Zelo's POV
Not wanting to go to school, I slowly tied my shoe. The hyungs were waiting for me, standing in the doorway impatiently.
"Yah! Zelo, if you don't put your shoes on faster, we'll have to buy you those strap-ons babies wear!!" Yongguk-hyung poked my head. I finished the knot and stood up.
"Okay, I'm ready," I declared. Youngjae cooed.
"Awww!! Look! Our baby finally tied his shoes! Now we can move on with life!" Youngjae mocked me. That smart mouth better watch out, because I'm going to get him someday.
"Whatever," I rolled my eyes, leaving. Himchan wrapped his arms around the back of my neck.
"C'mon, baby! Give your oppa a good-morning kiss!" he teased. I shrugged his armas off.
"Yah! I'm not a baby!" I stalked off.
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Even before I walked into the classroom, I could hear the noise from my classroom. What had happened? They were usually loud, but today, they were crazy!
Jongup and I entered curiously, and usually people would greet us with:
"Zelo! I love your hair! Did you perm it?"
"Sign this paper for me!! My little sister loves you!! *Squeee*"
But today, no one even came up to us. They were crowded around a particular desk, and were asking questions. I could practically sense the overwhelmed feeling of the squashed person in the middle. As I walked to my usual place (behind MinKi), I realized that everyon was crowding around HER desk. What's happening? I eavesdropped on their conversation.
"Why are you leaving?!"
"Twin brother?"
"This is so sudden!! Where are you going?"
Who's moving? Who's brother? WHAT THE H3LL IS GOING ON?!?!? I shoved my way to my desk, hearing more snippets of the conversation. Finally, impatient because I couldn't glue the pieces together, I cracked.
"WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!" I shouted in frustration. Everyone immediately shut up and looked at me.
One of the girls, I think her name is Hyorin, almost whispered, but it was loud enough for me to hear, "You didn't hear?" Of course I didn't hear!! REMEMBER?! I JUST CAME A FEW MINUTES AGO?!
She continued, "Minki is leaving at the end of this week. Her twin brother is coming to replace her."
What?!
Minki's leaving?
For some reason, I felt my chest tighten. It was the same feeling as I had felt before when I was with Minki at the movies, and she and Jonghyun were talking to each other. Am I really sick?
"Yeah. So what's happening is that my twin brother is coming over. My grand-aunt in Busan is tired of hanging around with him all the time. You all probably didn't know that I had a twin brother because he left. My parents couldn't support the two of us, and he volunteered to go live with our grand-aunt. He's lived with her since he was four years old. I don't know what he looks like now, since I haven't seem him in forever, but I hope you all get along with him!" Minki smiled sadly. Minhyun nodded gravely.
I don't know why, but somehow, I felt like this was all fake. All a ploy.
"ARE YOU SCREWING AROUND?! YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE!!" I blurted.
"Yes I can! If you're mad just because you can't piss someone off, piss my brother off," she replied coldly.
"Your brother, your brother! You don't even say his name!! I bet this is a trick! A setup!" I accused. Why was I refusing to believe this?
"Yeah, my brother has a name, you butt-head. His name is Ren," she glared, then turned around and ignored me, but I didn't notice. I stared at the ground blankly as the fact finally hit me.
She was leaving.
Wae?!
I plopped down in my seat in shock, ignoring all the commotion around me. I could hear the murmurs all around me, but it all blended into a blur. I could hear the bell ring, and I looked up, still in a daze. Mechanically, I pulled out my books, and instinctively looked at the teacher, but I didn't listen. I just stared blankly.
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"Yah! Baby Zelo!!! Knock knock!! Anyone there?!" I felt someone tapping my forehead. I came out of my stupor and looked up, confused.
"Stop it," I immediately said, and realized it was Jongup.
"What's wrong? You're totally out of it today. The lunch bell rang, and you didn't even run. Instead, you just sat like a dumb doll," he said worridly.
"Really," I said, "I'm fine."
"Really? You never act like this," Jongup asked. That's because I've never felt this way before. Jongup has been in a ton of relationships....maybe he can tell me what's happening to me? I looked around to see if anyone else was in the room, but no one was.
"Well....Can I tell you something?" I asked.
