Strings & Stitches

Chapter 33

There were lots of people surrounding the university, one particular person waiting outside the gates, realizing quite late that she wasn't really fitting in with the look. In the middle of the crowd full of students with light coloured blouses or skirts, Dami was standing there with her usual look: a black oversized leather jacket, standing near her bike with the helmet in her arm.

She was receiving lots of weird looks from the others, sure, it wasn't like she cared anyway. Her mind was concentrated on something else. On looking for the girl from earlier, her lost card in her hand as she looked down at it from time to time.

Lee Gahyun. Let's see what you're really planning in that pretty head of yours.

Something had always felt off about her interactions with that girl, even more so after discovering she was a law student. Those studies sounded difficult so maybe she could have been a nervous student, searching for a better way to study... but Dami didn't buy it.

She had been here yesterday as well, standing at the gate but never seeing Gahyun appear. That's what happened when you didn't know what days she actually had to be here for lessons. But today was a luckier day, recognizing a certain face in the distance. The only difficult part being that the girl was talking to some people, probably some friends?

She seemed to be laughing about something, her head falling back as her friend nudged her in the side. She had some notebooks in her hands, hugging it to her chest as they walked out of the gate. Gahyun stopped laughing soon enough, though, her eyes catching the familiar figure along with the familiar bike.

Dami watched as the other friends noticed her as well, taking their questions to Gahyun and probably asking if she knew her. Dami felt a little anxious by that point, but she watched, wondering what Gahyun would do in this situation.

The stress was obvious on the short haired girl's face, something which was also a little amusing. After all, Dami was the one holding the cards in this situation. If this random girl wanted to 'stalk' her, she would need to give her some answers, not the other way around.

It looked like Gahyun had chosen to say she didn't know her, judging by the fact they walked past the bike. But that wasn't going to happen. A day was already wasted yesterday. The blue haired girl reached for Gahyun's hood, pulling her back, making it impossible to avoid the confrontation. "I know you saw me" Her voice was rather neutral, now having the attention of her target and her friends on her. The latter of which looking quite concerned by how Dami had grabbed Gahyun's hood.

Gahyun opened her mouth to say something, by the looks of it, something connected to arguing, but one of her friends was faster, stepping in front with a judging face. "Excuse me, who are you? Gah says she doesn't know you" She was taller than both of them, having the opportunity to stand in front of Dami and look down on her, however, the latter wasn't by any means scared or even intimidated.

"She does know me" Was the short answer, locking eyes with the friend. "Maybe you should ask her why she denies that... or just not bother to interrupt our business"

"Or maybe understand that she doesn't want to talk to you, even if she does know you" The girl said, looking at Gahyun then, who looked both scared and awkward.

The other friend spoke, then, this time the short slim guy who had been standing behind them before. "Is she your ex or something?" He asked, studying the blue haired girl with his brows furrowed.

That was a fun guess... one Dami could use to make this even worse for Gahyun. She deserved that after making a fool of her as a drug dealer. "You left this at my place after our last... gather." this time she waved the student ID in her face, for long enough so it couldn't be grabbed.