Beyond The Age | kim.th

Chapter 4

[Min Ha Neul's POV]

The bell rang, followed by the students' cheers of excitement. I stretched my arms and neck as I inhaled some air. Then I closed my books and gathered my stationary that was scattered on top of my desk.

The students started bursting out of the classroom. I shoved the books and my pencil case effortlessly to my backpack and hung it back to the side of the table after I zipped it.

I pulled out my lunch box from my drawer when Hye Jin approached me while bringing her lunch box in her hands. She pulled out a chair and then sat right across the table.

"You guys want something from the cafeteria?" Jimin asked from his seat before he stood up.

"No thanks." I answered.

"I want an orange juice, pretty please." Hye Jin said as she smiled.

Jimin just nodded as he made an ok sign and then walked away to the cafeteria.

"You should make him lunch sometimes." I said to Hye Jin as I opened up my lunch box.

"You have no idea how much I wanted to do that." She sighed. "But the problem is I couldn't cook. Even my lunch box is always prepared by our maid." She shrugged.

"Poor rich girl." I chuckled which made Hye Jin sighed even more.

"By the way, Jimin said that we should come to his practice today." She muttered.

"He did? What for?" I asked her curiously since he usually never invited us to his practice. We just came by our own will and he sometimes annoyed when we came just to made fun of him.

"I don't know, he didn't tell me the detail." She shrugged then added, "Just ask him directly later." I just nod then continue eating my lunch.

A few minutes later Jimin entered the classroom with a plastic bag full of snacks and boxes of juice.

"Just pick whichever you like." He put the plastic bag in the middle of the table and then pulled out a chair to sit beside us.

"Thanks Jiminie!" Hye Jin said as she grabbed a box of orange juice excitedly.

"No problem." He said. "Anyway, have you told Ha Neul to come to my practice after school today?" He asked Hye Jin as he pointed out his thumb at me.

"I did." Hye Jin answered without looking at him and busy paying attention on her orange juice instead.

"But why did you ask us to come? It's so unusual." I asked him as I squinted my eyes suspiciously.

"It's kinda important." He answered as he took a bite on his bread.

"What? You need us to compare your height with the juniors?" I mumbled, followed by Hye Jin's laughter.

"Don't you dare!" Jimin replied immediately.

"Tell us then." I chuckled.

"I need you guys to cheering on me." He finally gave in. "We held a match in order to choose our next captain today. So make sure you guys come to support me and not make fun of me, understood?" He raised his eyebrow, emphasizing the words as he glared at us one at a time.

"Anything for you Jiminie, anything for you." I said as I laughed a little and then patted his shoulder gently.

"So, all of this are bribes?" Hye Jin asked as she pointed at the plastic bag in the middle of the table.

"You got that right." Jimin laughed as he stood up and then run away.

"Aishhh that boy." Hye Jin rolled her eyes as she looked at Jimin who was already left the classroom.

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I took a sip of my strawberry milk that I bought at the vending machine when we walked passed the cafeteria earlier.

We were about five minutes away from the gym building when I reached my bag's pocket to take my phone out but somehow it wasn't there. I checked the other pocket and then realized that I left it in my locker.

"What are you looking for?" Hye Jin asked as she frowned at me.

"My phone, I think I left it in the locker." I groaned slightly. "Can you go meet Jimin first? I'll be back in a few minutes." I added.

"Okay. I'll save a seat for you then." She nodded.

"Thanks!" I said as I ran back to the school building.

I pulled out a key from the pocket of my blazer and then opened up my locker. I lifted a few stuff inside my locker until I finally found my phone.

"There you are." I mumbled as I took my phone quickly before closing the locker back and then left.

I walked back to the gym building as I checked on my phone. I was busy looking at my phone screen when I accidentally hit someone right in front of the gym building's entrance.

"Ah I'm so sorry." I apologized as I looked up.

"I'm sorry, you alright?" The guy in front of me quickly replied as he turned around.

He paused for a couple of seconds when he looked at my face.

"Ha...Neul?" He finally said.

"Hmm?" Was the only words that came out of my mouth.

His face looked familiar. I thought for a second and then remembered. He was the guy that got lost in that park the other day.

"Remember me?" He asked as he raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah of course." I nodded quickly.

I do remember his face, but unfortunately I couldn't remember his name. I slightly feel bad since he remembered mine. But it would be rude to ask for his name right now.

"Are you going to watch the match?" He asked a question that the answer was totally obvious.

"Why would I came here if that wasn't my intention?" I laughed a little as I raised an eyebrow.

"Ah right." He chuckled as he patted the back of his head. "Do you like basketball?" He asked again.

"Yeah, kinda. Actually I'm here to support a friend of mine." I answered as I smiled slightly.

"I see." He nodded as he bit his lower lip. "Hey, why I haven't seen you around the school after that day?" He asked again.

This kid is seriously curious about a lot of stuff.

"Well that's probably because our class is─"

"Yah, Kim Taehyung! You better hurry, the match is about to begin!"

I got cut off in the middle of my sentence when someone yelled from inside of the building, causing both of us turned our gaze to the voice source.

"I'll be right there, Jungkook!" He shouted slightly. "I'm sorry, I gotta go now. Hope to see you later." He smiled at me as he took a step back and then turned around, running to the other side of the building.

"Yeah." I mumbled softly.

So that was his name, Kim Taehyung.

I should remember it this time, just in case. I thought as I nodded my head slightly and then headed to the bleachers, looking for Hye Jin.