Shenanigans

3.0

'You can sit beside Taehyung.' Mrs Kwon voice brought me back from my daydreams.

Great. Just great. Of course I have to deal with her now.

I refused to look at her and start taking my books out. She pulled her chair out and sat.

I snatched a glance. Her scars were so obvious that I couldn't look away.

'Kim Taehyung, are you done checking her out ?' The whole class erupted with laughter.

Shit. I'm pretty sure my face was red. This girl must've thought I was weird. I can't believe this. I didn't gave her another glance through out the class.

This girl will be the death of me.

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I went to the vending machine and got myself a cup of coffee and buns then made my way to my usual spot on the rooftop. It's very nice here.

The students here preferred the cafeteria and library. Almost nobody ever come up here.

Except for today.

Feeling annoyed, I was about to tell the girl, sitting near the corner eating her sandwiches, to find another place to eat her lunch when I noticed that it's her.

Now what. She might think I'm following her.

She still hasn't noticed my presence or maybe she's pretending not to. I watched the scars on her back. She's looking further in the distance. I wonder what's going on in that mind of hers.

I wonder if she's okay.

She looked startled and I realized I just said the last part out loud.

'What makes you think I'm not ?' She asked with an edge in her voice.

I was too taken aback. What do I say ?

'I don't know. Maybe I think you look like you're pretending to be happy. You know, if you look closely, you can easily tell when someone is really happy or just acting like it. I don't have to look that closely to know you're not okay.' I don't know why I said that. There's something in her cold, demanding eyes that made me want to know her. I wanted to know about her life. I wanted to know about what she's going through. I wanted to know about her scars.

There was something in that amber eyes that made me want to know all about her.

'A know-it-all, huh ?' She sounded annoyed. Maybe she's not used to people seeing past the mask she put on.

'Am I wrong then ? Are you really okay ?' I surprised myself at this. I'm not usually talkative and I don't like butting into other people's business. Most of all, I avoid any communication with people that have scars. I don't like getting involve with them. I might get attach and then I'll try to save them.

Which is never what they want me to do. So why did I went against my own rules for this girl that I barely knew ?

'It has nothing to do with you.'

'You're right, it doesn't. I just want to let you know that it's okay if you're not okay. You don't have to pretend that you're doing fine. Give yourself a break.' I didn't wait for her reply and made my way to the classroom.

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I threw away the food as I already lost my appetite. I entered the empty class and headed towards the big windows on the left.

I started to regret my approach with the new girl. She must've thought I was a creepy kid, if she hadn't already. I cursed at myself for losing it just now. I was usually in control.

This girl is already the death of me, I swear.

I was knocked out of my thoughts when the bell that indicates that the recess time was over screams across the hallway. The kids started to fill in the classroom so I made my way to my seat.

My head was buried in my arms on the table when I heard the chair beside me was pulled out. Shit, she's here.

I only raised my head when the teacher entered the class. I noticed the burning stare from her but I didn't even glance to my right. The teacher began her lesson and she stopped her staring session.

I exhaled the breath I didn't even knew I was holding.

It hasn't even been a whole day, yet I already did some of the weirdest thing I have ever done. A couple of days more with this girl, and I might start giving out candies at the school gates.