↠ uncover ↞ j.h.s

eighteen

eunmi's pov
a week passed by quickly. the week wasn't particularly good for me. hoseok being quiet, frustrated me. i knew he has a problem. but he wouldn't tell me what it was. so i had to live a week with hoseok being restless and fidgety.

it was thursday today. i sighed heavily. i have always hated thursday. it has always been boring and dry to me. and hoseok being quiet isn't helping me fight my boredom. usually hoseok would talk in class to keep me awake. but not today.

the first bell rang today, as everyone hurried to their respective seats. hoseok sat next to me, looking sleepy. i observed him closely, to see dark circles under his eyes. and he had really obvious eyebags. "hoseok." i whispered, catching his attention. damn did he look really bad today.

"did you not have enough sleep?" i asked worriedly. he let out a slight nod, before placing his head on the table loudly. i shook my head lightly. what kept him awake the whole night?

my homeroom teacher stepped into the room, smiling widely. i frowned a little. it was rare to see my homeroom teacher smiling. so i wondered what could make him so happy.

"everyone heads up!" my homeroom teacher banged the whiteboard, catching everyone's attention. hoseok sat up sluggishly. "we have a new student today." he announced. murmurs came from around the room, while hoseok let out a loud groan. then slamming his head on the table. why is he so tired?

"you may come in now." he spoke, guiding the new student in. my eyes widened when i saw the familiar face. i tried remembering. my jaw dropped when i realized who it was. "what is she doing here.." i mumbled under my breath.

hoseok looked at me, his head still on the table. "i know." he spoke, making me jump slightly. he rolled his eyes and pretended to sleep. then it all hit me in the face. hoseok must have know that his ex was transferring into our class. that's why he's stressed. and didn't have enough sleep.

i pinched him slightly, and he let out a loud groan, frowning. "did you already know about this?" i asked in firm tone. he nodded, rolling his eyes. "i tried stopping her. i swear." even though it was a relief that he tried. but it didn't sound right to me.

"so you're telling me that you've been talking to her?" i asked, my heart shattering in pieces. "yeah." he replied, sleepiness evident in his voice. i nodded slightly, turning to the front. to see the girl, soori, smiling widely. what does she want from hoseok..

just as she was about to introduce herself, all attention was on hoseok. "no!" he shouted, standing up. i mentally face-palmed myself. i quickly pulled him down, making him sit again.

he quickly covered his mouth when he realized what he just did. then he cupped my cheeks in his hands. "i mean no. i wasn't talking to her." he spoke in a quieter tone. i rolled my eyes. "you don't have to lie hoseok. you've already spoke the truth. i'm fine with that. though i'm a bit jealous." i pouted with a frown.

"sorry.." he apologized, looking into my eyes. i shook my head. then we turned our attention to the front, to see soori glaring at us. before smiling again.

she cleared her throat. "my name is lee soori. please take care of me." she smiled. "okay, you may sit next to..." the teacher started talking, but was cut off by soori. "but before that, i have something else to say. i used to date hoseok." she continued.

the class started whispering, talking about their shitty opinions that no one needs. jungkook and jimin turned back, looking at hoseok. hoseok only looked around in panic. it was as if he's asking for help.

i scoffed and stood up with confident. "well sorry. he's mine now." i shouted from behind of the classroom. everyone looked at me in shocked. of course they wouldn't expect us to date. we're so different. but you know what they say, opposites attract.

"ms par-" "no. i won't go to your fucking detention." i said in a stern voice before sitting back down. "and no bitch. you can't sit next to my fucking boyfriend." i added on, glaring at soori. who's glaring at me too.

hoseok patted my back, to cool me down. my homeroom teacher sighed, then escorted soori to an empty seat. that is far away from hoseok and i. i smiled internally.

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it was lunch break. i was washing my face in the toilet. but i found myself falling asleep in classes, with hoseok.

my phone vibrated, signalling that someone messaged me. i pulled my phone out of my pocket and swiped it, unlocking it. my aunt? i frowned and pressed on the message. she has never texted me. it was the first time. what could it be?

i opened the message to see something i didn't want to see. i thought they talked through text, but they met in real life too. i scoffed at how soori was holding onto hoseok's hand.

i gritted my teeth and switched my phone off. this sure awakened me. i was about to exit the toilet to confront hoseok, when soori crashed into me. i wanted to ignore her, but she grabbed onto my wrist, stopping my tracks.

i turned back, glaring at her. "what the fuck do you want?" i asked in a stern tone. she rolled her eyes. "for a girl, you sure are very vulgar." "did i ask for your fucking opinion?" i rolled my eyes.

she only let out a sigh. "look. i'm not here to pick up any fight with you." she spoke. "then what do you want?" i asked in a calmer tone. "i want to show you something." she replied with a smile on her face. i scoffed.

"sorry, but i think your 'thing' is not important. so leave me alone." i pushed her away from me. and walked away. bitches like her only want to ruin relationships. so why should i listen to her? "you'll regret this!" she shouted from inside the toilet. but i ignored her.

i ran to the rooftop, where hoseok is at, asleep. i walked in front of him, and slapped him on the cheek lightly, waking him up. he rubbed his eyes open. "oh eunmi." he spoke in his hot raspy voice. no eunmi, you can't be thinking of that now.

i sat next to him, looking at the sky. "why didn't you tell me that you met her a week ago?" i started off. "who?" he asked with an innocent face. i scoffed. "you know who." i replied. then he looked at me, confused. then realization hit his face.

"oh." he spoke. then he looked at me, to see me glaring at me. "well. because if i told you, this would happen." he pointed at my expression now. "if you told me earlier, it'd hurt lesser." i sighed, looking at the sky. "sorry." he apologized again.

i shook my head. "but no more hoseok. you must tell me everything. no secrets between each other, okay?" i asked, holding out my pinky finger. he looked at my finger and smiled. then he linked his pinky into mine. "promise."

i nodded. then we looked at the sky, which is shining oh-so-brightly.

maybe this would be the best thursday i ever have.

soori's pov
i peeked at them through the hole from the door, and clenched my fists together.

it's not that i want to ruin any relationships. i just want to tell eunmi what type of guy hoseok really is. or else another girl is gonna get hurt by him.

i mean i wasn't the only one hurting in our relationship. he was hurting too. and i know that. but cheating on me was unnecessary. and i actually felt bad that i cheated on him too.

but he started it first. so he must pay the price. i said that i didn't want to ruin any relationships. but that's exactly what i'm saying.

good luck, jung hoseok.

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