really hated parties...
"Yey~" He sang as he smiled at me. "But how can you not like parties?" He asked and I shrugged my shoulders.
"Don't know... I don't just like them..."