Brains Over Beauty

Chapter Two

Chapter 2

          Standing at the front of the room was Eric Cross, my biggest rival. We went to school together ever since he moved into a house down the street in fourth grade. All my memories are of him constantly trying to be better than me. Well, others were of me thinking about how hot he'd be if he didn't turn everything we did into a competition , but that's besides the point. I was so relieved when I found out we'd be attending different universities, because, honestly, university is stressful enough as it is and I didn't need him adding to the stress and pressure. All the relief I'd felt at out high school graduation was gone now.

                 Our professor didn't bother to get Eric to introduce himself since he was late (and no one really cared who he was), he just told him to take a seat. Being the annoying person he was, Eric chose to sit right beside me. "Hey Bethany," he said smiling brightly and looking as if he was really glad to see me. I ignored him looked straight ahead. "Oh come on, is this the kind of greeting I deserve?" he asked me.

    "No," I replied looking straight into his eyes "You don't deserve a greeting at all."

   "Touché. first you push past me at the door and now that 'm sitting beside you, you're still being cold towards me. I don't see why you were so surprised when I walked in, because you did see me standing outside."

       I felt so stupid for not recognizing him at the door. I'd known him forever, so if I couldn't make out his voice, I should've atleast recognized him from the back. "What are you doing here, Cross? Isn't there somewhere else you should be?" I asked with an annoyed edge in my voice.

       "Huh? Oh, after spending a semester in university, I realized how much I missed writing and decided I should take creative writing."

         God, he was so dumb sometimes. I often wondered how a guy with half a brain could be an honour student. " I wasn't referring to the class, I was referring to the university. You said you were going somewhere else. Whatever happened to that?"

         "I transferred." he shrugged.

       "But why?" By now I was extremely annoyed.

       "I just felt like it. Why are you so mad about that?" Surprisingly, he sounded hurt and upset. I'm not too sure why I was so mad. I guess it was because writing was my sanity and it would be pretty difficult to stay sane with this (extremely attractive) weirdo turning it into a competition. We both sat in silence until the lecture ended, and when it did, we walked out silently, ignoring each other. I felt really bad for upsetting Eric, but I couldn't find the nerves to apologize.

         I figured that after a terrible first period, I should spend my break alone in the library. I sat by myself in a study booth, craving coffee and studying. After a while, I decided to put my head down and get some much needed rest.

         I woke up half an hour later to a familiar voice coming from the booth behind me. "Baekhyun-ah, gwenchanayo?" were the first words I heard. The voice was deep and was one I knew almost as well as my own. Did I just hear it ask Baekhyun if he was OK? I tried convincing myself that I was just imagining things or that I was still asleep, but curiosity got the best of me. I turned around and stuck my head into the booth behind me. Sure enough, the voice belonged to to who I thought it did. At that moment, I realized that I'd been wrong every time I said we'd never meet, because dreams have a tendency to come true when you least expect them but need the most and now was that time.

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          It feels like forever since I last updated anything, I'm really sorry guys. You all thought that Chanyeol was the guy at the door in chapter one, didn't you? Haha, sorry about that. But atleast he's here now :D I knew there had to be a Beakyeol moment when he first appeared. I was gonna make him talk on the phone with Kris but decided against it.  I wonder why he was asking if Baekhyun was ok though (As the author, I should know the answer, but I honestly don't XD). Anyways, I'm pretty excited about this story and I hope you guys enjoy it. I added a Baekyeol picture though to make it more enjoyable for all of you ;)

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