SpartAce I: School Love Affair

Ex

"Ji Hyo-yaaaah.. ", Gary calls as Ji Hyo walks in the hallway in the school.

"Oppa. "

"You seem to be bright today. Your aunt is not bothering you anymore? ", he asks.

She sighs. "That's what i've been worried about, oppa. She's unsually staying still, which i suspect is not a good omen. Like it's the calm before a storm. "

He taps her shoulder as he says, "You're overthinking again. You should just relax. "

She smiles. "Yeah. Relax. ", she says weakly, remembering the other reason that she can not do as told.

The idea is reaaaally ridiculous.. But who knows, right?

She often hears on the news that there are so many teenagers getting pregnant these days.

It may be a strange idea, but she thinks it is not impossible for Jong Kook to have a child in the age of around fifteen.

"Ah, oppa. "

"Yes? "

"It's about Jong Kook hyung.. "

He chuckles silently. "You still call him that? "

It takes her a while to realize what she is talking about.

It is becoming a habit that she is starting to say it naturally, making her unaware of it.

"Ah. Yes. I'm..quite getting use to it. But oppa.. "

He stares at her with his brows raised,  waiting for her to ask.

"Did you hear about him dating a girl before? "

"Dating? ", Gary pauses to think. "Oh. I heard that there is one, before. "

"Reaaally? "

"Yes. "

"Where is the girl now? "

"I heard that she transfered to another school. "

Maybe she did not. Maybe she got pregnant and had a baby that is why she can not attend school! , she thinks.

"In what grade? "

"Like.. In middle school? "

Her eyes widens. She does not want to think about what Jong Kook did back then, if ever her speculation is true.

"Does he have a sister, oppa? "

"Not that I heard of. Even Jae Suk hyung does not know a lot about his family. "

She sighs in frustration. She wants to know the truth so badly.

"But why are you asking these questions? ", Gary asks.

"Nothing! "

"Are you interested in him? ", he asks.

She shakes her head so hard. "Of course not. I just find him.. mysterious. "

"What about me? Aren't you gonna ask if I had ever had a relationship before? "

She smiles wide at Gary's joke. "Let's talk about it next time, oppa. "

"Really? "

She nods.

"That's a promise, okay? "

She pauses to think, but it does not need long for her to decide. She knows Gary is good enough to hang out with.

"Sure. "

"I'll be looking forward to it! ", he assures before he turns on another hallway.

At lunch time, she spots Kim Jong Kook eating alone in a table. The others are not around yet,  so she heads towards him.