How to Not be Awkward (Chanyeol)

Lesson #3 Don't let him know you're interested

To say that I've been weird for the whole week would be an understatement. I'm paranoid. And all of this is because of a guy name Park Chanyeol.

I thought after that talk at the greenhouse, he'd leave me alone but no, he kept on asking me on our Chemistry class which is every Mondays and Thursdays. He'd talk to me in places where no one would see us because of course nobody should know as to why he suddenly started talking to me. He's so insistent on helping me even when I told him to just forget about it!

He's like a ghost who would just appear by my side after class and with almost a thousand of students in our school, I can't understand how he manages to find me in the mass of people in the hallway. So whenever I would go out of my class I would always be on the lookout for him. He gets me jumpy. I feel like whenever he would speak the whole school would hear. He had such a deep voice, not like Juli and Heejun who both has soft voices, even Baekhyun (well at least in front of me and Juli and Heejun)

And whenever we would be in the same class, I'd sat myself at the farthest edge of our table would allow. He knew what I was doing but it's not like he can tell me not to do that because then people would know that he's talking to me.

There isn't some kind of food chain on our school as some schools seemed to have. Chanyeol's famous for being a varsity in our school but they're not that famous who bullies people. Yifan's arrogant and a bit douche but I've never seen him bully anyone, even the other varsity players. They do play around like tease a people or two but I've never took it as a sign of bullying. Then there's also Xijun who's famous but I don't know much about her because I don't really run on the same circle as her, as I am with the varsity players. And that's exactly the reason that if Chanyeol ever talks to me in front of the people in our school, it might cause some unnecessary gossip and if I knew one thing about their Captain Yifan, it would be that he hates gossips getting in his team (Which is also the reason why it's such a big deal when Xijun cheated on him.).

So it's Thursday, Juli was with me while Heejun was running late due to her Arts class. It was lunch and we were at our usual table.

I was reading as usual with my earphones on as she doodle on her notebook quietly. However, she surprised me when she tapped my hand.

I took off my earphone and looked at her.

"Did you do something to Chanyeol?" she asked.

My heart skipped a beat at the mention of his name.

"I- no, why?" My heart started beating fast at the possibility that Chanyeol might have told her about his plan or something.

"Well he was looking at you earlier. I thought you two might be partnered about something. You're in the same Chemistry class right?" She tilted her head from the side.

I gulped subtly. "Yeah, it's probably not me. Maybe he just happen to look here you know."

She didn't seem to notice my hysterics because she just shrugged it off and continue doodling on her notebook. I straightened up, trying to hide that uncomfortable feeling in my chest for lying to Juli. I've never lie to Juli that much and it makes me guilty that I'm hiding something from her like this.

I thought the question would be long over since it quieted down at our table but Baekhyun suddenly sat beside me.

He pecked Juli in the cheeks before pulling out my right earphone and asking,

"Is something happening between you and Chanyeol?" he asked bluntly.

I choked and Juli patted my back softly but I could see her eyes calculating my expressions and reactions to Baekhyun's question.