With zero clue regarding to Gary's feeling towards her, Jihyo thought that maybe, she should just give up on the hope of being with him.
She was afraid. The higher the expectations, the bigger the disappointment. She doesn't want to find herself falling so deep till she's unable to climb her way back up and then when she realized that all along it was a one-sided love, it would be too late.
***
It was the 'garden landscape' project submission day. The classroom was filled with all the students' works. Some were placed just right by the desk, some were sitting atop the desk and a few were placed at the back of the classroom.
Gary and Rye Il were chatting in the classroom when they spotted Jihyo entering with her project work in her hands. They both stood up simultaneously but Rye Il was one step ahead and quickly offered her a helping hand and carried her work to her table. Gary sat back down on the chair with a slight frown on his face which Hye Won noticed but didn't give much thought about it.
After going through two boring lectures, they headed to the game room for their much needed break.
There are a few game rooms located within the university for students to de-stress. Time slots, each lasting an hour, are available for students to book. Gary managed to book one of the room beforehand.
They walked towards the room, expecting it to be dark and empty inside but when they arrived outside the room, they could see that the lights were on. Hye Won could feel the cold air from the air-conditioner escaping through the tiny gap between the door and the floor.
"Are you sure you booked the room for this timing?" Hye Won asked.
Gary looked at his watch which stated 1pm. The timing matches the record written on the paper pasted at the door.
"It's correct." He replied.
"There's only one way to find out who is or are inside," said Rye Il as he moved his way to the front of the door and pushed down the handle and opened it slightly.
He peeked into the room and upon seeing the people inside, he swung the door wide open.
"Just as I thought so, " he scoffed and said, "Gwon and Kyu Ji."
Gwon and Kyu Ji looked at them with a smirk on their faces.
"Why are the both of you here? We booked this room." Gary narrowed his eyes at them and said.
Behind, Jihyo was whispering to Hye Won. Though she had seen them around in school quite a few times, she don't really know them and the tension in the room was increasing her curiosity to what happened between the two group of guys.
"Who are they?" Jihyo whispered.
"Two douchebags that you won't want to interact with." Hye Won replied crudely. Jihyo looked at her, rather surprised by her choice of word and then turned to look at the two unwelcomed guys whom were slowly walking towards them, stopping right in front of Gary.
"Don't get so worked up. We were just using it for a little while. You can have it back." Kyu Ji said before walking out of the room. Gwon purposely bumped his shoulder into Gary's and smirked as he walked past him out of the room.
Gary kept his eyes on them until Hye Won shut the door.
"At least we don't have to wait for the air-con to cool the room." Hye Won tried to lighten up the mood in the room.
"Let's play that. It looks fun." Jihyo pointed to the table soccer game in the middle of the room. Seeing that Rye Il and Gary were not even reacting to what Jihyo said, Hye Won grabbed the guys by their wrists and dragged them to the table soccer area.
